LILIAN FAITHFULL CARE

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  Material uncertainty over going concern

  The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For long term finance the charity relies on bank loans... The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties over the Charity's financial viability and, accordingly, continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements. As at 31 March 2025, the charity had not passed financial covenants, and therefore the loans fell due for repayment within one year, as no waiver had been received by the bank pre year end. There are no indications that the bank will look to recover its monies imminently, however.

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

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

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Hazlewoods LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Material uncertainty disclosed

“The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For long term finance the charity relies on bank loans... The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties over the Charity's financial viability and, accordingly, continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements. As at 31 March 2025, the charity had not passed financial covenants, and therefore the loans fell due for repayment within one year, as no waiver had been received by the bank pre year end. There are no indications that the bank will look to recover its monies imminently, however.”

Group structure

1. LILIAN FAITHFULL CARE · parent
   1. Lilian Faithfull Trading Limited 100% · manages Local Authority care contracts
   2. Lilian Faithfull Homes Limited 100% · dormant company

Significant events

• “LFC introduced the role of a Customer Relationship Manager to help families navigate the care system, understand options, and expedite hospital discharges.”
• “LFC started a pilot project with Gloucestershire ICB to provide block beds for patients medically fit for discharge from hospital but unable to return home, offering reablement beds at Faithfull House.”
• “Our homes were inspected under the Care Quality Commission's Infection Protection Team, and all five homes received positive feedback.”
• “In March 2023, the CQC downgraded Astell House to 'Requires Improvement'. A report was submitted, and a re-inspection date is pending.”
• “Lilian Faithfull appoints an external CQC Inspector to conduct mock CQC inspections to monitor and maintain standards.”
• “Overall occupancy for the year was 84%, below target, impacted by closure of a floor at St Faith's due to refurbishment.”
• “Significant cost increases (national minimum wage, food inflation) were not matched by Local Authority fee rate increases, resulting in no surplus.”
• “LFC ended the period with 492 staff, with increased retention levels due to focus on values-based recruitment and staff development.”
• “LFC began implementing a 2-year enabling plan in January 2025 to reassess its medium and longer-term direction.”
• “The Lilian Faithfull Training Academy will be launched in September 2025 to formalise training and enhance care delivery.”
• “In November, the Board of trustees approved an enabling plan to evolve services and adapt care homes to reflect changing needs.”

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.