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HIGHLAND HOSPICE
Profile
- Company number
- SC093464
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1985-05-24
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 86102
- Hubs
- UK Healthcare
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- CT Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The charitable group continues to adopt the going concern basis of preparing the financial statements. The Trustees have reviewed the five-year forecast and reserves level and assessed the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity has a diversified range of income streams and has significant headroom above the risk reserve level of £3.9M. The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity had adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Subsidiaries
- Highland Hospice Trading Limited · 100% held · Scotland · operation of the Hospice café and the retailing of Christmas and greetings cards and other new goods
- Ness Islands Railway Limited · 100% held · Scotland · operates the Ness Islands Railway miniature railway at Whin Park in Inverness
Significant events
- “During May 2025, the charity completed the purchase of a new shop in Dornoch for a purchase price of £115,000.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
12 active · 77 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIDSON, Margaret Christine | Director | 2022-09-19 | Dec 1948 | English |
| FRANKLIN, Helen Jane | Director | 2025-09-22 | Dec 1957 | British |
| GILFILLAN, William Robert Stewart | Director | 2020-12-14 | Sep 1965 | British |
| HAMLING, Kathryn Alice Mary | Director | 2022-09-19 | May 1959 | British |
| MACBRYER, Shona, Dr. | Director | 2021-09-20 | May 1960 | British |
| MACDONALD, Jennifer, Prof. | Director | 2025-09-22 | Jul 1986 | British |
| MCCABE, Stephen David, Dr. | Director | 2025-09-22 | Oct 1965 | British |
| MEARNS, Peter Urquhart | Director | 2017-03-21 | Feb 1959 | British |
| OATES, Kenneth Raymond, Dr. | Director | 2025-09-22 | Jul 1962 | British |
| TEMPLETON, Roy Guy | Director | 2020-12-14 | Sep 1959 | British |
| THAIN, Iain Archibald | Director | 2025-09-22 | Dec 1957 | British |
| WYBREW, Maria Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2020-12-14 | Jul 1961 | British |
Show 77 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACLEOD & MACCALLUM | Corporate Secretary | — | 2016-05-17 |
| MACLEOD & MACCALLUM LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-05-17 | 2019-03-25 |
| BAIRD, Janice Margaret | Director | 2003-07-23 | 2010-08-30 |
| BERKELEY, John Sandford | Director | 1995-02-06 | 1998-05-01 |
| BOWLES, Edith Sian | Director | 2007-06-25 | 2010-08-30 |
| BURKE, Colin James | Director | 2013-08-19 | 2016-10-31 |
| CALDWELL, David | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2004-06-01 |
| CAMERON, Charles Alexander | Director | — | 1992-06-11 |
| CAMPBELL, William James | Director | — | 1994-06-27 |
| CARTLIDGE, John Edward | Director | 2002-07-24 | 2003-12-10 |
| CONNOLLY, Roisin | Director | 2019-08-14 | 2025-09-22 |
| COOPER, Sheila Margaret | Director | 2004-06-29 | 2010-08-30 |
| CRICHTON, Charles Lachlan, Dr | Director | 2015-08-24 | 2021-08-24 |
| DUTHIE, Forbes Cameron | Director | 2014-08-18 | 2020-12-14 |
| FEA, Alexander William Spence | Director | 1993-06-28 | 1999-08-31 |
| FRANKLIN, David Hamilton, Dr | Director | 2004-06-29 | 2010-08-30 |
| GILLESPIE, Angela Allison | Director | 1998-01-22 | 1999-11-18 |
| GRAHAM, Douglas Riddle Ross | Director | — | 1999-08-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Constance Anne | Director | 1994-06-27 | 1996-01-13 |
| GUBBINS, Nicholas Louis Reginald | Director | 2014-08-18 | 2020-12-14 |
| HADDEN, M.T. | Director | — | 1991-09-30 |
| HAMILTON, William Francis Forbes | Director | 1991-06-24 | 1995-06-26 |
| HAMILTON GRIERSON, Philip John | Director | — | 1995-06-26 |
| HARRINGTON, Gillian | Director | 2010-08-30 | 2014-03-31 |
| HEWITSON, David John | Director | 2001-07-05 | 2007-06-25 |
| HOBSON, Nigel | Director | 2000-05-16 | 2006-06-19 |
| HOWARTH, Jeffrey Harry, Dr | Director | 2017-02-20 | 2022-04-20 |
| INNES, Julian Charles John George | Director | 2016-08-22 | 2019-08-22 |
| KENNEDY, Donald Sinclair | Director | 1990-06-12 | 1994-06-27 |
| LOGIE, John Robert Cunningham | Director | 1998-01-05 | 2004-06-01 |
| LYON, Una | Director | 2010-08-30 | 2012-10-09 |
| MACDONALD, Angus Ewan | Director | 2004-06-29 | 2011-08-29 |
| MACDONALD, Norman | Director | 2011-08-29 | 2017-01-20 |
| MACDOUGALL, Shona Isobel Cree | Director | 2019-08-14 | 2025-09-22 |
| MACKENZIE, Dugald George | Director | 1995-03-13 | 2001-07-05 |
| MACLEAN, Beverley Lynne | Director | 2011-08-29 | 2014-06-19 |
| MACLEOD, Roderick Samuel, Dr | Director | 2011-08-29 | 2015-08-24 |
| MACLEOD, Sheila | Director | 2000-01-10 | 2003-07-23 |
| MADIGAN, Kathleen Patrica | Director | 2016-08-22 | 2019-08-22 |
| MATHESON, Judith Helen Mackay | Director | 1996-06-24 | 2005-02-23 |
| MATHESON, Kathleen Greig | Director | 2005-06-28 | 2011-08-29 |
| MCARTHUR, Niall Geddes | Director | 2014-08-18 | 2020-12-14 |
| MCKERROW, William Sangster, Dr | Director | 2016-08-22 | 2022-05-03 |
| MCRITCHIE, Alison Jane | Director | 2016-01-25 | 2018-09-26 |
| MERCHANT, Bruce Alastair | Director | 1992-01-27 | 1994-06-27 |
| MERCHANT, Bruce Alastair | Director | 1992-01-27 | 1998-09-10 |
| MORRISON, Alexander Stewart | Director | 2007-06-25 | 2013-08-19 |
| MORTIMER, Donna Louise | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2025-01-28 |
| O'ROURKE, Jeremiah Gerard, Dr. | Director | — | 1994-06-27 |
| PATIENCE-QUATE, Kate | Director | 2013-08-19 | 2015-12-29 |
| PENNINGTON, Stephen Martin | Director | 2018-12-12 | 2024-09-23 |
| PINION, Janet Barr | Director | 1992-11-30 | 1996-09-02 |
| RAMSEY, Sara Louise, Dr. | Director | 2019-08-14 | 2025-09-22 |
| RANKIN, Rosemary Margaret | Director | 1990-06-12 | 1996-06-24 |
| REED, Fiona Christine | Director | 2010-08-30 | 2016-08-22 |
| RUANE, Richard James | Director | 1999-09-16 | 2005-06-28 |
| RUSSELL, Oliver Henry | Director | — | 1993-06-28 |
| SHAW, Marian Rosemary | Director | 1999-09-16 | 2002-07-24 |
| SHAW, Robert | Director | 2016-01-25 | 2019-01-25 |
| SHORTER, Robert William | Director | 2010-08-30 | 2016-08-22 |
| SIDGWICK, Alison Janet | Director | 2014-08-18 | 2020-12-14 |
| SMITH, Ian Robertson, Doctor | Director | 1998-01-05 | 2004-06-01 |
| STEEL, Donella Faye | Director | 2013-08-19 | 2016-04-18 |
| STOCKDALE, Margaret Lesley | Director | 1992-06-11 | 1996-06-24 |
| SWANSON, Peter Cunningham | Director | 2005-06-28 | 2012-08-20 |
| SWEENIE, John Fraser, Dr | Director | 2004-06-29 | 2011-08-29 |
| THORN, Phillip Anthony | Director | 2001-07-05 | 2007-06-25 |
| THORN, Phillip Anthony | Director | — | 1995-06-26 |
| TORRANCE, David Winton Watt | Director | 2007-06-25 | 2014-08-18 |
| TUDHOPE, William Kirk Mackenzie | Director | 2007-06-25 | 2014-08-18 |
| TURNER, Pamela Jean Carson | Director | — | 1993-06-28 |
| VINCENT, Carlene Grace | Director | 2007-06-25 | 2013-08-19 |
| WAKELING, Christine Miriam | Director | 1990-06-12 | 1996-06-24 |
| WALSH, Patrick Vaughan | Director | 1990-09-03 | 1996-06-24 |
| WHITROW, William | Director | 1994-06-27 | 2000-07-05 |
| WOTHERSPOON, James Robert Edwards | Director | 1999-09-16 | 2001-07-05 |
| YULE, Douglas James | Director | 2012-08-20 | 2015-08-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 255 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-09-23 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-09-23 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-09-23 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-08-15 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-01-28 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-10-14 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-09-24 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-10-23 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2023-10-12 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2023-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-10-11 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Activity Score
Composite activity score · components 0–100 · reference 2026-05-10
57.9
COOL
/ 100
- Filings velocity 92
- Capital events 0
- Officer churn 100
- Headcount trajectory 50
- Accounts trajectory 50
- 11 filing(s) in last 12 months
- 5 appointed, 3 resigned (12mo)