WILLOWBROOK HOSPICE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-23 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-11.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£10M
-0.9% vs 2024
Employees
97
+4.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£84K
-365.5% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WILLOWBROOK HOSPICE 1999-06-01 → present
- ST HELENS AND KNOWSLEY HOSPICE 1993-04-13 → 1999-06-01
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 | £2,652,753 | £2,897,081 | |
| Operating profit | -£67,503 | -£124,035 | |
| Profit before tax | £31,695 | -£84,155 | |
| Net profit | £31,695 | -£84,155 | |
| Cash | £2,019,244 | £1,782,464 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,870,375 | £9,786,220 | |
| Net assets | £9,870,375 | £9,786,220 | |
| Equity | £9,870,375 | £9,786,220 | |
| Average employees | 93 | 97 | |
| Wages | £3,204,573 | £3,733,872 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.5% | -4.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | -2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.7% | -1.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 4.9% | 4.8% | |
| Current ratio | 8.72x | 8.94x |
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
- Livesey Spottiswood
- 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 doubt on the group's and 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
- WILLOWBROOK HOSPICE · parent
- Willowbrook Hospice Trading Company Limited
Significant events
- “The hospice experienced a very challenging year in terms of finances and the ongoing financial climate. However, due to the generous funding provided from external charities we have been able to continue our support of the St Helens district nurse service.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
17 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARON, Alan, Dr | Secretary | 2025-05-01 | — | — |
| BARON, Alan, Dr | Director | 2022-11-21 | May 1957 | British |
| BEEBY, Karen, Dr | Director | 2007-09-27 | Dec 1954 | British |
| CARBERRY, Sarah | Director | 2019-09-26 | Nov 1965 | British |
| CRAIG, Ian Ashley | Director | 2020-07-06 | Jul 1959 | British |
| DOBSON, Jonathan | Director | 2020-07-06 | Sep 1956 | British |
| FAIRHURST, Stephen Richard | Director | 2020-07-06 | Nov 1971 | British |
| HARGREAVES, Simon Alistair, Dr | Director | 2025-11-24 | Aug 1965 | British |
| INGLESBY, Elaine | Director | 2009-10-29 | Jun 1959 | British |
| NUTTALL, Carol | Director | 2025-09-29 | Oct 1960 | British |
| PENNINGTON, Beverley | Director | 2026-03-02 | Oct 1968 | British |
| PRICE, Michelle | Director | 2024-11-18 | Jan 1978 | British |
| PUGH, David Russell | Director | 2024-11-18 | Feb 1965 | British |
| SANSBURY, Allan | Director | 2023-11-27 | May 1958 | British |
| TOOHEY, James Ian | Director | 2024-11-18 | Dec 1964 | British |
| VAN DESSEL, Michael Gerard, Dr | Director | 2014-05-22 | Feb 1958 | Irish |
| WILLIAMS, Sarah Jane | Director | 2025-11-24 | Oct 1979 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLISON, Nikki | Secretary | 2017-09-28 | 2019-05-31 |
| OWEN, Alun | Secretary | 2019-05-31 | 2025-04-30 |
| SEDDON, Joseph | Secretary | 1993-04-13 | 2005-11-24 |
| SLATER, Geoffrey Herbert | Secretary | 2005-11-24 | 2017-09-28 |
| BAINBRIDGE, Barbara Anne, Dr | Director | 2000-01-27 | 2007-09-27 |
| BUCKLEY, Christine Lesley | Director | 2022-11-21 | 2024-06-17 |
| BURROWS, William George | Director | 1995-11-02 | 1996-01-04 |
| CHICK, Alan John | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2024-01-22 |
| CLEARY, George Kenneth | Director | 1993-04-13 | 1997-03-27 |
| CORF, Derek | Director | 2005-10-27 | 2017-09-28 |
| ELLISON, Nikki | Director | 2016-09-27 | 2019-05-31 |
| FISHWICK, William Gordon | Director | 1993-04-13 | 1996-01-04 |
| GALLIMORE, Kevin Francis | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2023-11-27 |
| GREENALL, Margaret | Director | 1995-11-02 | 2001-09-25 |
| GUTHRIE, Judith | Director | 1993-04-13 | 1995-01-12 |
| HANKIN, Terry, Dr | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2016-11-19 |
| JONES, Alison Ravenshaw | Director | 1993-04-13 | 1998-04-14 |
| LANE, Michael | Director | 1993-04-13 | 1997-03-27 |
| LLOYD, Peter Alan | Director | 1998-04-14 | 2010-11-01 |
| MACMILLAN, Robin Reid, Dr | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2015-03-19 |
| MANDELSON, Miles Anthony | Director | 1993-04-13 | 1998-06-30 |
| MARTIN, Christine | Director | 2023-11-27 | 2024-04-17 |
| MAYKELS, Allan Henry | Director | 1997-09-25 | 2005-11-24 |
| MCWALTERS, Marion Veronica | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2007-09-27 |
| MURRAY, George | Director | 1996-03-21 | 1997-04-06 |
| NEE, Philip | Director | 2009-10-29 | 2017-09-28 |
| OAKES, Tom Geoffrey | Director | 1993-04-13 | 1998-04-14 |
| PILKINGTON, Kirsty, Lady | Director | 1993-04-13 | 2015-03-19 |
| RIMMER, Marie Elizabeth, Councillor | Director | 1993-04-13 | 1997-03-27 |
| SHIELD, Leslie | Director | 1993-04-13 | 1998-07-23 |
| SIMMONDS, Melanie Jane | Director | 2016-09-27 | 2021-11-28 |
| SLATER, Geoffrey Herbert | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2017-09-28 |
| SMERDON, Anthony William, Dr | Director | 1993-04-13 | 1999-12-31 |
| SPENCER, Joseph Gordon | Director | 1997-09-25 | 2016-09-27 |
| SPENCER, Joseph Gordon | Director | 1993-04-13 | 1995-09-01 |
| STRINGER, Kenneth | Director | 1995-11-02 | 2023-11-27 |
| WALSH, Kenneth Frank | Director | 2018-09-27 | 2023-03-27 |
| WARD, Gary | Director | 2023-11-27 | 2025-06-30 |
| WILLIAMS, John Robert | Director | 2005-10-27 | 2008-05-29 |
| WILLIAMS, Mark Richard | Director | 2025-01-27 | 2025-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 179 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- 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
+9.2%
£2,652,753 £2,897,081
-
Cash
-11.7%
£2,019,244 £1,782,464
-
Net assets
-0.9%
£9,870,375 £9,786,220
-
Employees
+4.3%
93 97
-
Operating profit
-83.7%
-£67,503 -£124,035
-
Profit before tax
-365.5%
£31,695 -£84,155
-
Wages
+16.5%
£3,204,573 £3,733,872
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