SEVERN HOSPICE LIMITED
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Cash
£5.1m
-8.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£31m
+10.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
261
-8.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.9m
+686.9% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 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 | £14,712,000 | £16,157,000 | £18,414,000 | +14% | |
| Operating profit | £471,000 | £493,000 | £2,065,000 | +318.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £471,000 | £374,000 | £2,943,000 | +686.9% | |
| Net profit | £471,000 | £374,000 | £2,943,000 | +686.9% | |
| Cash | £5,751,000 | £5,628,000 | £5,131,000 | -8.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,653,000 | £28,027,000 | £30,970,000 | +10.5% | |
| Net assets | £27,653,000 | £28,027,000 | £30,970,000 | +10.5% | |
| Equity | £27,653,000 | £28,027,000 | £30,970,000 | +10.5% | |
| Average employees | 468 | 284 | 261 | -8.1% | |
| Wages | £8,645,000 | £9,533,000 | £8,990,000 | -5.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £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 | 3.2% | 3.1% | 11.2% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 2.3% | 16.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.7% | 1.8% | 6.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 4.0% | 4.1% | 3.5% | |
| Current ratio | 6.84x | 6.90x | 8.15x |
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
- SEVERN HOSPICE LIMITED 2004-04-19 → present
- SHROPSHIRE HOSPICE LIMITED(THE) 1982-01-15 → 2004-04-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Hospice’s ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- SEVERN HOSPICE LIMITED · parent
- Hospice Projects Limited 100%
- Severn Promotions Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Perry Ward was shut for most of the year while being extended and refurbished.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 54 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Kerry Jane | Secretary | 2018-05-29 | — | — |
| BATHURST, Nigel John | Director | 2023-09-07 | Dec 1963 | British |
| BLEAKLEY, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2022-01-27 | Jun 1964 | British |
| CORCORAN, Karen | Director | 2025-10-17 | Oct 1963 | English |
| CROSBY, Nicola Fay | Director | 2023-09-28 | Oct 1966 | British |
| DOWNTON, Kathryn Joan | Director | 2023-09-07 | Sep 1961 | British |
| FRASER, Robert Ashley, Dr | Director | 2022-01-27 | Jan 1948 | British |
| GALLAGHER, John | Director | 2025-10-17 | Jan 1960 | Welsh |
| GLOCKLING, Nicholas Mark | Director | 2025-09-24 | Apr 1967 | British |
| GOLD, Paul Allan | Director | 2022-03-29 | Jul 1959 | British |
| NORTHERN, David Graham Frank, Dr | Director | 2023-05-25 | Jan 1958 | British |
| ROBINSON, Daniel Stephen | Director | 2023-11-13 | Mar 1982 | British |
| TOWSE, Debra, Professor | Director | 2022-01-27 | Mar 1960 | British |
| WARDLE, John Marcus | Director | 2017-08-10 | Mar 1958 | British |
Show 54 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRONIN, Paul Anthony | Secretary | 2003-06-28 | 2018-05-29 |
| MCDONALD, George Duncan | Secretary | — | 1996-03-31 |
| WESTON, Terence John | Secretary | 1996-04-01 | 2003-06-27 |
| ASTBURY, Sheila Mary | Director | — | 2000-09-21 |
| BATES, James William | Director | — | 1994-09-22 |
| BEARD, Judith Ann | Director | 2016-05-04 | 2023-09-28 |
| BEVAN, Peter Harrison | Director | — | 1994-09-22 |
| BROOMHEAD, Sarah | Director | 2006-10-26 | 2022-09-29 |
| CASEY, Jacqueline | Director | 2023-11-13 | 2026-09-25 |
| CLARKSON, Andrew James | Director | 2022-03-29 | 2026-03-11 |
| COACKLEY, Paul Ian | Director | 2018-08-09 | 2025-01-31 |
| COLES, Rosemary Ann | Director | 1994-05-19 | 1995-10-17 |
| CORDERY, Antony John | Director | 2011-09-06 | 2020-09-09 |
| DAVIS, Michael Nevill | Director | 1993-09-23 | 2003-09-18 |
| DAY, Michael John, Sir | Director | 1998-10-29 | 2003-09-18 |
| DE WET, Gabrielle Mary | Director | 2004-10-28 | 2020-12-10 |
| DONOHUE, Paul Joseph | Director | 2014-07-31 | 2023-09-28 |
| ENGLISH, Peter | Director | 1996-10-17 | 2006-10-27 |
| FAIRCLOUGH, John Michael | Director | 2001-09-27 | 2019-07-02 |
| GRIFFITHS, Derek Donald, Doctor | Director | — | 2000-04-10 |
| HAWKINS, Deborah | Director | 2003-01-30 | 2011-09-22 |
| HILL, Timothy, Dr | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2006-06-12 |
| HOGG, Vernon William | Director | 2007-07-26 | 2010-06-16 |
| HOLLINGS, Anthony | Director | — | 1997-01-23 |
| JENKINSON, Joy Florence Elizabeth | Director | — | 1995-10-17 |
| JOHNSON, Christopher John Staley | Director | 2004-10-28 | 2011-09-22 |
| JOHNSON, Sylvia Ann | Director | 2019-11-14 | 2023-05-19 |
| LAMBLEY, Eric | Director | — | 1995-10-17 |
| LOFTHOUSE, Angela Anne | Director | 1995-09-28 | 1998-09-24 |
| LOWE, Michael John | Director | 2001-09-27 | 2014-10-16 |
| MCPHAIL, Helen | Director | — | 2001-09-20 |
| OLIVER, Zara Dawn | Director | 2014-02-06 | 2022-02-16 |
| PAULSON, Peter Ellis | Director | 1998-10-29 | 2008-07-31 |
| RYAN, Thomas Declan, Dr | Director | 2014-07-31 | 2023-09-28 |
| RYDSTROM, Marilyn | Director | 2007-07-26 | 2016-09-29 |
| SANDFORD, Joan Margaret Harcourt | Director | — | 2007-03-29 |
| SCURFIELD, Hugh Hedley | Director | — | 2007-12-05 |
| SEAR, David | Director | 1995-09-28 | 2014-10-16 |
| SMITH, Constance Gwendoline | Director | 1996-10-17 | 2006-07-31 |
| STEWART, Peter John | Director | 1995-09-28 | 2014-10-16 |
| SWIRE, Georgina Mary | Director | 1995-12-07 | 2006-10-27 |
| TANCOCK, John Clive | Director | — | 2001-09-20 |
| TREVOR, Susan Mary | Director | 2006-10-26 | 2015-09-24 |
| TUDOR, Ann Hancock | Director | 2011-09-06 | 2018-10-17 |
| TUDOR, Michael John | Director | 2008-05-21 | 2016-09-29 |
| TWEEDIE, Barbara-Ann | Director | 2011-09-06 | 2022-09-29 |
| VINSON, Peter John | Director | — | 1995-10-17 |
| WALKER, Eleanor | Director | 2002-11-28 | 2009-01-11 |
| WALTON, Wendy Jane, Dr | Director | 2006-10-26 | 2022-09-29 |
| WHATLEY, Vanessa Jane | Director | 2025-10-28 | 2026-06-01 |
| WHITFORD, Jeanette Thérèse | Director | 2020-03-12 | 2025-09-25 |
| WILLIAMS, Norman Barrie | Director | 1994-09-22 | 1995-03-30 |
| WILSON, Robert Stanley Edwards, Dr | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2005-07-02 |
| YATES, Francis Adrian Harvey | Director | 2007-07-26 | 2022-09-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 250 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.