THE HEART OF KENT HOSPICE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-13 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+49.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
+56.4% vs 2024
Employees
173
+6.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4M
+983% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE HEART OF KENT HOSPICE 1992-02-19 → present
- THE MAIDSTONE HOSPICE APPEAL 1987-10-27 → 1992-02-19
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 | £6,810,504 | £11,305,641 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £355,930 | £3,854,743 | |
| Net profit | £355,930 | £3,854,743 | |
| Cash | £1,748,726 | £2,617,769 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £6,840,663 | £10,695,406 | |
| Equity | £6,840,663 | £10,695,406 | |
| Average employees | 162 | 173 | |
| Wages | £4,020,898 | £4,288,525 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 5.2% | 34.1% | |
| Current ratio | 6.14x | 14.01x |
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
- Lindeyer Francis Ferguson Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees confirm that they consider that the Going Concern basis remains appropriate.”
Group structure
- THE HEART OF KENT HOSPICE · parent
- Heart of Kent Hospice Promotions Limited 1%
- Heart of Kent Hospice Trading Limited 1%
Significant events
- “Outline planning permission for a new hospice in Linton was received on 20 June 2024, and Reserved Matters Application approved on 10 November 2025.”
- “The hospice hosted the 'Shaun the Sheep in the Heart of Kent' art trail in Summer 2024, raising £265,250.”
- “A significant legacy from David and Edwina Bicker has been donated towards the new hospice.”
- “The Compassionate Café was launched 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 · 88 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Serena Gaye St Clair | Director | 2020-11-16 | Jun 1952 | British |
| HAYES, Susan Jane | Director | 2023-11-13 | Sep 1962 | British |
| JEGARD, Nicholas, Dr | Director | 2020-11-16 | Jun 1988 | British |
| JONES, Donna Jane | Director | 2023-11-13 | Sep 1965 | British |
| KASSEM-TOUFIC, Khaled Ahmed | Director | 2022-11-14 | Dec 1949 | British |
| KIRBY, Mark James | Director | 2023-11-13 | Aug 1976 | British |
| MILLINGTON, Ann Margaret | Director | 2021-11-08 | Nov 1962 | British |
| PAIN, Sarah Marguerite | Director | 2020-11-16 | Sep 1957 | British |
| PARRIS, Rachel | Director | 2021-11-08 | Nov 1971 | British |
| PRICE, Emma Louise Hannah | Director | 2021-11-08 | Jul 1992 | British |
| SMITH, Hugh Turnbull Bradbridge | Director | 2020-11-16 | Dec 1951 | British |
| THOMPSON, Stephen James | Director | 2021-11-08 | May 1964 | British |
Show 88 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BICKER, Edwina Carole | Secretary | 1992-07-31 | 1995-09-30 |
| BURFOOT, Peter David Henry | Secretary | 2003-11-17 | 2013-10-21 |
| HORTON, Richard John | Secretary | 1996-01-16 | 2003-11-17 |
| STOODLEY, Victoria Margaret | Secretary | 2013-10-21 | 2020-11-16 |
| ASTLEY, Alexander Gwilum | Director | 2015-10-19 | 2017-02-01 |
| AVERY, Vivienne Jane | Director | 2001-07-09 | 2007-10-15 |
| BAKER, Mark Blackwell | Director | 2005-10-17 | 2008-10-20 |
| BAKER, Sheila | Director | — | 1993-04-27 |
| BALCOMBE, Kathleen Patricia | Director | 1991-11-19 | 1992-06-22 |
| BANKS, John Victor | Director | 1991-11-27 | 1994-04-18 |
| BARKER-MCCARDLE, James | Director | 2016-11-07 | 2022-05-06 |
| BARRINGTON-WHITE, Emily Jane Bonner | Director | 2022-11-14 | 2025-11-06 |
| BEACH, Zena | Director | — | 1993-04-26 |
| BEESLEY, Margaret | Director | — | 1994-04-18 |
| BELL, Margaret Ann | Director | 2002-07-08 | 2005-10-17 |
| BELL, Margaret Ann | Director | 1993-04-12 | 2001-03-31 |
| BENNETT, David | Director | — | 1993-04-27 |
| BICKER, Edwina Carole | Director | — | 1993-06-09 |
| BIRCHALL, Pamela Jillian | Director | 1991-12-14 | 1996-07-22 |
| BLAND, Pamela | Director | — | 1998-07-13 |
| BRAND, Donald Charles | Director | — | 1993-04-27 |
| BRICE, Peter Stewart Lester | Director | 2008-10-20 | 2014-10-20 |
| BROWN, Jacqueline Sybil | Director | — | 1993-06-15 |
| BURFOOT, Peter David Henry | Director | 2003-11-17 | 2013-10-21 |
| CATHCART, Timothy Daniel Lyle | Director | 2013-10-21 | 2019-10-28 |
| CLEMENT, Karin Henri Berthe | Director | 2008-10-20 | 2014-10-20 |
| COLLINS, Christopher John | Director | 2020-11-16 | 2021-09-08 |
| CORBEN, Rosanne Margaret | Director | 1998-07-13 | 2005-10-17 |
| CORBEN, Rosanne Margaret | Director | 1991-07-10 | 1997-07-14 |
| CRAVEN, Barbara Lilian (Elaine) | Director | 2002-07-08 | 2008-10-20 |
| CRUTTENDEN, John | Director | — | 1992-04-28 |
| DAVIS, Christopher | Director | 2005-10-17 | 2010-07-19 |
| DIBBLE, Antony Michael, Dr | Director | 2014-10-20 | 2020-11-16 |
| EDWARDS, Peter | Director | — | 1993-04-27 |
| EMERY, Alfred Arthur | Director | 1996-07-22 | 2003-07-07 |
| FEDORCIO, Richard Edward | Director | 2019-10-28 | 2022-11-14 |
| FLEGG, James John Maitland, Dr | Director | — | 1999-07-12 |
| FREEMAN, Denis Walter | Director | — | 1993-06-12 |
| GARRETT, Geoffrey Francis | Director | 1997-07-14 | 2005-10-17 |
| GEAR, Martin Frank | Director | 1991-06-23 | 1999-07-12 |
| GOLDACRE, Keith William Desmond | Director | — | 1993-05-04 |
| GOLDING-WOOD, Philip | Director | — | 1993-04-27 |
| HALLETT, Hugh | Director | — | 1991-12-15 |
| HAMMOND, Keith Martin | Director | 1999-07-12 | 2005-10-17 |
| HARDCASTLE, Michael William | Director | 1991-11-19 | 1993-04-22 |
| HARDWICK, Robert, Dr | Director | — | 1993-04-27 |
| HARKIN, Margaret Mary | Director | 1991-12-14 | 1993-05-03 |
| HARVEY, Richard | Director | — | 1993-06-15 |
| HEAD, Helen Mary | Director | 2001-07-09 | 2007-10-15 |
| HEARN, Gavin | Director | — | 1993-04-26 |
| HENDRY, Charles Donald | Director | 2010-10-20 | 2016-11-07 |
| HIGBEE, Brian | Director | — | 1993-06-10 |
| HILL, Alison | Director | 2003-01-20 | 2004-06-07 |
| HOBDAY, Paul, Dr | Director | — | 1993-06-10 |
| HODNETT, Gary Edward | Director | 2016-11-07 | 2022-11-14 |
| HOMEWOOD, Jacqueline | Director | 1991-07-07 | 1993-06-10 |
| HORTON, Clive | Director | — | 1993-06-10 |
| HORTON, Richard John | Director | 1996-01-16 | 2003-11-26 |
| HOWE, Elizabeth Margaret | Director | 2018-01-11 | 2023-11-13 |
| HOWE, Elizabeth Margaret | Director | 2008-10-20 | 2014-10-20 |
| HUGHES, Gerald Frederick | Director | 1995-04-24 | 2005-09-24 |
| HUGHES, Gerald | Director | — | 1993-06-12 |
| HUNTER, George | Director | 2018-01-11 | 2023-11-13 |
| JOHNSTON, Elizabeth Jocelyn | Director | 1997-07-14 | 1999-07-12 |
| JONES, Richard David | Director | 2002-07-08 | 2008-10-20 |
| JUKES, John, The Rt Rev | Director | — | 1993-05-17 |
| KELVIE, Matthew George | Director | 2019-10-28 | 2020-11-16 |
| LANE, Lyn | Director | — | 1993-04-27 |
| LANGWORTHY, Simon Richard Briscoe | Director | 2018-01-11 | 2023-03-23 |
| LINDSAY, Joanne | Director | 2014-10-20 | 2020-11-16 |
| MACDONALD, Joan | Director | — | 1993-06-10 |
| MACLEOD-MACLEAN, Elizabeth | Director | — | 1993-04-20 |
| MAKEY, John, Rev | Director | — | 1993-06-15 |
| MALONE, Sandra Emilie | Director | 2016-11-07 | 2019-10-28 |
| MCCORRISTON, Roger Kenneth | Director | 2007-10-15 | 2013-10-21 |
| MCGETTRICK, James Francis, Monsignor | Director | 1991-11-19 | 1994-04-18 |
| MCLAGGAN, James Gavin, Doctor | Director | 1992-12-09 | 2003-07-07 |
| MCLAGGAN, James Gavin, Doctor | Director | 1991-11-19 | 1994-04-18 |
| METCALFE, Doreen | Director | — | 1993-04-26 |
| MINETT, Nigel Paul, Dr | Director | 2008-10-20 | 2011-11-04 |
| MOFFATT, Anthony Francis | Director | 2010-10-20 | 2017-03-13 |
| MONCKTON OF BRENCHLEY, Marianna Letitia, The Viscountess | Director | 1992-12-09 | 2005-10-17 |
| MURRAY, William George Duncan | Director | 1992-02-20 | 1998-07-13 |
| OWEN, William Beresford | Director | 1993-09-13 | 2005-10-17 |
| PEARMAN, John | Director | — | 1994-04-18 |
| PENNNINGTON, James | Director | — | 1993-04-18 |
| PICKERING, David, Dr | Director | 1997-07-14 | 2002-07-22 |
| POTTS, Lorna | Director | 2016-11-07 | 2022-11-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 289 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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
+66%
£6,810,504 £11,305,641
-
Cash
+49.7%
£1,748,726 £2,617,769
-
Net assets
+56.4%
£6,840,663 £10,695,406
-
Employees
+6.8%
162 173
-
Profit before tax
+983%
£355,930 £3,854,743
-
Wages
+6.7%
£4,020,898 £4,288,525
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