ACORNS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE TRUST

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  5 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

1. ACORNS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE TRUST 1991-08-15 → present
2. CHILDREN'S HOSPICE TRUST 1986-07-10 → 1991-08-15

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Sayer Vincent LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“Trustees believe the Charity's financial resources and contingency planning is sufficient to ensure the continuation of the Charity as a going concern for the foreseeable future. Consequently, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

1. ACORNS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE TRUST · parent
   1. Acorns Children's Hospice Trading Ltd 100% · England · generate income to support the Charity's objectives by selling new goods at a profit in the Trust's network of shops

Significant events

• “Our new Director of Care, Katie Burbridge, joined us this year as we have focussed on improving our pathways and partnerships.”
• “This year saw the departure of our Chief Operating Officer Matt Bullock.”
• “The government decision to terminate the Children's Hospice Grant looming... a campaign to save the grant... was rewarded with the news... that the grant would be renewed for another 12 months.”
• “Opening superstores in Tewkesbury, Blackheath and just shortly before the year end Harborne became our latest acquisition.”
• “On 5 July 2025 the "Back To The Beginning" Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne farewell concert was held at Villa Park, Birmingham. Profits from the event are to be shared between three charities: Acorns Children's Hospice; Birmingham Children's Hospital; and, Cure Parkinsons.”
• “The newly appointed Director of Income Generation, Vicky Smith, stepping into post.”
• “Launch of our Environmental Strategy as part of our commitment to improving the planet and the region that we work within.”
• “At the end of the period we had 806 children registered with Acorns, an increase on the prior period of 36.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

13

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

4

last 12 months

Officers resigned

5

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  —

  Not reported

• Cash

  -25.5%

  £1,691,000 → £1,259,000

• Net assets

  -3.8%

  £24,438,000 → £23,504,000

• Employees

  +7.5%

  398 → 428

• Operating profit

  -325.4%

  £413,000 → -£931,000

• Profit before tax

  -219.6%

  £781,000 → -£934,000

• Wages

  +12.4%

  £12,420,000 → £13,962,000

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