WESSEX CANCER SUPPORT
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Cash
£227K
-38.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.8M
-26.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
67
+1.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£737K
+4.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £955,443 | £955,851 | £1,087,762 | +13.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£770,650 | -£736,710 | +4.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£33,207 | -£770,650 | -£736,710 | +4.4% | |
| Net profit | -£36,948 | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £1,295,631 | £369,133 | £227,228 | -38.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,010,149 | £2,418,289 | £1,772,323 | -26.7% | |
| Net assets | £3,006,849 | £2,411,533 | £1,766,093 | -26.8% | |
| Equity | £3,006,849 | £2,411,533 | £1,766,093 | -26.8% | |
| Average employees | 55 | 66 | 67 | +1.5% | |
| Wages | £1,018,143 | £1,221,376 | £1,211,056 | -0.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £348,094 | £351,222 | +0.9% |
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 | — | -80.6% | -67.7% | |
| Net margin | -3.9% | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -31.9% | -41.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 5.3% | 6.6% | |
| Current ratio | 11.59x | 3.66x | 3.18x |
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
- WESSEX CANCER SUPPORT 2023-07-12 → present
- WESSEX CANCER TRUST 2005-04-06 → 2023-07-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on all available information the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity will be able to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least one year from the date of approval of this report. Therefore, the charity continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting.”
Group structure
- WESSEX CANCER SUPPORT · parent
- Wessex Cancer Support Trading Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “In 2025 we relocated our Bournemouth Cancer Support Centre, which has space for both group sessions and one-to-one support in private rooms.”
- “In addition, we transferred our minibus and handed over management of the Daisy Bus service to Daisy Ring Bus CIC, a Community Interest Company based on the Isle of Wight.”
- “Rachel Billsberry-Grass decided to step down as Chief Executive Officer from 9 January 2026.”
- “Ian Creek, who joined the Charity in December 2025.”
- “Since the introduction of our self-referral form in August 2025, the number of new referrals via this route has steadily grown to 65 in 2025.”
- “In February 2025 Jersey Government made the decision to give notice on this contract and thus the service came to an end in August 2025.”
- “Daisy Ring Bus CIC was formed in August 2025 to continue service provision for residents from the Isle of Wight.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 52 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERTSON, David Morton | Secretary | 2022-05-03 | — | — |
| BROCKWELL, Rebecca Claire | Director | 2023-07-06 | Apr 1971 | British |
| CUTLER, Diane | Director | 2020-05-13 | Nov 1960 | British |
| JONES, Timothy John Alexander | Director | 2021-10-06 | Dec 1981 | British |
| MILES, Martin Terence | Director | 2020-12-01 | Aug 1966 | British |
| PLUMTREE, Jonathan | Director | 2022-04-08 | Nov 1966 | British |
| TURNBULL-KIRK, Shona Marie | Director | 2026-06-11 | Dec 1979 | British |
Show 52 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BODIAM, Helen Elizabeth | Secretary | 2020-09-01 | 2022-02-28 |
| DANIELS, Dean Justin | Secretary | 2022-02-28 | 2022-05-02 |
| HALL, Sally | Secretary | 2008-02-01 | 2014-12-19 |
| HERINGTON, Paul Wilfred | Secretary | 2005-04-06 | 2008-01-31 |
| MILLER, Sharon Mary | Secretary | 2014-12-19 | 2018-11-28 |
| ALLOWAY, Lara Judith, Doctor | Director | 2007-11-20 | 2012-05-16 |
| ARDEN-CLOSE, Emily Julia, Dr | Director | 2020-04-29 | 2024-05-15 |
| BASHFORD, Colin Geoffrey | Director | 2005-08-12 | 2006-05-25 |
| BAUGHAN, Christopher Adrian, Dr | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2011-04-26 |
| BEDELLS, Sasha | Director | 2021-10-06 | 2023-05-04 |
| BESCHI, Johanna Elizabeth | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2011-10-31 |
| BLADES, Peter George | Director | 2010-11-23 | 2016-09-10 |
| BOUCHER, Peter Valentine | Director | 2013-09-19 | 2017-10-18 |
| BRACKLEY, Malcolm Michael | Director | 2010-11-23 | 2011-04-26 |
| BRIDGMAN, Helena Susan Galliers | Director | 2007-11-20 | 2011-04-26 |
| CLOUGH, John Harwood | Director | 2021-10-06 | 2026-04-13 |
| DARBY, Lyn | Director | 2020-04-29 | 2022-04-14 |
| DE BEER, Rebecca Caroline | Director | 2021-10-06 | 2022-12-15 |
| FREEMAN, Janet Susan | Director | 2018-04-18 | 2020-09-30 |
| GABRIEL, Janice Anne | Director | 2013-08-17 | 2019-03-23 |
| GALAMBOS, Edit | Director | 2023-08-03 | 2025-08-01 |
| HAWKINS, Nick | Director | 2017-04-26 | 2019-03-21 |
| HOARE, David Anthony | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2017-08-23 |
| HOUSE, Alan Ronald | Director | 2010-11-23 | 2017-10-18 |
| JAMES, Christopher Michael, Dr | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2011-04-26 |
| KERNICK, Mary Joyce | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2006-12-31 |
| KINSELLA, Loretta Mary | Director | 2024-12-19 | 2026-04-30 |
| LAALAMI-ASGARI, Tima | Director | 2024-09-25 | 2025-09-11 |
| LE BAS, Malcolm Hedley | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2011-04-26 |
| LEYDON-HUDSON, Geraldine, Dr | Director | 2011-04-26 | 2014-04-29 |
| MANSELL, John James | Director | 2006-11-21 | 2016-10-19 |
| MCKNIGHT, Gemma | Director | 2024-01-02 | 2026-01-23 |
| MORAN, Brendan John | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2007-05-01 |
| OTTENSMEIER, Christian Herman Heinrich, Dr | Director | 2007-11-20 | 2011-04-26 |
| PRADHAN, Nitin Shripad | Director | 2019-07-17 | 2020-04-06 |
| RINALDI, Barry | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2022-04-30 |
| ROBERTSON, Peter James | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2014-01-17 |
| SENAPATI, Asha | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2018-11-14 |
| SHARPE, Geoffrey | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2011-04-26 |
| SOUTHGATE, Michael George | Director | 2018-04-18 | 2020-02-05 |
| STARR, Richard | Director | 2005-07-18 | 2017-10-18 |
| STUTLEY, Jennifer Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2013-01-29 |
| TITHERIDGE, Timothy John | Director | 2005-04-06 | 2010-06-16 |
| TOWLER, Peter Jeremy Hamilton | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2022-05-25 |
| TOWLER, Peter Jeremy Hamilton | Director | 2020-02-05 | 2020-05-25 |
| TOWNSEND, Paul Andrew, Professor | Director | 2012-01-24 | 2012-06-13 |
| WARWICK, Janet Anne | Director | 2016-04-26 | 2022-03-03 |
| WASS, Catherine Mary, The Honourable | Director | 2005-04-06 | 2005-07-19 |
| WOOD, Christine Dorothy, Dr | Director | 2005-07-18 | 2010-01-01 |
| WOOD, Keith Robert | Director | 2014-10-15 | 2017-01-19 |
| WOOD, Norman Duncan | Director | 2010-11-23 | 2017-08-23 |
| WOOD, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2010-11-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 192 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-29 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.