ST ELIZABETH HOSPICE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-04 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-20
Watchouts
Cash
£16M
+18% vs 2024
Net assets
£28M
+3% vs 2024
Employees
500
-2.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£816M
-61.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ST ELIZABETH HOSPICE 2023-07-03 → present
- ST. ELIZABETH HOSPICE (SUFFOLK) 1984-02-24 → 2023-07-03
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 | £18,904,670,000 | £19,252,174,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,679,842,000 | £886,710,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,139,430,000 | £815,668,000 | |
| Net profit | £2,139,430,000 | £815,668,000 | |
| Cash | £13,756,771 | £16,235,685 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,851,606 | £27,667,274 | |
| Net assets | £26,851,606 | £27,667,274 | |
| Equity | £26,851,606 | £27,667,274 | |
| Average employees | 515 | 500 | |
| Wages | £11,635,234 | £12,219,202 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.9% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | 11.3% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6256.0% | 3204.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.2% | 7.8% | |
| Current ratio | 9.77x | 7.69x |
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
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees are satisfied there are no material uncertainties in relation to going concern.”
Group structure
- ST ELIZABETH HOSPICE · parent
- Hospice Trading (Ipswich) Limited 100%
- St Elizabeth Care Agency Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “We have made strong progress in moving forward with plans for a second hospice on our site in Gorleston”
- “capital investment fund within our reserves to allow us to move forward with a capital appeal.”
- “launch a £5 million capital appeal when planning is approved.”
- “commissioned the creative agency Spring to partner with us to undertake a brand review.”
- “launched our new strategy: "Our Hospice".”
- “Wild in Art trail - Hop To It! Suffolk 2025”
- “National Lottery-funded project to work with marginalised communities will expand its reach, including the formal relaunch of the Larch Project for schools”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINNEY, Marlini | Secretary | 2023-05-25 | — | — |
| ADEMOKUN, Jola Adebd, Dr | Director | 2024-09-26 | May 1960 | British |
| BANKS, Nicholas Leslie | Director | 2021-01-14 | Feb 1975 | British |
| BARROW, Jordan Alexander | Director | 2025-07-03 | Feb 1991 | British |
| DE BERNHARDT WOOD, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2026-01-05 | Oct 1968 | British |
| FENNER, Pamela Christina | Director | 2021-04-07 | Dec 1957 | British |
| HILGER, Andreas W, Dr | Director | 2022-10-11 | Dec 1960 | German |
| LOWE, Bridget | Director | 2023-03-01 | Nov 1955 | British |
| MACKENZIE, Graham | Director | 2019-07-25 | May 1964 | British |
| MONKS, Ann | Director | 2023-02-10 | Aug 1960 | British |
| PICKERING, John | Director | 2021-11-25 | Mar 1953 | British |
| SCARLETT, Michael David | Director | 2025-07-23 | Aug 1984 | British |
| WILSON, Angela | Director | 2024-02-19 | Jun 1966 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOLT, Brian Michael | Secretary | 2009-07-01 | 2017-08-17 |
| COCKERTON, Lesley | Secretary | 2003-01-01 | 2009-06-30 |
| CULLEN, Ronald | Secretary | — | 1994-09-30 |
| GOODSHIP, John Ronald | Secretary | 1994-10-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| HENNESSEY, John | Secretary | 2021-07-24 | 2022-10-11 |
| ADEMOKUN, Jola Adebd, Dr | Director | 2024-09-26 | 2025-07-25 |
| BARNES, William David | Director | 2006-08-08 | 2024-09-26 |
| BRIDGER, Eamonn Charles | Director | 2025-07-03 | 2026-02-09 |
| COCKSEDGE, Christopher Edwin | Director | 1994-09-05 | 2007-09-24 |
| CONQUEST, Cynthia Bernice | Director | 2010-09-20 | 2018-12-20 |
| COOPER, Michael David | Director | 2005-07-18 | 2018-09-13 |
| CRAIG, Melanie Florence | Director | 2022-05-06 | 2025-09-18 |
| DRUMMOND, Grainne Cecelia | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2021-11-25 |
| GIBBONS, Nigel Christopher, Dr | Director | 2007-09-24 | 2020-09-24 |
| GLADSTONE, Christopher Stewart | Director | 1995-09-04 | 2005-07-18 |
| HARVEY, Robert Grayham | Director | 2004-10-25 | 2010-09-20 |
| HATTON, Nick | Director | 2019-07-25 | 2022-10-11 |
| HOGARTH, Ann Nicola | Director | 2013-10-31 | 2025-09-18 |
| HULME, Nick | Director | 2019-07-25 | 2021-01-21 |
| HUNT, Terence Dean | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2023-03-30 |
| HUNT, Terence Dean | Director | 2012-01-26 | 2013-02-19 |
| MARJORAM, Philip Robert | Director | — | 2004-10-25 |
| MOTT, Terence James | Director | — | 2008-04-14 |
| NAPIER, Srah Elizabeth | Director | 2006-07-17 | 2011-09-29 |
| NICHOLL, Anthony David Joseph, Dr | Director | 2016-09-22 | 2022-10-11 |
| NICHOLLS, Mark William | Director | 2006-08-08 | 2022-01-27 |
| PARKINSON, Anita | Director | 2019-01-21 | 2024-01-12 |
| PAUL, Jennifer Graham | Director | — | 2006-07-17 |
| POWLING, Suzy Joyce | Director | 2010-09-20 | 2012-11-22 |
| PRETSWELL, Mary | Director | 2023-03-23 | 2024-07-08 |
| RIDLEY, Nicholas Adrian | Director | — | 2008-09-22 |
| SHRUBSHALL, Sarah Jane | Director | 2013-09-26 | 2016-03-24 |
| SIMMONDS, Peter Graham William | Director | — | 1994-09-05 |
| TOWNSON, Geoffrey Frank | Director | 1994-09-05 | 1995-09-04 |
| TURNER, Ian John | Director | 2012-01-26 | 2025-09-18 |
| WELLESLEY WESLEY, Elizabeth Lauderdale | Director | 2014-10-30 | 2019-01-07 |
| WHIDBORNE, Dennis Robert Arthur | Director | — | 1994-09-05 |
| WILKES, David Roy | Director | 2010-09-20 | 2015-04-09 |
| WILSON, Stephen Richard Mallett | Director | 2006-08-08 | 2012-09-27 |
| WOODWARD, Paul Scott | Director | 2015-04-09 | 2018-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 201 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 5
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
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Turnover
+1.8%
£18,904,670,000 £19,252,174,000
-
Cash
+18%
£13,756,771 £16,235,685
-
Net assets
+3%
£26,851,606 £27,667,274
-
Employees
-2.9%
515 500
-
Operating profit
-47.2%
£1,679,842,000 £886,710,000
-
Profit before tax
-61.9%
£2,139,430,000 £815,668,000
-
Wages
+5%
£11,635,234 £12,219,202
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