TOWN HOSPITALS (NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE COMBINED) LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2.5m
-9.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,107,000 | £11,142,000 | £9,638,000 | -13.5% | |
| Operating profit | £1,864,000 | £1,856,000 | £1,786,000 | -3.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,673,000 | £2,728,000 | £2,465,000 | -9.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,834,000 | £1,843,000 | £1,625,000 | -11.8% | |
| Cash | £26,000 | £29,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,589,000 | £11,347,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £8,564,000 | £6,492,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £8,564,000 | £6,492,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 20.5% | 16.7% | 18.5% | |
| Net margin | 20.1% | 16.5% | 16.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.8% | 16.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.8% | 51.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | 5.58x | 6.40x | — | |
| Interest cover | 3.61x | 4.35x | 5.95x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider that the company will be able to settle its liabilities as they fall due and accordingly the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEMPERIAN SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-01-18 | — | — |
| FALERO, Louis Javier | Director | 2025-11-30 | Feb 1977 | British |
| RITCHIE, Alan Campbell | Director | 2021-01-21 | Apr 1967 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, David Alexander John | Secretary | 2006-10-16 | 2007-09-28 |
| HERZBERG, Francis Robin | Secretary | 1998-12-04 | 2000-06-05 |
| MACKRETH, Jane Elizabeth | Secretary | 2007-09-28 | 2008-01-18 |
| SWIFT, Anthony Alec | Secretary | 2000-06-05 | 2001-08-24 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-12-04 | 1998-12-04 |
| SPC MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-08-24 | 2006-10-16 |
| ANDREOU, Andrew | Director | 2001-05-17 | 2008-06-30 |
| BARRETT, John Joseph | Director | 2007-06-28 | 2008-06-30 |
| BEVERLEY, Nigel | Director | 2003-06-26 | 2004-01-31 |
| BIRCH, Alan Edward | Director | 2018-01-23 | 2019-06-18 |
| BLOW, Graham John | Director | 2002-10-31 | 2003-06-26 |
| BRYDEN, Gordon | Director | 2002-01-24 | 2002-10-30 |
| CHESTER, Jonathan Roger | Director | 2003-12-02 | 2004-03-03 |
| FARLEY, Graham | Director | 2005-03-11 | 2008-01-18 |
| FARLEY, Graham | Director | 1999-03-29 | 2002-03-22 |
| FISHER, Paul Ferguson | Director | 2015-09-24 | 2017-03-30 |
| GILBEY, Hannah | Director | 2003-03-26 | 2003-12-02 |
| HARDINGHAM, David Robert | Director | 2018-01-23 | 2021-01-21 |
| HARDINGHAM, David Robert | Director | 2013-06-13 | 2018-01-23 |
| HAYWARD, Alan | Director | 1999-08-31 | 2005-11-01 |
| HERZBERG, Francis Robin | Director | 2002-03-22 | 2003-03-26 |
| HERZBERG, Francis Robin | Director | 1998-12-04 | 1999-03-29 |
| HOBBS, Michael Charles | Director | 2004-03-03 | 2004-12-20 |
| HOLDEN-ROSS, John | Director | 1998-12-04 | 1999-03-29 |
| HUMPHREYS, Kevin | Director | 2008-01-18 | 2009-01-12 |
| JACKSON, John Lawrence | Director | 1999-08-31 | 2001-05-17 |
| KOROSI, Daniel John William | Director | 2019-06-18 | 2023-01-06 |
| MACPHERSON, Colin | Director | 2007-06-28 | 2008-01-18 |
| MCCABE, Julia Sarah | Director | 2017-03-30 | 2019-06-18 |
| MCCABE, Julia Sarah | Director | 2012-09-03 | 2014-02-06 |
| MCDONAGH, John | Director | 2004-03-03 | 2005-03-11 |
| MILNE, Andrew Mcgerr | Director | 2009-08-20 | 2013-06-10 |
| NORTH, Daniel Geoffrey | Director | 2019-06-18 | 2025-11-30 |
| POWNALL, Harvey John William | Director | 2014-02-06 | 2015-09-24 |
| POWNALL, Harvey John William | Director | 2009-01-12 | 2012-09-03 |
| SEMPLE, Brian Mervyn | Director | 2008-01-18 | 2009-08-20 |
| SHEWRY, Geoffrey Richard | Director | 2004-12-20 | 2007-06-28 |
| SMOUT, Martin John | Director | 1999-03-29 | 2002-01-24 |
| STOVOLD, Nicholas Howard | Director | 2014-06-27 | 2017-08-29 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-12-04 | 1998-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town Hospitals (North Staffordshire) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.