ST. NICHOLAS HOSPICE (SUFFOLK)
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-24 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+24.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£9M
+7.6% vs 2024
Employees
155
+0.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £285,000 | £656,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £284,888 | £656,480 | |
| Cash | £1,536,155 | £1,910,436 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,665,922 | £9,322,402 | |
| Net assets | £8,665,922 | £9,322,402 | |
| Equity | £8,665,922 | £9,322,402 | |
| Average employees | 154 | 155 | |
| Wages | £4,534,298 | £4,588,446 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 3.3% | 7.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 8.0% | 5.7% | |
| Current ratio | 3.91x | 5.65x | |
| Interest cover | 456.00x | 1049.60x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Lovewell Blake LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have reviewed the circumstances of St Nicholas Hospice Care and its Group company and consider that adequate resources continue to be available to fund the activities of the charity and the group for the foreseeable future. The Trustees are of the view that St Nicholas Hospice Care and the group company are a going concern.”
Group structure
- ST. NICHOLAS HOSPICE (SUFFOLK) · parent
- St Nicholas Hospice Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Doubling of bed capacity on Sylvan Ward, from 6 to 12 beds.”
- “Community Team delivered over 44,000 contacts.”
- “Launched new initiatives, including an Out-of-Hours visiting service and expanded Family Administered Medication (FAM) programme.”
- “Strategic restructuring of retail model, ceasing House Clearance service and limiting new goods sold.”
- “Transitioned in-house lottery programme to an outsourced model in January 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 56 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DICK, Lisa Elizabeth | Secretary | 2025-03-21 | — | — |
| CHANDLER-MALE, Karen Louise | Director | 2017-09-28 | Oct 1971 | British |
| DRINKWATER, Max, Reverend | Director | 2024-04-25 | Dec 1990 | British |
| EVANS, David James | Director | 2023-04-27 | Feb 1960 | British |
| FAULKNER, Anthony Dominick Hugh | Director | 2023-04-27 | Apr 1961 | British |
| FISHER, Anne Lisa | Director | 2020-12-10 | Jun 1961 | British |
| FORSTER, Donna | Director | 2020-12-10 | Jan 1994 | English |
| HOWLETT, Joanne Jeanette | Director | 2023-04-27 | Apr 1962 | British |
| JOPLING, Helena, Dr | Director | 2025-02-27 | May 1979 | British |
| PEARSON, Anita | Director | 2023-04-27 | Mar 1961 | British |
| SIKLOS, Paul William Leopold, Dr | Director | 2023-04-27 | Mar 1948 | British |
| VAUGHTON, Katherine | Director | 2022-05-26 | Sep 1977 | British |
Show 56 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMERY, Robert George | Secretary | 1994-07-28 | 2004-03-31 |
| HEATH, Fiona | Secretary | 2020-04-01 | 2025-03-21 |
| LENCE, Ronald Alan | Secretary | — | 1994-07-28 |
| MELLENEY, John Robert | Secretary | 2005-06-24 | 2008-05-09 |
| ROY, Julie Ann | Secretary | 2008-07-09 | 2016-01-27 |
| SPENCER, Rachel Louisa | Secretary | 2016-01-28 | 2020-04-01 |
| VINCENT, Colin | Secretary | 2004-04-01 | 2004-06-20 |
| WALLINGTON, Barbara Julie | Secretary | 2004-06-21 | 2005-06-24 |
| BAKER, Gwendoline Alice | Director | 1992-01-30 | 1995-07-03 |
| BARCLAY, David William | Director | 2008-11-13 | 2016-09-29 |
| BUDDERY, Diane Elizabeth | Director | 2017-09-28 | 2018-09-27 |
| CARTER, Jill Mary | Director | 1996-01-25 | 1998-07-22 |
| COLMAN, John Eugene | Director | 1996-01-25 | 2003-10-02 |
| CROSS, John Stanley | Director | — | 1992-01-30 |
| EMERY, Robert George | Director | 1994-07-28 | 1995-07-03 |
| EUSTON, Clare Annabel, Margaret, Countess | Director | 1996-07-25 | 2010-10-20 |
| FOGDEN, Elizabeth Sally Willoughby, Reverend Canon | Director | — | 1992-01-30 |
| FULLBROOK, Cary William, Lt-Col | Director | 1993-12-13 | 1995-07-03 |
| GAMBIER, Nigel Charles Gore | Director | 2012-03-15 | 2013-10-01 |
| HARPER, Paul, Dr | Director | 1996-07-25 | 1998-02-04 |
| HAYTER, Susan Mary | Director | 2011-10-19 | 2023-04-27 |
| HUBBARD, Miriam, Lady | Director | — | 1996-02-01 |
| LAMBERT, Elizabeth Loudon | Director | 1992-01-30 | 1993-10-27 |
| LANGDON, Ann | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2023-04-27 |
| LE FEUVRE, Henry Mauger, Reverend | Director | — | 1992-01-30 |
| LEITH, Malcolm Arthur | Director | 2013-05-14 | 2019-04-25 |
| LENCE, Ronald Alan | Director | 1992-01-30 | 1994-07-28 |
| LETTEN, Stuart Lawrence | Director | 1996-01-25 | 2004-09-23 |
| MACKLIN, Loreen Marjorie | Director | 2013-05-14 | 2016-12-08 |
| MANNING, Julia Mary | Director | 1999-11-03 | 2005-07-06 |
| MARCHANT, Paul Charles Sturt | Director | 2009-10-21 | 2017-09-28 |
| MARTINEAU, Brigid Alice Elizabeth | Director | 2008-11-13 | 2016-09-29 |
| MASSON, Michelle | Director | 2017-09-28 | 2023-07-27 |
| MASTERS, Jonathan Edward, Doctor | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2007-06-06 |
| MELLENEY, John Robert | Director | 1992-10-29 | 2008-05-09 |
| MILES, Marion Christine | Director | 2011-10-19 | 2023-04-27 |
| MINETT, Christopher James | Director | 2017-09-28 | 2021-12-08 |
| MORGAN, Ian Calder | Director | 2014-02-20 | 2020-12-10 |
| MORGAN, Neil Anthony | Director | 2020-12-10 | 2022-12-08 |
| NICHOLSON, Pamela Dorothy | Director | 2007-09-21 | 2012-02-16 |
| NORBURN, Richard Henry, Canon | Director | — | 2017-11-15 |
| ROBINSON, Francis Alastair Lavie | Director | 1998-03-04 | 2012-10-18 |
| RUTHERFORD, Jane Frances | Director | 2003-09-18 | 2012-10-31 |
| SCOTT, Theresa Mary | Director | 1996-01-25 | 2000-04-20 |
| SHEPHERD, June Ann | Director | 1999-09-29 | 2009-02-18 |
| SIMPSON, Charles Haddon Mcbratney | Director | 2015-03-26 | 2023-11-30 |
| SOLLOHUB, Susan | Director | 1996-01-25 | 1999-07-29 |
| THURLOW, John Geoffrey | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2008-12-31 |
| TURNER, Sam William | Director | 2021-04-29 | 2024-12-05 |
| VARLEY, Rosemary Margaret | Director | 1992-01-30 | 1992-10-29 |
| VAUGHAN, John Edward | Director | 1992-01-30 | 1993-01-01 |
| VERNON, Matthew James, Rev'D Canon | Director | 2013-05-14 | 2019-04-25 |
| VINCENT, Colin | Director | 1996-01-25 | 1997-07-24 |
| WALLACE, Elisabeth Caroline | Director | 2008-11-13 | 2017-09-28 |
| WILLIAMS, Adrian Spencer Vaughan | Director | 1997-07-24 | 2015-11-30 |
| WRIGHT, Tessa Jane | Director | 2017-09-28 | 2020-06-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher James Minett | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-09-28 | Ceased 2021-02-16 |
| Karen Chandler-Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-09-28 | Ceased 2021-02-16 |
| Mrs Michelle Masson | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-09-28 | Ceased 2021-02-16 |
| Ms Tessa Jane Wright | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-09-28 | Ceased 2020-06-25 |
| Mr Charles Haddon Mcbratney Simpson | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-16 |
| Ms Susan Mary Hayter | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-16 |
| Ms Ann Langdon | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-16 |
| Ms Marion Christine Miles | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-16 |
| Mrs Barbara Gale | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-16 |
| Mr Ian Morgan | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-10 |
| Mr Malcolm Arthur Leith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-25 |
| Rev'D Canon Matthew James Vernon | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-25 |
| Canon Richard Norburn | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-11-15 |
| Mr Paul Marchant | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-28 |
| Ms Elisabeth Wallace | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-28 |
| Ms Loreen Marjorie Macklin | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-12-09 |
| Mrs Brigid Martineau | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-10-07 |
| Mr David Barclay | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-09-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 242 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-05-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-05-07 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-05-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-07 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+24.4%
£1,536,155 £1,910,436
-
Net assets
+7.6%
£8,665,922 £9,322,402
-
Employees
+0.6%
154 155
-
Operating profit
+130.2%
£285,000 £656,000
-
Wages
+1.2%
£4,534,298 £4,588,446
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers