ST. CHRISTOPHERS HOSPICE
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Cash
£8.9m
+29.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£55m
+24.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
536
+7.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.8m
+518.2% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
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Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £5,295,000 | £29,419,000 | £43,107,000 | +46.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£2,095,000 | £8,761,000 | +518.2% | |
| Net profit | -£987,000 | -£2,095,000 | £8,761,000 | +518.2% | |
| Cash | £4,807,000 | £6,914,000 | £8,946,000 | +29.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £46,755,000 | £44,533,000 | £55,265,000 | +24.1% | |
| Net assets | £46,755,000 | £44,533,000 | £55,265,000 | +24.1% | |
| Equity | £46,755,000 | £44,533,000 | £55,265,000 | +24.1% | |
| Average employees | 475 | 500 | 536 | +7.2% | |
| Wages | £15,348,000 | £17,162,000 | £18,067,000 | +5.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -18.6% | -7.1% | 20.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 4.8% | 5.3% | 5.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 7.48x | 8.55x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ST. CHRISTOPHERS HOSPICE 1987-05-21 → present
- ST.CHRISTOPHERS HOSPICE LIMITED 1961-01-27 → 1987-05-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the charity continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements”
Group structure
- ST. CHRISTOPHERS HOSPICE · parent
- St Christopher's (Trading) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The refurbishment of our inpatient unit was completed in January 2026. The total cost of both projects was approximately £4.5m, of which we received £2.8m from government.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 76 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VICKERS, John | Secretary | 2022-01-01 | — | — |
| BONDE, Glenda Ashley | Director | 2023-07-01 | May 1982 | British |
| DIAMOND, Nicholas Derek | Director | 2020-11-12 | May 1961 | British |
| GOULDEN, Neil Geoffrey | Director | 2021-02-22 | Nov 1953 | British |
| HALL, Simon Nigel | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jul 1966 | British,Irish |
| HUNTER, Anthony John | Director | 2020-11-12 | Mar 1954 | British |
| IRANLOYE, Rhoda | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jul 1977 | British |
| KELLY, Daniel, Professor | Director | 2018-09-27 | Jul 1959 | British |
| KENRICK, Ann | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jan 1958 | British |
| KING, John Andrew | Director | 2020-11-12 | Oct 1964 | British |
| LOCKYER, David Ian | Director | 2024-11-01 | Sep 1969 | British |
| MARTINELLI, Philippa Alexandra | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jun 1992 | British |
| REYATT, Satvinder Kaur | Director | 2023-07-01 | Apr 1969 | British |
| TOWNSEND, Deepti Leeanne | Director | 2020-11-12 | Dec 1963 | British |
Show 76 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELHAM, Martin David | Secretary | 2013-05-20 | 2017-06-22 |
| CLARK, Christopher Robert | Secretary | — | 2000-02-04 |
| DUNLOP, Robert John, Dr | Secretary | 2000-02-04 | 2000-04-26 |
| MEADOWS, Andrew Christopher Ainsworth | Secretary | 2008-01-24 | 2013-05-20 |
| MONROE, Barbara | Secretary | 2000-04-11 | 2008-01-24 |
| O'LEARY, Michael Shaun | Secretary | 2017-06-22 | 2021-12-31 |
| BAKER, Gillian Ellen | Director | 2011-08-19 | 2021-07-31 |
| BARCLAY, Marie Annette | Director | 2006-07-13 | 2012-07-26 |
| BARONESS COX OF QUEENSBURY, Caroline | Director | — | 1993-01-28 |
| BAZALGETTE, Vivian Paul | Director | 2016-10-27 | 2025-10-26 |
| BEARD, Judith Ann | Director | 2006-07-13 | 2011-07-26 |
| BEAZLEY, Violet Catherine Charlotte | Director | 2012-04-26 | 2014-07-24 |
| BENNION, Rodney John | Director | 1994-08-04 | 2013-12-10 |
| BETT, Michael, Sir | Director | 1993-04-29 | 1999-10-21 |
| BHATIA, Amirali Alibhai, Lord | Director | 1997-05-01 | 2003-01-23 |
| BOWTELL, Ann Elizabeth, Dame | Director | 1999-10-21 | 2001-10-18 |
| BROWN, Eleanor Mary | Director | 2016-10-27 | 2025-10-26 |
| CAVENDISH, Elizabeth Georgina Alice, The Lady | Director | — | 1995-10-26 |
| COLLIS, Terrence Ivor | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2022-07-21 |
| CUMMING, John Alan | Director | 1993-04-29 | 1993-11-04 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Phyllis Margaret, Cbe | Director | 1999-01-28 | 2013-07-25 |
| DAVIS, Martin Kennett | Director | 2004-10-28 | 2016-10-27 |
| DEANE, Lesley Anne | Director | 2003-04-24 | 2006-01-26 |
| DENNING, Jennifer Helen | Director | 2002-07-11 | 2005-07-14 |
| DETRE, John Theodore Joseph | Director | 1999-01-28 | 2001-04-26 |
| DONALDSON, Joanna Mary | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2022-07-21 |
| EASMON, Charles Syrett Farrell | Director | 2002-07-11 | 2009-07-16 |
| EDDLESTON, Adrian Leonard William Francis, Professor | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2001-04-26 |
| EDMUNDS, Moira Catherine Turner | Director | 1997-05-01 | 2000-04-27 |
| EVANS, Tyrrell George John Robert, Dr | Director | 2002-07-11 | 2017-10-26 |
| FARROW, Christopher John | Director | 2001-01-25 | 2009-07-16 |
| FORD, Gillian Rachel | Director | — | 1998-10-22 |
| GIORDANO, Richard Vincent | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2003-10-16 |
| GOWANS, James Learmonth, Sir | Director | — | 1998-10-22 |
| HARRISON, Michael Charles, Dr | Director | — | 1998-01-29 |
| HAWKETT, Susan | Director | — | 1997-10-30 |
| HAYNES, Bernard John | Director | — | 2000-04-27 |
| HOSIE, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2010-07-22 | 2012-07-26 |
| HOULTON, Jonathan Charles Bennett | Director | 1999-01-28 | 2016-10-27 |
| HUGHES, Helen Ira | Director | 2006-07-13 | 2012-07-26 |
| HUTCHINGS, Emily Jane | Director | 2000-04-27 | 2003-01-23 |
| HUTTON, Judith | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2012-04-26 |
| ISHMAEL, Nola Kathleen | Director | 1999-07-15 | 2007-07-12 |
| JACKSON, Marjorie Elizabeth | Director | 2003-07-17 | 2011-07-21 |
| JOHNSON, Hilary Ann, Canon | Director | 2003-04-24 | 2012-07-26 |
| JONES, Morgan Lewis | Director | 2002-01-24 | 2021-03-31 |
| JUDSON, Ian Robert, Professor | Director | 2017-04-06 | 2026-04-05 |
| KIDSON, Barry Reginald | Director | 2002-01-24 | 2013-07-25 |
| KING, Patricia Anne Doyle | Director | 1996-02-01 | 2004-04-22 |
| LANE, Richard Ernest | Director | 2008-09-04 | 2009-07-16 |
| MANN, Frank Denis | Director | — | 1999-10-21 |
| MAYNE, Michael Clement Otway, The Very Rev | Director | — | 2004-04-22 |
| MCDONALD, Catherine Emma Jane | Director | 2016-10-27 | 2025-10-26 |
| MCGRATH, John Brian | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2006-04-27 |
| MENZIES, Irene Jean Emily (Kaye) | Director | — | 1998-10-22 |
| MILLS, George Ian, Sir | Director | 1993-01-28 | 2003-01-23 |
| NEEDHAM, Rosemary Anne Harvard | Director | 1994-05-05 | 1997-05-01 |
| NEWELL, Anthony | Director | — | 2006-07-13 |
| NEWSOM-DAVIS, John Michael, Professor | Director | 1999-01-28 | 2000-04-27 |
| NOBLE, Barbara | Director | 2010-07-22 | 2020-12-31 |
| PROUT-RICHARDSON, Elizabeth Ann | Director | — | 1994-05-05 |
| RAEBURN, Richard James | Director | 2007-07-12 | 2018-07-26 |
| RIDLEY, Adam Nicholas, Sir | Director | — | 2009-07-16 |
| ROGERS, Nita | Director | 2018-09-27 | 2022-10-31 |
| SAUNDERS, Cicely Mary Strode, Dame | Director | — | 2001-01-25 |
| SAUNDERS, Richard Berry | Director | 2010-07-22 | 2020-12-31 |
| SAWICKA, Elizabeth Halina | Director | 2008-09-04 | 2012-07-26 |
| SHEPPARD, Colin | Director | 2002-01-24 | 2004-07-15 |
| SHRIMPTON, Elizabeth Margaret | Director | — | 1997-01-30 |
| TERRY, Yvonne Anne | Director | — | 2001-03-08 |
| THOMPSON, Lila Ionie | Director | 2018-09-27 | 2023-01-31 |
| WALTERS, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2010-07-22 | 2022-07-21 |
| WEBLEY BROWN, Carol Jean | Director | 2006-07-13 | 2012-07-26 |
| WILLIAMS, Rosemary, Dr | Director | 2006-04-16 | 2009-04-30 |
| WIX, Ethel | Director | — | 1995-10-26 |
| WOODS, Bryan Hamersley | Director | — | 1993-07-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 287 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-21 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.