HIGHLAND HOSPICE
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Cash
£4.3m
+0.7% vs 2025
Net assets
£21m
+2.3% vs 2025
Employees
224
-2.2% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£456k
+196.4% first positive since 2025
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 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £4,388,423 | £9,659,920 | £10,598,964 | +9.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£324,543 | -£567,504 | -£227,163 | +60% | |
| Profit before tax | £469,493 | -£472,604 | £455,683 | +196.4% | |
| Net profit | £471,740 | -£475,269 | £456,962 | +196.1% | |
| Cash | £5,735,562 | £4,236,022 | £4,264,517 | +0.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,146,245 | £20,670,976 | £21,099,688 | +2.1% | |
| Net assets | £20,655,681 | £20,180,412 | £20,637,374 | +2.3% | |
| Equity | £20,655,681 | £20,180,412 | £20,637,374 | +2.3% | |
| Average employees | 213 | 229 | 224 | -2.2% | |
| Wages | £5,525,329 | £6,110,134 | £6,395,320 | +4.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -7.4% | -5.9% | -2.1% | |
| Net margin | 10.7% | -4.9% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.5% | -2.7% | -1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.6% | |
| Current ratio | 6.46x | 5.37x | 4.50x | |
| Interest cover | -9.66x | -15.91x | — |
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
- CT Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have reviewed the five-year forecast and reserves level and assessed the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. ... The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity had adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- HIGHLAND HOSPICE · parent
- Highland Hospice Trading Limited 100%
- Ness Islands Railway Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 81 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIDSON, Margaret Christine | Director | 2022-09-19 | Dec 1948 | English |
| FRANKLIN, Helen Jane | Director | 2025-09-22 | Dec 1957 | British |
| GILFILLAN, William Robert Stewart | Director | 2020-12-14 | Sep 1965 | British |
| HAMLING, Kathryn Alice Mary | Director | 2022-09-19 | May 1959 | British |
| LYON, Inglis Edward | Director | 2026-08-25 | Jul 1964 | British |
| MACDONALD, James Donald | Director | 2026-08-25 | Oct 1964 | British |
| MACDONALD, Jennifer, Prof. | Director | 2025-09-22 | Jul 1986 | British |
| MCCABE, Stephen David, Dr. | Director | 2025-09-22 | Oct 1965 | British |
| OATES, Kenneth Raymond, Dr. | Director | 2025-09-22 | Jul 1962 | British |
| THAIN, Iain Archibald | Director | 2025-09-22 | Dec 1957 | British |
| WATSON, Emma Jane, Prof. | Director | 2026-08-25 | Nov 1970 | British |
Show 81 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACLEOD & MACCALLUM | Corporate Secretary | — | 2016-05-17 |
| MACLEOD & MACCALLUM LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-05-17 | 2019-03-25 |
| BAIRD, Janice Margaret | Director | 2003-07-23 | 2010-08-30 |
| BERKELEY, John Sandford | Director | 1995-02-06 | 1998-05-01 |
| BOWLES, Edith Sian | Director | 2007-06-25 | 2010-08-30 |
| BURKE, Colin James | Director | 2013-08-19 | 2016-10-31 |
| CALDWELL, David | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2004-06-01 |
| CAMERON, Charles Alexander | Director | — | 1992-06-11 |
| CAMPBELL, William James | Director | — | 1994-06-27 |
| CARTLIDGE, John Edward | Director | 2002-07-24 | 2003-12-10 |
| CONNOLLY, Roisin | Director | 2019-08-14 | 2025-09-22 |
| COOPER, Sheila Margaret | Director | 2004-06-29 | 2010-08-30 |
| CRICHTON, Charles Lachlan, Dr | Director | 2015-08-24 | 2021-08-24 |
| DUTHIE, Forbes Cameron | Director | 2014-08-18 | 2020-12-14 |
| FEA, Alexander William Spence | Director | 1993-06-28 | 1999-08-31 |
| FRANKLIN, David Hamilton, Dr | Director | 2004-06-29 | 2010-08-30 |
| GILLESPIE, Angela Allison | Director | 1998-01-22 | 1999-11-18 |
| GRAHAM, Douglas Riddle Ross | Director | — | 1999-08-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Constance Anne | Director | 1994-06-27 | 1996-01-13 |
| GUBBINS, Nicholas Louis Reginald | Director | 2014-08-18 | 2020-12-14 |
| HADDEN, M.T. | Director | — | 1991-09-30 |
| HAMILTON, William Francis Forbes | Director | 1991-06-24 | 1995-06-26 |
| HAMILTON GRIERSON, Philip John | Director | — | 1995-06-26 |
| HARRINGTON, Gillian | Director | 2010-08-30 | 2014-03-31 |
| HEWITSON, David John | Director | 2001-07-05 | 2007-06-25 |
| HOBSON, Nigel | Director | 2000-05-16 | 2006-06-19 |
| HOWARTH, Jeffrey Harry, Dr | Director | 2017-02-20 | 2022-04-20 |
| INNES, Julian Charles John George | Director | 2016-08-22 | 2019-08-22 |
| KENNEDY, Donald Sinclair | Director | 1990-06-12 | 1994-06-27 |
| LOGIE, John Robert Cunningham | Director | 1998-01-05 | 2004-06-01 |
| LYON, Una | Director | 2010-08-30 | 2012-10-09 |
| MACBRYER, Shona, Dr. | Director | 2021-09-20 | 2026-08-25 |
| MACDONALD, Angus Ewan | Director | 2004-06-29 | 2011-08-29 |
| MACDONALD, Norman | Director | 2011-08-29 | 2017-01-20 |
| MACDOUGALL, Shona Isobel Cree | Director | 2019-08-14 | 2025-09-22 |
| MACKENZIE, Dugald George | Director | 1995-03-13 | 2001-07-05 |
| MACLEAN, Beverley Lynne | Director | 2011-08-29 | 2014-06-19 |
| MACLEOD, Roderick Samuel, Dr | Director | 2011-08-29 | 2015-08-24 |
| MACLEOD, Sheila | Director | 2000-01-10 | 2003-07-23 |
| MADIGAN, Kathleen Patrica | Director | 2016-08-22 | 2019-08-22 |
| MATHESON, Judith Helen Mackay | Director | 1996-06-24 | 2005-02-23 |
| MATHESON, Kathleen Greig | Director | 2005-06-28 | 2011-08-29 |
| MCARTHUR, Niall Geddes | Director | 2014-08-18 | 2020-12-14 |
| MCKERROW, William Sangster, Dr | Director | 2016-08-22 | 2022-05-03 |
| MCRITCHIE, Alison Jane | Director | 2016-01-25 | 2018-09-26 |
| MEARNS, Peter Urquhart | Director | 2017-03-21 | 2026-08-25 |
| MERCHANT, Bruce Alastair | Director | 1992-01-27 | 1994-06-27 |
| MERCHANT, Bruce Alastair | Director | 1992-01-27 | 1998-09-10 |
| MORRISON, Alexander Stewart | Director | 2007-06-25 | 2013-08-19 |
| MORTIMER, Donna Louise | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2025-01-28 |
| O'ROURKE, Jeremiah Gerard, Dr. | Director | — | 1994-06-27 |
| PATIENCE-QUATE, Kate | Director | 2013-08-19 | 2015-12-29 |
| PENNINGTON, Stephen Martin | Director | 2018-12-12 | 2024-09-23 |
| PINION, Janet Barr | Director | 1992-11-30 | 1996-09-02 |
| RAMSEY, Sara Louise, Dr. | Director | 2019-08-14 | 2025-09-22 |
| RANKIN, Rosemary Margaret | Director | 1990-06-12 | 1996-06-24 |
| REED, Fiona Christine | Director | 2010-08-30 | 2016-08-22 |
| RUANE, Richard James | Director | 1999-09-16 | 2005-06-28 |
| RUSSELL, Oliver Henry | Director | — | 1993-06-28 |
| SHAW, Marian Rosemary | Director | 1999-09-16 | 2002-07-24 |
| SHAW, Robert | Director | 2016-01-25 | 2019-01-25 |
| SHORTER, Robert William | Director | 2010-08-30 | 2016-08-22 |
| SIDGWICK, Alison Janet | Director | 2014-08-18 | 2020-12-14 |
| SMITH, Ian Robertson, Doctor | Director | 1998-01-05 | 2004-06-01 |
| STEEL, Donella Faye | Director | 2013-08-19 | 2016-04-18 |
| STOCKDALE, Margaret Lesley | Director | 1992-06-11 | 1996-06-24 |
| SWANSON, Peter Cunningham | Director | 2005-06-28 | 2012-08-20 |
| SWEENIE, John Fraser, Dr | Director | 2004-06-29 | 2011-08-29 |
| TEMPLETON, Roy Guy | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2026-08-25 |
| THORN, Phillip Anthony | Director | 2001-07-05 | 2007-06-25 |
| THORN, Phillip Anthony | Director | — | 1995-06-26 |
| TORRANCE, David Winton Watt | Director | 2007-06-25 | 2014-08-18 |
| TUDHOPE, William Kirk Mackenzie | Director | 2007-06-25 | 2014-08-18 |
| TURNER, Pamela Jean Carson | Director | — | 1993-06-28 |
| VINCENT, Carlene Grace | Director | 2007-06-25 | 2013-08-19 |
| WAKELING, Christine Miriam | Director | 1990-06-12 | 1996-06-24 |
| WALSH, Patrick Vaughan | Director | 1990-09-03 | 1996-06-24 |
| WHITROW, William | Director | 1994-06-27 | 2000-07-05 |
| WOTHERSPOON, James Robert Edwards | Director | 1999-09-16 | 2001-07-05 |
| WYBREW, Maria Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2026-07-13 |
| YULE, Douglas James | Director | 2012-08-20 | 2015-08-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 265 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.