DERIAN HOUSE CHILDRENS HOSPICE

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

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

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

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

MHA

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 group's or parent charitable company'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. DERIAN HOUSE CHILDRENS HOSPICE · parent
   1. Derian House Children's Hospice Shops Limited 1% · England and Wales · non-primary purpose trading, namely the sale of donated goods through four shops.

Significant events

• “We became one of the first children's hospices in the UK to gain access to the Lancashire & South Cumbria Shared Care Record, improving safety and quality of care.”
• “We produced an award-winning documentary, The Little Things, created with bereaved dad Paul Woodward, shining a light on the world of children's hospice care – the first of its kind.”
• “We welcomed our first-ever midwife, Maria, enabling us to support expectant mothers facing an uncertain future with memory-making experiences.”
• “We held our first Iftar fast-breaking celebration with families and supporters during Ramadan, strengthening our bond with the Muslim community.”
• “Work also began on our £230,000 inclusive playground, and a mystery donor funded an unforgettable trip to Disney for 13 of our families.”
• “The Digital Training Portal has continued to be funded by Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB for Derian House's digital palliative and end-of-life training portal for professionals.”
• “CEO and Chief Nurse represented Derian House at the Houses of Parliament on 18 March 2025 to contribute to national discussions on the future of hospice care.”
• “Shared Care Record officially launched on 14 February 2025, with support from Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB.”
• “Successful recruitment of two additional GPs to support clinical services.”
• “Ongoing research project on the experiences of BAME families, led by Lancaster University with Derian House involvement.”
• “Clinical Strategy relaunch in January 2025, with clear objectives and regular KPI progress reporting.”
• “Legacies enjoyed its best year on record, with a total of £1.9m donated this year – a total of £1.5m more than expected (285% increase).”
• “The Derian House Lottery performed well, bringing in £843k.”

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

Filings

8

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  -10.6%

  £1,717,265 → £1,534,627

• Cash

  +124.3%

  £1,030,834 → £2,312,626

• Net assets

  +7.8%

  £23,483,544 → £25,314,333

• Employees

  -3.1%

  128 → 124

• Profit before tax

  +490.1%

  -£348,169 → £1,358,241

• Wages

  -25.8%

  £5,000,834 → £3,712,774

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