CLAIRE HOUSE

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

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Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Champion Accountants LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. CLAIRE HOUSE · parent
   1. Claire House Shops Limited 100% · England and Wales · management of donors on behalf of Claire House, the sale of merchandise, and agency commission

Significant events

• “During 2024/25, we supported 496 babies, children and young people, including 124 at the end of their lives.”
• “This year saw Claire House in the first year of our ambitious strategy, where we aim to open new services and a second hospice in Liverpool and further establish ourselves as a leader in children's palliative care.”
• “Highlights this year included us taking on a Palliative Care Activities and Family Support Worker to provide emotional support and counselling to siblings, especially those who are about to be, or are, newly bereaved.”
• “We continued to make significant improvements to our Wirral site, refurbishing our kitchen and dining room, the teen and children's lounges, our Butterfly Suites and hydrotherapy pool to ensure our beautiful building continues to be a wonderful place for the babies, children and young adults who stay with us, as well as a safe-haven for their families.”
• “In November 2024 we were thrilled to be named the 15th Best Charity to Work for in the UK by Best Companies (a leading employee engagement specialist). In 2025, for the second consecutive year, we have proudly maintained our 2 Star Accreditation from the Best Companies, a recognition awarded to organisations with outstanding levels of employee engagement.”

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

Filings

6

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +5.1%

  £2,238,555 → £2,352,007

• Cash

  -13.6%

  £8,778,783 → £7,581,887

• Net assets

  -9.1%

  £19,391,265 → £17,633,858

• Employees

  -0.6%

  177 → 176

• Profit before tax

  -180.1%

  -£605,784 → -£1,696,930

• Wages

  +16.7%

  £6,362,156 → £7,423,444

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