OXFORD CENTRE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN PALLIATIVE CARE: SOBELL HOUSE
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Cash
£289k
+2.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£526k
+18.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
3
0% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£82k
+83.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £398,726 | £380,457 | £449,501 | +18.1% | |
| Operating profit | £49,102 | £44,333 | £68,925 | +55.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £70,900 | £44,822 | £82,137 | +83.3% | |
| Net profit | £70,900 | £44,822 | £82,137 | +83.3% | |
| Cash | £211,353 | £281,193 | £288,589 | +2.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £399,369 | £444,191 | £526,328 | +18.5% | |
| Net assets | £399,369 | £444,191 | £526,328 | +18.5% | |
| Equity | £399,369 | £444,191 | £526,328 | +18.5% | |
| Average employees | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0% | |
| Wages | £193,139 | £196,445 | £42,142 | -78.5% | |
| 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 | 12.3% | 11.7% | 15.3% | |
| Net margin | 17.8% | 11.8% | 18.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.3% | 10.0% | 13.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 11.6% | 24.1% | 13.0% | |
| Current ratio | 4.74x | 2.21x | 4.11x | |
| Interest cover | 39.22x | 32.38x | 42.65x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Wenn Townsend
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The resulting budgeted income and expenditure figures are deemed sufficient, when coupled with the level of reserves held, for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER, Chantel | Director | 2025-05-27 | Dec 1976 | British |
| HARRISON, Tim, Dr | Director | 2020-04-01 | Feb 1969 | British |
| LAURENCE, Elizabeth Anne, Professor | Director | 2024-01-23 | Jan 1949 | British |
| SYMONS, Kay | Director | 2023-03-31 | May 1954 | British |
| YATES, Sharon | Director | 2017-03-02 | May 1967 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARDNER, Diane | Secretary | 2017-03-02 | 2021-10-19 |
| ANDERSON, Andrew Crawford | Director | 2019-03-04 | 2021-10-19 |
| HARRISON, Tim | Director | 2017-03-02 | 2019-01-15 |
| HOLLORAN, John | Director | 2017-03-02 | 2024-10-15 |
| NINEHAM, Gillian Margaret | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2022-07-26 |
| NINEHAM, Gillian Margaret | Director | 2017-03-02 | 2018-05-02 |
| THOMAS, Mary | Director | 2019-02-11 | 2022-11-04 |
| WATTS, Peter John | Director | 2017-03-02 | 2017-04-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 38 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.