SPIRE HEALTHCARE LIMITED
Operating as part of the London Stock Exchange-listed Spire Healthcare Group plc, the company provides private hospital, clinic, and occupational health services to insured, self-paying, and NHS patients across the UK.
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Cash
£19m
-39% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£29m
-41.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
10,405
-0.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£32m
+22.3% highest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of SPIRE HEALTHCARE LIMITED's latest filing
Inside the latest numbers for Spire Healthcare. £1.37bn in turnover, but finance costs keep the hospital group in the red. 🏥📉
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Proposal, therefore, gives rise to a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,266,934,000 | £1,325,991,000 | £1,379,850,000 | +4.1% | |
| Operating profit | £97,017,000 | £88,303,000 | £73,519,000 | -16.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£36,930,000 | -£41,308,000 | -£32,111,000 | +22.3% | |
| Net profit | -£25,791,000 | -£35,253,000 | -£19,531,000 | +44.6% | |
| Cash | £40,937,000 | £30,821,000 | £18,803,000 | -39% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,506,496,000 | £1,474,634,000 | £1,482,035,000 | +0.5% | |
| Net assets | £86,871,000 | £50,248,000 | £29,340,000 | -41.6% | |
| Equity | £86,871,000 | £50,248,000 | £29,340,000 | -41.6% | |
| Average employees | 10,033 | 10,489 | 10,405 | -0.8% | |
| Wages | £363,452,000 | £396,818,000 | £404,105,000 | +1.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,144,000 | £4,009,000 | £3,506,000 | -12.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £259,000 | £345,000 | £493,000 | +42.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £910,000 | £733,000 | £505,000 | -31.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.7% | 6.7% | 5.3% | |
| Net margin | -2.0% | -2.7% | -1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.4% | 6.0% | 5.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 96.4% | 97.9% | 98.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.81x | 0.69x | 0.68x | |
| Interest cover | 0.63x | 0.54x | 0.49x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- SPIRE HEALTHCARE LIMITED 2007-10-11 → present
- BUPA HOSPITALS LIMITED 1991-05-28 → 2007-10-11
- BHSL LIMITED 1989-09-26 → 1991-05-28
- HCA UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1989-09-26
- HOSPITAL CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL (U.K.) LIMITED 1980-10-15 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Proposal, therefore, gives rise to a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- SPIRE HEALTHCARE LIMITED · parent
- Didsbury MSK Limited 51%
- Montefiore House Limited 100%
- Medicainsure Limited 100%
- Spire Healthcare Properties Limited 100%
- Spire Healthcare Property Developments Limited 100%
- Spire Thames Valley Hospital Limited 100%
- Claremont Hospital Holdings Limited 100%
- Claremont Hospital LLP 100%
- The Doctors Clinic Group Ltd 100%
- The London Doctors Clinic Ltd 100%
- Spire Occupational Health Limited 100%
- Soma Health Limited 100%
- Kingfisher Topco Limited 100%
- Kingfisher Midco Limited 100%
- Kingfisher Bidco Limited 100%
- Vita Health Group Limited 100%
- Crystal Palace Physio Holdings Limited 100%
- Vita Health Solutions Limited 100%
- Pennine MSK Partnership Limited 100%
- Physio For All Limited 100%
- Physiotherapy2Fit Ltd 100%
- Physiotherapy Specialists Ltd 100%
- The Abbey Clinic Limited 100%
- The Bisham Abbey Knee Clinic Limited 100%
- Vita Health Wellness Limited 100%
- Acorn Occupational Health Limited 100%
- Physiolistic Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 18 September 2025, the Board of announced a formal strategic review to drive long term shareholder value.”
- “On 14 May 2026 that it had received a non-binding proposal from funds advised by Toscafund Asset Management LLP regarding a possible cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOLNAR, Judit | Secretary | 2025-05-21 | — | — |
| BUDHDEV, Mantraraj Dipak | Director | 2024-05-09 | Aug 1986 | British |
| CALE, Catherine Mary, Dr | Director | 2024-05-09 | Aug 1965 | British |
| CORFIELD, Peter James | Director | 2018-03-22 | Sep 1971 | British |
| FARRELL, Derrick Michael | Director | 2024-07-30 | Jul 1969 | Irish |
| GRANT, Lisa Jane, Professor | Director | 2024-05-09 | Jul 1976 | British |
| HARPER, Rebecca | Director | 2025-04-23 | Dec 1979 | British |
| SAMRA, Harbant Singh | Director | 2022-03-30 | Aug 1973 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRAHAM, Richard John | Secretary | — | 1994-09-23 |
| BEAZLEY, Nicholas Tetley | Secretary | 2005-09-01 | 2007-08-31 |
| DAVIES, Philip William | Secretary | 2020-03-31 | 2025-05-21 |
| KEE, Fergus Alexander | Secretary | 1994-09-23 | 1999-02-04 |
| TONER, Daniel Francis | Secretary | 2007-08-31 | 2020-03-31 |
| WALFORD, Arthur David | Secretary | 1999-02-04 | 2005-09-01 |
| ABRAHAM, Richard John | Director | — | 1994-09-23 |
| ASH, Justinian Joseph | Director | 2017-10-30 | 2024-05-09 |
| BAILEY, Alan Richard, Doctor | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| BARKER, Hilary Jane | Director | 1999-02-04 | 2000-03-03 |
| BARKER, James | Director | — | 1993-05-17 |
| BEAZLEY, Nicholas Tetley | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2007-08-31 |
| BIDDLESTONE, Keith | Director | — | 1994-10-17 |
| BURNS, Robert Ian | Director | 1995-11-17 | 1999-09-30 |
| BURNS, Robert Ian | Director | 1993-10-06 | 1995-10-23 |
| DAVIES, Julian Peter | Director | 1996-11-21 | 2007-08-31 |
| DE GORTER, Jean Jacques, Dr | Director | 2011-07-20 | 2019-09-25 |
| DONALD, Alan Charles | Director | 1998-03-27 | 1999-02-04 |
| DUGDALE, Michael Ian | Director | 2001-12-13 | 2005-09-15 |
| ELLEN, Susan Caroline | Director | — | 1995-09-29 |
| ELLERBY, Mark | Director | 1996-09-12 | 1998-03-27 |
| FORREST, John Joseph | Director | 2020-03-05 | 2026-01-30 |
| GIBSON, Rebecca Fleur | Director | 2007-10-26 | 2008-03-20 |
| GOLDSMITH, Andrew Clinton | Director | 2017-06-27 | 2017-10-27 |
| GORDON, Simon | Director | 2011-07-20 | 2018-03-01 |
| GRAY, Duncan Archibald | Director | 2000-03-03 | 2005-03-15 |
| GREGORY, Fraser David | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2007-10-08 |
| HALL, Michael Andrew | Director | 1993-10-06 | 1995-11-17 |
| HEBERLING, Pascal | Director | 2007-08-31 | 2008-03-20 |
| HOLDEN, Dean Allan | Director | 1999-02-04 | 2001-12-31 |
| HOLLINGSWORTH, Clare Margaret | Director | 1999-02-04 | 2008-04-02 |
| JONES, Richard James Edward | Director | 2007-10-08 | 2009-11-24 |
| KEE, Fergus Alexander | Director | 1994-09-23 | 1999-02-04 |
| KENT, Benjamin David Jemphrey | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2007-08-31 |
| KING, Rachel Joanne | Director | 2024-05-09 | 2026-03-13 |
| KING, Raymond | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2007-08-31 |
| LEA, Edward William | Director | 1996-11-21 | 2001-09-13 |
| MASON, Catherine Lois | Director | 2017-02-06 | 2017-10-13 |
| OWEN, Elizabeth | Director | 1995-10-18 | 1996-11-21 |
| ROGER, Robert | Director | 2007-10-08 | 2016-06-30 |
| ROWLANDS, Simon Nicholas | Director | 2007-08-31 | 2008-03-20 |
| SODHA, Jitesh Himatlal | Director | 2019-01-14 | 2024-05-09 |
| TONER, Daniel Francis | Director | 2009-11-26 | 2020-03-31 |
| WALFORD, Arthur David | Director | 1996-11-21 | 2005-09-01 |
| WATSON, Robert Ian | Director | 1994-10-17 | 1996-11-21 |
| WHITE, Andrew Warren Newton | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2017-07-22 |
| WISE, Robert Jeffrey | Director | 2007-10-26 | 2011-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shc Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-05-28 |
| Spire Healthcare (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 372 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-02 | MISC | miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | |
| 2025-05-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-15 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.