ACORNS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE TRUST
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Cash
£1.8m
+42.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£26m
+10.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
436
+1.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.5m
+369.9% highest in 3 filed years
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
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-04-04
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-05 | 2025-04-05 | 2026-04-04 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | — | £22,219,000 | £26,831,000 | +20.8% | |
| Operating profit | £413,000 | -£931,000 | £1,936,000 | +307.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £781,000 | -£934,000 | £2,521,000 | +369.9% | |
| Net profit | £781,000 | -£934,000 | £2,521,000 | +369.9% | |
| Cash | £1,691,000 | £1,259,000 | £1,792,000 | +42.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,294,000 | £24,250,000 | £26,662,000 | +9.9% | |
| Net assets | £24,438,000 | £23,504,000 | £26,025,000 | +10.7% | |
| Equity | £24,438,000 | £23,504,000 | £26,025,000 | +10.7% | |
| Average employees | 398 | 428 | 436 | +1.9% | |
| Wages | £12,420,000 | £13,962,000 | £14,399,000 | +3.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £655,455 | £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 | 2024-04-05 | 2025-04-05 | 2026-04-04 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -4.2% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | — | -4.2% | 9.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.6% | -3.8% | 7.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 8.5% | 7.6% | 8.4% | |
| Current ratio | 7.21x | 7.02x | 5.10x |
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
- ACORNS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE TRUST 1991-08-15 → present
- CHILDREN'S HOSPICE TRUST 1986-07-10 → 1991-08-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sayer Vincent LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees believe the Charity's financial resources and contingency planning is sufficient to ensure the continuation of the Charity as a going concern for the foreseeable future. Consequently, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ACORNS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE TRUST · parent
- Acorns Children's Hospice Trading Limited 100%
- TLC Lotteries Limited 33.3%
- Worcestershire Hospices Lottery Limited 33.3%
- Childlife 25%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
16 active · 79 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTCOTT, Steven | Secretary | 2026-04-15 | — | — |
| AHMAD, Ghzala | Director | 2018-10-31 | Jul 1965 | British |
| BRADSHAW, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2025-09-30 | Dec 1977 | British |
| BULL, Lynda Dorothy | Director | 2021-05-11 | Aug 1956 | British |
| DAVID, Alastair Cameron | Director | 2017-07-26 | Jul 1957 | British |
| EWER, Andrew Keith | Director | 2024-01-01 | Mar 1961 | British |
| GEARY, Philip Richard | Director | 2025-09-30 | Jul 1971 | British |
| LADBROOKE, Jennifer Deidre | Director | 2020-05-20 | Apr 1958 | British |
| MADDOX, Christopher John | Director | 2022-11-15 | May 1958 | British |
| MUNTON, David Paul | Director | 2022-11-15 | Mar 1973 | British |
| O'DONOGHUE, Raymond | Director | 2023-03-07 | Mar 1960 | British |
| O'HARA, Gareth Thomas | Director | 2024-03-05 | Dec 1965 | British |
| SHORT, Andrew, Dr | Director | 2025-08-05 | Jan 1959 | British |
| UBHI, Amrick Singh | Director | 2018-08-01 | Sep 1968 | British |
| WARIS, Bobby | Director | 2021-03-24 | Oct 1962 | British |
| WATSON, Samantha Elizabeth | Director | 2022-11-15 | Sep 1983 | British |
Show 79 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELSEGOOD, Anthony | Secretary | 2003-05-13 | 2004-01-29 |
| FERGUS, James Louis | Secretary | 1992-04-13 | 1996-08-06 |
| GILMORE, Stephen Michael Quentin | Secretary | 2004-02-06 | 2007-02-06 |
| HOPKINS, Robert John | Secretary | — | 1992-04-18 |
| KEARNEY, Kevin John | Secretary | 1996-03-06 | 2004-02-06 |
| LORKING, Sarah | Secretary | 2021-11-04 | 2026-04-15 |
| OVERTON, John Leslie | Secretary | 2004-02-06 | 2007-02-06 |
| PITHAM, Rodney | Secretary | 2007-02-06 | 2009-04-26 |
| REES, Sonia | Secretary | 2012-12-03 | 2021-02-01 |
| TIINDALL, James Arthur | Secretary | 2007-02-06 | 2012-11-30 |
| WESTCOTT, Steven Blaire | Secretary | 2021-02-01 | 2021-11-04 |
| ARAF, Iqtasham Sunny | Director | 2019-02-06 | 2020-11-04 |
| BARRETT, Timothy Geoffrey, Professor | Director | 2011-11-15 | 2023-05-09 |
| BENKWITZ, Christine Elizabeth | Director | — | 2001-07-14 |
| BENKWITZ, Peter Ian | Director | 1999-05-04 | 2006-11-11 |
| BURTON, Christine Celia | Director | — | 1996-11-04 |
| BUTCHER, David Anthony | Director | 2006-05-09 | 2019-10-30 |
| CLEMENTS, Judy | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1995-10-03 |
| COOPER, Vivien | Director | 2006-02-07 | 2018-10-31 |
| CROFTS, Geoffrey Albert | Director | — | 1993-07-20 |
| DANIELS, Harry Richard John, Professor | Director | 2001-02-06 | 2004-07-10 |
| DEBELLE, Geoffrey, Dr. | Director | 2001-11-06 | 2011-07-16 |
| DISON, Penny, Doctor | Director | 2016-02-17 | 2025-05-13 |
| DOWLING, Robert, Sir | Director | 1995-04-25 | 1996-11-04 |
| ELSEGOOD, Anthony | Director | 2000-05-09 | 2004-01-29 |
| EMINSON, Jane | Director | 2018-01-31 | 2021-05-01 |
| FERGUS, James Louis | Director | 1992-04-13 | 2014-10-08 |
| FOSTER, Royston John | Director | 2013-05-16 | 2017-07-26 |
| GERRARD, Ian Richard | Director | 1998-01-19 | 2005-10-11 |
| GILES, Henry Mccalmont, Dr | Director | — | 1993-12-14 |
| GILMORE, Stephen Michael Quentin | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2015-09-30 |
| GWYNN, Charles Morgan, Dr | Director | 2002-11-05 | 2014-10-08 |
| HARDCASTLE-WAUGH, Simon Robert | Director | 2025-08-05 | 2025-11-18 |
| HESLOP, Kevin | Director | 2024-03-05 | 2026-07-23 |
| HINTON, Peter | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2011-07-16 |
| HITCHMAN, Avril | Director | 2010-11-16 | 2017-07-26 |
| HOPKINS, Robert John | Director | — | 1992-04-13 |
| HOPKINSON, John Bryn | Director | 2001-08-07 | 2007-05-31 |
| HOPTON, Mark Timothy | Director | 2012-11-22 | 2025-11-19 |
| INSLEY, Jack, Dr | Director | 1994-11-17 | 1998-01-29 |
| JACKSON, Roy | Director | — | 1993-07-20 |
| JONES, Bethan Mari | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2024-05-14 |
| JUDGES, Robert David | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2019-10-30 |
| KANARI, Soteroula | Director | 1999-11-02 | 2002-08-08 |
| KENNAUGH, Anne | Director | 2011-11-15 | 2018-10-31 |
| LEONHARDT, Robert Alan | Director | 2014-12-17 | 2024-05-14 |
| LEWIS, Sadie | Director | 2003-08-12 | 2009-11-18 |
| MARSH, Robert Kevin | Director | 1996-08-06 | 1999-05-04 |
| MASON, Anita Kathleen | Director | — | 1999-11-02 |
| MAYALL, Robert Charles | Director | 2005-02-08 | 2013-07-13 |
| MCCARTHY, James Bernard | Director | 2011-03-16 | 2022-07-31 |
| MCNAMARA-GOODGER, Katrina Deborah Mary | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2025-08-05 |
| MEAKING, Sheridan Godfrey John | Director | 2002-11-05 | 2013-03-01 |
| MOGRA, Imran | Director | 2010-02-03 | 2011-07-16 |
| MORGAN, Stanley Foster | Director | 1994-11-17 | 2001-07-14 |
| MORLEY, Paul | Director | 1994-11-17 | 2002-08-06 |
| MUTH, Graham | Director | 2015-03-25 | 2024-11-21 |
| PARSONS, Andrew Clive | Director | 1995-04-25 | 2001-07-14 |
| PITHAM, Rodney | Director | 2006-02-07 | 2009-04-26 |
| RILEY, Philip Stephen | Director | 2014-03-26 | 2024-03-05 |
| ROBERTSON, Christopher Mark Lewis | Director | 2001-02-06 | 2004-11-01 |
| ROBINSON, Catherine Frances | Director | 2009-05-20 | 2015-11-04 |
| SAHOTA, Sarindar Singh | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2018-08-01 |
| SALLNOW, Christopher | Director | 2013-05-15 | 2022-11-15 |
| SCIVYER, Kenneth George | Director | — | 1994-08-23 |
| SHUFFLEBOTHAM, Caroline Margaret | Director | 1996-08-06 | 1998-01-23 |
| STUART-WHITE, Christopher Stuart, Sir | Director | 1999-11-02 | 2005-01-12 |
| TAILOR, Nita | Director | 2017-01-25 | 2019-01-28 |
| TAYLOR, Jennifer | Director | — | 2000-02-08 |
| TAYLOR, John David | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1994-02-10 |
| TENNYSON, Harry Ingles | Director | 1997-08-19 | 2004-01-27 |
| TURNER-COLLIS, Cora Anne | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2021-07-13 |
| WALLIS, Maybelle, Doctor | Director | 2009-05-20 | 2016-02-17 |
| WATTS, David | Director | 2009-05-20 | 2018-08-01 |
| WIDDAS, David John | Director | 2014-12-17 | 2018-10-31 |
| WILDBLOOD, Peter | Director | — | 2001-11-06 |
| WOODCOCK, Maureen | Director | 1997-04-22 | 2005-01-12 |
| YOUNG, Gillian Ann | Director | 1999-11-02 | 2001-08-23 |
| YOUNG, William Dow | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2010-01-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 317 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-22 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.