HELEN & DOUGLAS HOUSE

1. HELEN & DOUGLAS HOUSE 2005-06-15 → present
2. HELEN HOUSE AND DOUGLAS HOUSE 2003-12-18 → 2005-06-15
3. OXFORD RESPICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2000-12-06 → 2003-12-18

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Sayer Vincent 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 Helen & Douglas House's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. HELEN & DOUGLAS HOUSE · parent
   1. Helen & Douglas House (Trading) Limited 100% · England · non-primary purpose trading activities. All activities have been consolidated on a line-by-line basis in the statement of financial activities. Available profits are distributed under Gift Aid to the charitable company. Mark Stowe, Katie Stuart-Cox and Martin Wildsmith are directors of Helen & Douglas House (Trading) Limited.

Significant events

• “The expansion of our services has meant we've been able to support more families and provide them with vital and life-enhancing care.”
• “March 2025 marks the end of our most recent strategy, covering a three-year period from April 2022. This strategy was a fresh opportunity to move forward as an organisation after navigating through the pandemic.”
• “In December 2024, we welcomed the UK Government's announcement that they would make a significant investment in hospice care, comprising £26 million NHS England funding for children's hospices in 2025/26 and a one-off capital grant covering both 2024/25 and 2025/26.”
• “We provided a lot more bed nights, increasing our caseload by 10%, with four to five beds available six days a week.”
• “We were awarded an outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).”
• “Retail had its best financial year in 2023/24, with new units, a new warehouse facility and expanded e-commerce offerings.”
• “Overall income remained fairly consistent between the two years, with a small increase of £85,000 compared to the previous year.”
• “November saw our e-commerce department celebrate its best ever month since it began trading!”
• “Another landmark achievement this year saw the opening of our first new shop in nine years. Our new Marlborough store opened after extensive research into local consumer demographics and preferences”
• “Our total income received increased by £888k compared to 2023/24”

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

Filings

5

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.