EAST CHESHIRE HOSPICE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-15 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
-14.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£17M
-0.1% vs 2024
Employees
133
+10.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£450K
-68.8% vs 2024
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 | £2,129,573 | £2,159,593 | |
| Operating profit | £1,091,341 | £1,848 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,443,398 | £449,989 | |
| Net profit | £1,660,300 | -£19,422 | |
| Cash | £6,432,592 | £5,519,234 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,367,562 | £17,348,140 | |
| Net assets | £17,367,562 | £17,348,140 | |
| Equity | £17,367,562 | £17,348,140 | |
| Average employees | 120 | 133 | |
| Wages | £4,351,039 | £4,826,655 |
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 | 51.2% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | 78.0% | -0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.3% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 11.23x | 11.70x |
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
- Harts Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the Trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The Trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements.”
Group structure
- EAST CHESHIRE HOSPICE · parent
- ECH Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In this year we: supported more people than we had ever done before; reopened the refurbished Sunflower Centre; refurbished our inpatient bedrooms; launched the discovery phase of Palliative Advice Centre East (PACE); strengthened the team in Knutsford Home First; identified two new retail premises, one opening in year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 79 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BECK, Jonathon Samuel, Dr | Director | 2023-09-14 | Aug 1963 | British |
| CRAWFORD, Geraldine Mary | Director | 2021-05-13 | Jan 1960 | British |
| DICKENSON, Stephen John | Director | 2021-05-13 | Jan 1985 | British |
| HAUGHTON, Louise Knowles | Director | 2022-09-15 | Jan 1966 | British |
| MALLON, Jenny | Director | 2022-09-15 | Jun 1960 | British |
| MAXWELL, Deborah Ann | Director | 2021-05-13 | Mar 1959 | British |
| MCARTHUR, Neil Langford | Director | 2019-09-05 | Nov 1956 | British |
| SAMPSON, Nicola Charlotte Jane | Director | 2021-05-13 | Jun 1972 | British |
| WATERS, Karen Renita | Director | 2021-11-25 | Jul 1956 | British |
| WHITE, Juliette | Director | 2024-09-05 | May 1969 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Ian Grant | Director | 2023-09-14 | Sep 1963 | British |
Show 79 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Ian Keith | Secretary | 2012-09-30 | 2013-09-19 |
| ANDERSON, Ian Keith | Secretary | 2007-06-20 | 2010-02-01 |
| BARKER, Michael John | Secretary | 1992-04-04 | 1999-09-01 |
| BOWERS, Melissa Vicki Carmel | Secretary | 2011-08-11 | 2012-09-30 |
| LLEWELLYN, Susan Anne | Secretary | 1999-09-01 | 2005-10-05 |
| MURPHY, Lesley Anne | Secretary | 2006-01-24 | 2007-01-18 |
| PAYNE, Roger Wedgwood | Secretary | 2007-02-07 | 2007-06-20 |
| SINGH, Satjit | Secretary | 2005-10-05 | 2006-01-24 |
| WAY, Derek Harold | Secretary | 2010-02-01 | 2011-03-31 |
| ANDERSON, Ian Keith | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2013-09-19 |
| ANDREW, Carolyn Margaret | Director | 2000-09-28 | 2006-09-21 |
| BALL, Gordon Ainsworth | Director | — | 1993-04-30 |
| BANKS, Alan James, Dr | Director | 2004-07-09 | 2004-10-28 |
| BARKER, Michael John | Director | — | 1999-09-01 |
| BARROW, Robert | Director | 2014-09-18 | 2023-09-14 |
| BATSON, Michael Wareham | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| BATTY, Christopher Malcolm | Director | 1992-06-16 | 2003-05-01 |
| BAUGHEN, Michael Alfred, The Right Reverend | Director | — | 1996-06-30 |
| BEAVIS, Catherine Mary | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2007-01-22 |
| BECK, Jonathan Samuel, Dr | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2021-09-16 |
| BELL, Agnes Mary | Director | — | 2001-01-18 |
| BENNETT, Muriel Leigh, Doctor | Director | — | 2004-09-30 |
| BILLINGHAM, James William, Dr | Director | 2007-09-27 | 2010-11-24 |
| BOWERS, Melissa Vicki Carmel | Director | 2011-08-11 | 2012-09-30 |
| BRANDER, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2002-09-26 | 2003-08-01 |
| BRITTON, John Martin | Director | — | 2002-01-24 |
| CAMM, Barbara Edmee | Director | 1994-08-20 | 1999-01-28 |
| CASSIDY, Jaqueline Virginia | Director | 2007-09-27 | 2012-02-29 |
| CASSIDY, John | Director | 2002-09-26 | 2004-03-25 |
| CLOWES, Justine Marie | Director | 2008-02-07 | 2013-07-25 |
| COYLE, Margaret Linda | Director | 2009-07-06 | 2015-09-07 |
| FIELD, Michael | Director | 1999-09-14 | 2005-09-29 |
| FIELDING, Harold Gordon | Director | — | 2005-09-29 |
| FORSTER, Peter Robert, Rt. Rev. Dr | Director | 1997-02-21 | 2013-09-19 |
| GIBBONS, Judith Mary | Director | 2004-07-06 | 2006-08-03 |
| GILLIVER, Kenneth George | Director | 2013-08-19 | 2016-09-01 |
| HASTINGS, Louise Jayne, Dr | Director | 2014-08-14 | 2021-11-25 |
| HOOPER, Malcolm John | Director | 2012-11-08 | 2016-09-01 |
| JEVON, Robert William Sam | Director | 1993-05-17 | 2000-09-28 |
| JOBLING, Margaret Heather | Director | 1999-03-22 | 2004-01-29 |
| JONES, Richard John Warwick | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2015-11-12 |
| JOVANOVIC, Elizabeth Mira | Director | 2006-01-26 | 2011-02-28 |
| KENNEDY, Alastair Crawford | Director | 2013-07-11 | 2022-09-15 |
| KENNY, Ruth Hannah, Dr | Director | 2011-05-13 | 2014-01-15 |
| KIRK, Helen | Director | 2007-09-27 | 2013-09-19 |
| LINDSAY, Audrey | Director | 2009-07-29 | 2012-09-30 |
| LORAN, Margaret Mary | Director | 1996-11-26 | 2002-09-26 |
| LOVETT, James Robert | Director | 2014-09-18 | 2023-09-14 |
| MACKAY, Ronald Kennedy Soddy, Doctor | Director | 2006-09-21 | 2006-12-22 |
| MARRIOTT, David Anthony | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2005-09-29 |
| MARTIN, Sean David | Director | 2010-07-22 | 2012-12-14 |
| MOIR, David William, Reverend | Director | — | 2002-09-26 |
| MORRISSEY, Paul Gerard | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2019-09-05 |
| NODEN, Frederick Adams, Reverend | Director | — | 1993-01-31 |
| O KEEFE, Tracey | Director | 2007-11-02 | 2014-12-19 |
| O'BRIEN, Kym Anna Fiona, Dr | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2007-02-06 |
| PARFETT, Alan Godfrey | Director | 1994-09-07 | 2004-09-30 |
| PAULINE, John David | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2009-03-09 |
| PAYNE, Roger Wedgwood | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2012-09-30 |
| PEARL, Leslie Michael | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2006-09-18 |
| PEARSON, Dorothy, Doctor | Director | — | 2004-10-30 |
| POWELL, Mary Jean | Director | 1993-12-29 | 2003-09-25 |
| PRIEST, Mary, Dr | Director | 1999-09-09 | 2006-09-21 |
| PURCHASE, Iain Francis Harvey, Dr | Director | 1993-05-23 | 2003-05-01 |
| RAINS, Anna Charlotte | Director | 1996-08-10 | 1999-07-01 |
| RATCLIFFE, Annamarie Lisa | Director | 2013-09-05 | 2021-09-16 |
| RICHARDS, Jefferey Brereton, Doctor | Director | — | 2002-09-26 |
| RIDGWAY, Mavice Edna | Director | — | 1992-09-22 |
| SLADE, Michael John Fleming | Director | 2005-09-30 | 2006-03-05 |
| SPINKS, Stephen William | Director | 2016-08-08 | 2025-09-04 |
| STEPHENS, Eleanor Jane | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2022-09-15 |
| STOUT, Nicola | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2013-04-25 |
| SYKES, Peter Anthony | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2007-09-27 |
| THOMASON, Ruth | Director | 2002-09-26 | 2005-09-29 |
| THORNTON WEST, Alan | Director | 1993-05-30 | 2003-09-25 |
| WALKER, David John, Doctor | Director | — | 2004-09-30 |
| WAY, Derek Harold | Director | 2009-04-24 | 2011-03-31 |
| WHITEHEAD, Elizabeth | Director | 2002-09-26 | 2007-05-31 |
| WILLS, Alan | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2021-05-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 275 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-28 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
+1.4%
£2,129,573 £2,159,593
-
Cash
-14.2%
£6,432,592 £5,519,234
-
Net assets
-0.1%
£17,367,562 £17,348,140
-
Employees
+10.8%
120 133
-
Operating profit
-99.8%
£1,091,341 £1,848
-
Profit before tax
-68.8%
£1,443,398 £449,989
-
Wages
+10.9%
£4,351,039 £4,826,655
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