FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE HOSPICE CHARITY
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Cash
£706k
-9.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£13m
+57.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
114
+34.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.6m
+2,166.4% highest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,369,687 | £4,859,017 | £11,426,705 | +135.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £479,201 | -£224,933 | £4,647,910 | +2,166.4% | |
| Net profit | £743,021 | -£224,933 | £4,647,910 | +2,166.4% | |
| Cash | £1,286,809 | £779,965 | £706,069 | -9.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,365,270 | £8,140,337 | £12,788,247 | +57.1% | |
| Net assets | £8,365,270 | £8,140,337 | £12,788,247 | +57.1% | |
| Equity | £8,365,270 | £8,140,337 | £12,788,247 | +57.1% | |
| Average employees | 42 | 85 | 114 | +34.1% | |
| Wages | £1,585,589 | £1,967,090 | £2,779,924 | +41.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £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 | 31.4% | -4.6% | 40.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.2% | 7.5% | 9.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.64x | 1.80x | 1.22x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. ... The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE HOSPICE CHARITY · parent
- Florence Nightingale Hospice Shops Limited 100%
- South Bucks Hospice Development Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Merger with South Bucks Hospice completed on 3 October 2025, transferring net assets of £4,314,942 to the group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAUNDERS, Nichola Louise | Secretary | 2024-06-17 | — | — |
| BRIDGMAN, Peter Lindley | Director | 2017-04-26 | Apr 1956 | British |
| COTTON, Peter Leslie | Director | 2018-03-14 | Mar 1945 | British |
| EARNSHAW, Deborah Anne | Director | 2018-11-28 | Aug 1960 | British |
| FABES, Mark Robert | Director | 2020-01-01 | Oct 1962 | British |
| JONES, Simon Jonathan | Director | 2020-01-01 | Apr 1967 | British |
| KERRIDGE, Jo | Director | 2025-11-19 | Dec 1954 | British |
| O'HARA, Tracey | Director | 2023-05-31 | Sep 1977 | British |
| PROCTER, Susan | Director | 2025-11-19 | May 1955 | British |
| RATCLIFFE, Noel John | Director | 2016-09-28 | Dec 1959 | British |
| SHENNAN, Christopher John | Director | 2022-03-16 | Aug 1985 | British |
| STRAKER, Diana Mary, Dr | Director | 2024-06-17 | Dec 1961 | British |
| THOMPSON, Nigel Howard | Director | 2024-06-17 | Dec 1958 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE VAL, Susan Virginia Leighton | Secretary | 2013-01-30 | 2014-08-14 |
| DODGE, Patricia Mary | Secretary | 2007-03-27 | 2012-09-26 |
| ROBERTS, Anne Veronica | Secretary | 2021-07-12 | 2024-06-17 |
| STUBBERFIELD, Michael John | Secretary | 2015-04-13 | 2021-07-11 |
| BENNETT, Michael Ronald | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2021-09-22 |
| BUCK, Nigel James Irving | Director | 2007-03-27 | 2016-09-28 |
| CHAMBERS, Jacqueline Patricia | Director | 2007-03-27 | 2011-09-28 |
| GILBERT, Clive | Director | 2012-01-18 | 2019-07-24 |
| GILLETT, Adrian Paul | Director | 2007-03-27 | 2015-09-30 |
| HAMBLETT, Sabina Lucy | Director | 2007-03-27 | 2009-10-01 |
| HENDERSON, James | Director | 2007-03-27 | 2008-01-21 |
| JAMES, Donald Malcolm | Director | 2007-03-27 | 2016-09-28 |
| KELLY, Jenny | Director | 2007-03-27 | 2010-11-08 |
| LEGGETT, John | Director | 2013-07-31 | 2025-11-19 |
| LUCAS, Barbara | Director | 2007-03-27 | 2010-09-29 |
| MASON, Margaret Ruth, Dr | Director | 2022-08-31 | 2023-12-06 |
| NAISMITH, Jane Lilian | Director | 2017-04-26 | 2026-09-02 |
| NICHOLLS, Susan Margaret Jane | Director | 2008-10-22 | 2014-07-30 |
| PLUMRIDGE, Sarah | Director | 2016-09-28 | 2024-01-17 |
| TAYLOR, Ian Richard | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2009-10-01 |
| TOMKINS, Ann | Director | 2009-04-22 | 2020-10-16 |
| WANSTALL, Iain Robertson | Director | 2009-04-22 | 2012-09-26 |
| WATT, Alan Douglas, Dr | Director | 2009-12-15 | 2022-10-20 |
| WILSON, Jane | Director | 2012-01-18 | 2018-09-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-09-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-09-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-09-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.