HOPE HOUSE CHILDREN'S HOSPICES
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-02 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-39.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£16M
+1.7% vs 2023
Employees
288
+1.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- HOPE HOUSE CHILDREN'S HOSPICES 2004-10-28 → present
- HOPE HOUSE - THE BRADBURY CHILDREN'S RESPITE HOSPICE 1993-08-31 → 2004-10-28
- HOPE HOUSE CHILDREN'S RESPITE HOSPICE 1991-03-04 → 1993-08-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,268,594 | £5,310,693 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £44,923 | £263,376 | |
| Cash | £1,663,988 | £1,000,572 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,691,864 | £15,955,242 | |
| Net assets | £15,691,864 | £15,955,242 | |
| Equity | £15,691,864 | £15,955,242 | |
| Average employees | 285 | 288 | |
| Wages | £7,563,828 | £8,422,871 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 0.9% | 5.0% | |
| Current ratio | 4.44x | 4.40x |
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
- DRE & CO (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees have considered the future trading of the charitable company and the group and have prepared cash flow forecasts for a period of 12 months from the date of these financial statements. At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charitable company and group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- HOPE HOUSE CHILDREN'S HOSPICES · parent
- Hope House (Trading) Limited 100%
- Hope House (Lottery) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The main reason for concern was the reduction in the upper age range for our clinical support from 25 to 18 The complaint was partially upheld and action taken and the negative feedback was used to review and Inform Improvements”
- “The properties have been revalued to reflect their fair values in the accounts The Welshpool property's fair value is based on the market value price per a marketing report carried out by Morris Marshall Poole, independent valuers, who are not connected to the charity, on 4 April 2024”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDSMITH, Andrew Thomas | Secretary | 2016-02-17 | — | — |
| DEPLEDGE, Jane | Director | 2025-12-11 | Mar 1960 | British |
| HARKNESS, Graeme | Director | 2020-07-01 | Mar 1958 | British |
| HAZELDINE, Victoria May | Director | 2025-03-26 | Nov 1991 | British |
| HENLY, Stephen Rodger | Director | 2011-12-03 | Mar 1965 | English |
| HUNTER, Andrew Robert Duncan | Director | 2025-12-11 | Sep 1965 | British |
| KAPAS, Supriya, Dr | Director | 2021-04-12 | Jun 1967 | British |
| MCKEE, Richard Huw | Director | 2026-03-25 | Apr 1965 | Welsh |
| MILLER, Kelly | Director | 2020-07-01 | Oct 1993 | British |
| MORTON, Gary | Director | 2020-07-01 | Feb 1959 | British |
| SCOTT, Nicola | Director | 2025-12-11 | May 1968 | British |
| SHARP, David, Dr | Director | 2015-09-16 | Jan 1975 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARTLEY, David Gwyn | Secretary | 2010-09-22 | 2015-01-25 |
| FEATHERSTONE, David Robert | Secretary | 2004-02-02 | 2010-09-22 |
| HINDLE, Howard John | Secretary | 1992-03-12 | 1997-02-01 |
| OVERTON, John Leslie | Secretary | — | 1993-11-24 |
| TELLIS-DOHERTY, Claire Jocelyn | Secretary | 2015-01-25 | 2016-02-17 |
| TURTON, Maurice John | Secretary | 1997-02-01 | 2004-02-02 |
| ARMITAGE, Christine Joan | Director | 1991-08-08 | 1994-07-31 |
| ASTON, Peter, Dr | Director | 1994-07-01 | 2012-12-08 |
| BARTLEY, David Gwyn | Director | 2007-06-20 | 2019-12-04 |
| BEDDOES, David John | Director | 1992-08-13 | 1997-07-17 |
| CADDELL, Gail Alison | Director | 2023-02-23 | 2023-09-11 |
| CHANA, Prabhjit Kaur, Ms. | Director | 2007-06-20 | 2011-09-28 |
| CLARKE, John Morris | Director | 1992-01-22 | 1996-12-31 |
| DAY, Sally Ann | Director | 1991-06-06 | 1994-07-14 |
| EARDLEY, Philip John | Director | 1992-08-13 | 1999-07-07 |
| EVANS, Barbara Jane | Director | 1991-06-06 | 2026-03-25 |
| FEATHERSTONE, Denise Frances | Director | 1992-01-22 | 1993-06-15 |
| FORD, Jacqueline Margaret | Director | 1997-07-17 | 2006-12-31 |
| GILL, Peter | Director | 1991-03-04 | 1991-12-12 |
| GRIFFITH, Sarah Alexandra | Director | 2023-03-22 | 2025-03-25 |
| HINDLE, Howard John | Director | 1992-08-13 | 1997-02-01 |
| HUDSON, Christopher Charles | Director | 2013-09-25 | 2022-12-07 |
| HUGHES, Jacquelyn Ann | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2019-09-18 |
| INCH, Philip Richard | Director | 1994-07-14 | 2026-03-16 |
| INCH, Philip Richard | Director | 1994-07-14 | 1997-02-01 |
| JONES, Colin Mark Verrier | Director | 2005-09-22 | 2007-01-01 |
| KEARSLEY-WOOLLER, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 1991-08-08 | 2003-08-15 |
| LORD CARLILE OF BERRIEW QC | Director | 1998-03-01 | 2002-01-21 |
| MINCHOM, Philip Ellis | Director | 2005-09-22 | 2013-09-25 |
| MORRIS, Andrew | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2024-03-20 |
| MORRIS, Graham John | Director | 1999-04-15 | 2008-12-06 |
| MORTIMER, Michael Hugh | Director | 1991-06-06 | 2015-09-16 |
| OVERTON, John Leslie | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| PAIZE, Fauzia | Director | 2018-09-15 | 2018-11-22 |
| PARRY, Dennis John, Canon | Director | 1992-02-13 | 1997-07-17 |
| PEACHEY, Caroline | Director | 1991-03-04 | 1992-01-09 |
| PENTZ, Russell Graham | Director | 2016-09-14 | 2019-09-18 |
| PRICE, William Antony | Director | 1993-02-15 | 2002-09-19 |
| ROGERS, Stephen | Director | 2003-03-27 | 2011-12-03 |
| TELLIS-DOHERTY, Claire Jocelyn | Director | 2013-09-25 | 2016-09-14 |
| TURTON, Maurice John | Director | 1995-07-21 | 2004-02-02 |
| WALTON, Wendy Jane, Dr | Director | 1992-01-22 | 1992-10-04 |
| WATT, Jean Barbara, Dr | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2024-03-20 |
| WELCH, Janette Margaret | Director | 1994-01-13 | 2020-09-16 |
| WIGLEY, Dafydd Wynne, Lord | Director | 2003-06-05 | 2010-09-22 |
| WIGLEY, Meinir Angharad | Director | 2007-06-20 | 2021-12-08 |
| WILLIAMS, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2017-09-06 | 2019-02-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 192 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-10 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2023-10-23 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-10 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2023-10-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+0.8%
£5,268,594 £5,310,693
-
Cash
-39.9%
£1,663,988 £1,000,572
-
Net assets
+1.7%
£15,691,864 £15,955,242
-
Employees
+1.1%
285 288
-
Wages
+11.4%
£7,563,828 £8,422,871
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