THE SHAKESPEARE HOSPICE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-27 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£943K
+25.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
-15.5% vs 2024
Employees
71
+12.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- THE SHAKESPEARE HOSPICE 2014-06-10 → present
- SHAKESPEARE HOSPICE 2014-05-22 → 2014-06-10
- SHAKESPEARE HOSPICE LIMITED 1996-12-13 → 2014-05-22
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 | £946,629 | £976,163 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£299,740 | -£804,111 | |
| Cash | £750,069 | £942,607 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,171,780 | £4,367,669 | |
| Net assets | £5,171,780 | £4,367,669 | |
| Equity | £5,171,780 | £4,367,669 | |
| Average employees | 63 | 71 | |
| Wages | £1,626,784 | £1,914,572 |
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 | -31.7% | -82.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.0% | 4.9% | |
| Current ratio | 10.51x | 9.13x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Burgis & Bullock
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the level of reserves currently held, the Trustees believe that The Shakespeare Hospice will continue to be a going concern for the foreseeable future and have approved the accounts on this basis.”
Significant events
- “The Hospice won the Team of the Year at the Stratford Herald Business & Tourism Awards and was highly commended in the Not-for-Profit category of the Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce Business and Community Awards.”
- “In December, we celebrated the hospice's 25th Anniversary with a ball at Stratford Manor Hotel.”
- “in February we opened a new shop in Bidford which has been well-received.”
- “In September 2024, we welcomed a new Head of Income Generation, a pivotal development, charged with reviewing and restructuring the Income Generation (IG) function to better align with our strategic goals and address areas of underperformance.”
- “The Companion at Home service which began in January is delivered by volunteers.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 69 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Ross Malcolm | Secretary | 2022-05-25 | — | — |
| COLTMAN, Larry | Director | 2024-11-28 | Jan 1958 | British |
| DUNCAN, Alistair | Director | 2025-01-14 | Sep 1987 | Scottish |
| FRIZZELL, Fiona Jayne | Director | 2023-06-05 | May 1964 | British |
| GOODALL, Richard Philip | Director | 2023-06-05 | Sep 1959 | British |
| GOTREL, Nicola Susan | Director | 2021-11-16 | Mar 1961 | British |
| LAMBERT, Richard Anthony, Dr | Director | 2023-06-05 | Jun 1968 | British |
| MAYES, Peter Kane | Director | 2024-07-29 | Sep 1971 | British |
| PINKS, Amanda | Director | 2025-03-31 | Apr 1986 | British |
| ROLFE, Catherine Lisbeth | Director | 2024-11-05 | Jul 1953 | British |
| SIMMONDS, Paul Neal, Dr | Director | 2019-03-18 | Oct 1958 | British |
| TAYLOR, Ross Malcolm | Director | 2021-08-17 | Jan 1966 | British |
| WATSON, Anita Dawn | Director | 2023-06-05 | Jan 1968 | British |
Show 69 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATSFORD, Brian John | Secretary | 2008-10-13 | 2012-09-06 |
| DRAKE, Paul | Secretary | 2012-09-06 | 2017-11-20 |
| HORTON, Charles | Secretary | 2017-11-20 | 2021-09-24 |
| MCFARLAND, William Adoue | Secretary | 1999-08-16 | 2008-10-13 |
| ORGAN, Adrian Michael | Secretary | 1996-12-13 | 1999-08-16 |
| SIMMONDS, Paul Neal | Secretary | 2021-10-20 | 2022-05-25 |
| FNCS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-12-13 | 1996-12-13 |
| ACRES, William James | Director | 2019-03-18 | 2022-03-29 |
| ANDERSON, Richard Kevin George | Director | 2009-09-14 | 2013-09-12 |
| BARRETT, Richard Mark | Director | 2017-11-20 | 2023-12-31 |
| BARTLETT, Martin Stewart | Director | 2008-03-03 | 2017-07-24 |
| BATSFORD, Brian John | Director | 2007-09-03 | 2012-09-06 |
| BEAKE, Stuart Alexander, Canon | Director | 1997-11-03 | 2001-03-29 |
| BIDDLE, David John | Director | 2008-10-13 | 2010-03-22 |
| BURTON, Marian Jane | Director | 2009-09-14 | 2013-12-10 |
| CAVE, Helen Mary | Director | 2020-08-18 | 2025-12-09 |
| COLLINS, Carol Pearl | Director | 2015-11-23 | 2018-03-24 |
| CUMMING, William Alan | Director | 2001-11-19 | 2010-02-10 |
| CURNOCK, John Robert | Director | 2001-03-29 | 2002-06-10 |
| CURNOCK, John Robert | Director | 1997-11-03 | 1999-04-22 |
| DEACON, Angela Margaret | Director | 2002-04-11 | 2017-09-27 |
| DICK, Jonathan | Director | 2005-11-28 | 2015-09-30 |
| DRAKE, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2009-09-14 | 2017-12-31 |
| GAVAN, Peter Joseph | Director | 2015-11-23 | 2016-05-17 |
| GILKES, Sophie Liana | Director | 2014-01-20 | 2018-06-26 |
| GILL, Martyn David, Dr | Director | 2002-04-11 | 2004-04-19 |
| GOODY, Charles William | Director | 2017-07-24 | 2017-12-08 |
| GREGG, Jeneffer Anne | Director | 2004-03-08 | 2016-11-02 |
| HASELDEN, Mark Gordon Holderer | Director | 2012-03-06 | 2018-09-26 |
| HASELDEN, Mark Gordon Holderer | Director | 2009-09-14 | 2010-10-25 |
| HODSON, Jean Patricia Anne, Dr | Director | 2007-03-05 | 2016-09-01 |
| HORTON, Charles Rodric | Director | 2017-11-20 | 2021-09-24 |
| KENYON, Adrian Leslie | Director | 1997-11-03 | 2002-04-11 |
| KNOTT, Adrian Peter | Director | 2018-05-21 | 2018-09-24 |
| LAWRENCE, William F, Sir | Director | 1999-07-12 | 2001-03-29 |
| LENNON, Richard | Director | 2019-01-21 | 2019-09-09 |
| MARCUS, Richard Thomas | Director | 1998-04-21 | 2004-04-19 |
| MASON, Robin James | Director | 2001-11-19 | 2005-10-31 |
| MCBAIN, Mary Brown | Director | 1997-11-03 | 2009-02-04 |
| MCCORMICK, Miranda Ramphul | Director | 2015-09-21 | 2019-03-18 |
| MCFARLAND, William Adoue | Director | 1999-07-12 | 2009-02-04 |
| MILES, Richard Michael | Director | 2010-05-24 | 2013-01-14 |
| MILES, Richard Michael | Director | 1997-11-03 | 2000-03-23 |
| MULRAINE, Terence Charles Daniel | Director | 2005-03-14 | 2015-03-23 |
| MURPHY, Fiona | Director | 2018-05-21 | 2021-11-16 |
| NEWCOMBE, Susan Carole | Director | 2021-05-18 | 2025-01-27 |
| ORGAN, Adrian Michael | Director | 1996-12-13 | 2000-03-23 |
| PRENTICE, Francis George | Director | 1996-12-13 | 2017-09-27 |
| RAMOS, Cristina Paula Neves Calha, Dr | Director | 2016-03-21 | 2023-03-27 |
| RASHLEIGH, Jonathan Michael Vernon | Director | 2004-03-08 | 2009-09-14 |
| RICHARDS, James Shirley Hart | Director | 2017-01-23 | 2020-11-17 |
| ROSE, Richard Henry | Director | 2014-01-20 | 2015-07-09 |
| SHEARMAN, Jeremy David, Dr | Director | 2018-11-08 | 2024-12-03 |
| SMITH, Deborah Marie | Director | 2018-05-02 | 2022-09-29 |
| SMITH, Janet Alison | Director | 2009-09-14 | 2014-01-20 |
| SMITH, Richard, Reverend | Director | 2014-07-14 | 2017-07-24 |
| SPENCER, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2018-05-21 | 2024-07-28 |
| STRANGWOOD, Christine | Director | 2000-01-17 | 2003-12-08 |
| THOMAS, Gill | Director | 2014-01-20 | 2021-09-24 |
| VISWAN, Anjiparamil Kumaran, Dr | Director | 1999-07-12 | 2009-02-04 |
| WARREN, James Randolph, Reverend | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2006-07-31 |
| WEBB, Amanda Jane | Director | 2024-03-01 | 2025-04-23 |
| WEBB, Amanda Jane | Director | 2021-05-18 | 2024-01-03 |
| WHEELER, Angela Mary | Director | 1997-11-03 | 1999-04-22 |
| WHITE, Emert O'Brian, Dr | Director | 2009-05-18 | 2018-11-19 |
| WILLIAMS, Kathryn Nicole | Director | 2016-07-25 | 2021-07-20 |
| WRIGHT, Claire Suzanne | Director | 2021-05-18 | 2022-05-31 |
| YOUNG, Andrew Skinner | Director | 2002-04-11 | 2005-12-31 |
| FNCS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1996-12-13 | 1996-12-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Paul Neal Simmonds | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2022-11-21 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 249 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-19 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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
+3.1%
£946,629 £976,163
-
Cash
+25.7%
£750,069 £942,607
-
Net assets
-15.5%
£5,171,780 £4,367,669
-
Employees
+12.7%
63 71
-
Wages
+17.7%
£1,626,784 £1,914,572
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