ACORNS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE TRUST
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Cash
£1.3M
-25.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£24M
-3.8% vs 2024
Employees
428
+7.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£934K
-219.6% vs 2024
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
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
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Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-05
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-05 | 2025-04-05 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £413,000 | -£931,000 | -325.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £781,000 | -£934,000 | -219.6% | |
| Net profit | £781,000 | -£934,000 | -219.6% | |
| Cash | £1,691,000 | £1,259,000 | -25.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,294,000 | £24,250,000 | -4.1% | |
| Net assets | £24,438,000 | £23,504,000 | -3.8% | |
| Equity | £24,438,000 | £23,504,000 | -3.8% | |
| Average employees | 398 | 428 | +7.5% | |
| Wages | £12,420,000 | £13,962,000 | +12.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £655,455 | £494,621 | -24.5% |
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 | 2024-04-05 | 2025-04-05 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 1.6% | -3.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 8.5% | 7.6% | |
| Current ratio | 7.21x | 7.02x |
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
- ACORNS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE TRUST 1991-08-15 → present
- CHILDREN'S HOSPICE TRUST 1986-07-10 → 1991-08-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sayer Vincent LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Trustees believe the Charity's financial resources and contingency planning is sufficient to ensure the continuation of the Charity as a going concern for the foreseeable future. Consequently, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ACORNS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE TRUST · parent
- Acorns Children's Hospice Trading Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Our new Director of Care, Katie Burbridge, joined us this year as we have focussed on improving our pathways and partnerships.”
- “This year saw the departure of our Chief Operating Officer Matt Bullock.”
- “The government decision to terminate the Children's Hospice Grant looming... a campaign to save the grant... was rewarded with the news... that the grant would be renewed for another 12 months.”
- “Opening superstores in Tewkesbury, Blackheath and just shortly before the year end Harborne became our latest acquisition.”
- “On 5 July 2025 the "Back To The Beginning" Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne farewell concert was held at Villa Park, Birmingham. Profits from the event are to be shared between three charities: Acorns Children's Hospice; Birmingham Children's Hospital; and, Cure Parkinsons.”
- “The newly appointed Director of Income Generation, Vicky Smith, stepping into post.”
- “Launch of our Environmental Strategy as part of our commitment to improving the planet and the region that we work within.”
- “At the end of the period we had 806 children registered with Acorns, an increase on the prior period of 36.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
17 active · 78 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTCOTT, Steven | Secretary | 2026-04-15 | — | — |
| AHMAD, Ghzala | Director | 2018-10-31 | Jul 1965 | British |
| BRADSHAW, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2025-09-30 | Dec 1977 | British |
| BULL, Lynda Dorothy | Director | 2021-05-11 | Aug 1956 | British |
| DAVID, Alastair Cameron | Director | 2017-07-26 | Jul 1957 | British |
| EWER, Andrew Keith | Director | 2024-01-01 | Mar 1961 | British |
| GEARY, Philip Richard | Director | 2025-09-30 | Jul 1971 | British |
| HESLOP, Kevin | Director | 2024-03-05 | Jun 1975 | British |
| LADBROOKE, Jennifer Deidre | Director | 2020-05-20 | Apr 1958 | British |
| MADDOX, Christopher John | Director | 2022-11-15 | May 1958 | British |
| MUNTON, David Paul | Director | 2022-11-15 | Mar 1973 | British |
| O'DONOGHUE, Raymond | Director | 2023-03-07 | Mar 1960 | British |
| O'HARA, Gareth | Director | 2024-03-05 | Dec 1965 | British |
| SHORT, Andrew, Dr | Director | 2025-08-05 | Jan 1959 | British |
| UBHI, Amrick Singh | Director | 2018-08-01 | Sep 1968 | British |
| WARIS, Bobby | Director | 2021-03-24 | Oct 1962 | British |
| WATSON, Samantha Elizabeth | Director | 2022-11-15 | Sep 1983 | British |
Show 78 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELSEGOOD, Anthony | Secretary | 2003-05-13 | 2004-01-29 |
| FERGUS, James Louis | Secretary | 1992-04-13 | 1996-08-06 |
| GILMORE, Stephen Michael Quentin | Secretary | 2004-02-06 | 2007-02-06 |
| HOPKINS, Robert John | Secretary | — | 1992-04-18 |
| KEARNEY, Kevin John | Secretary | 1996-03-06 | 2004-02-06 |
| LORKING, Sarah | Secretary | 2021-11-04 | 2026-04-15 |
| OVERTON, John Leslie | Secretary | 2004-02-06 | 2007-02-06 |
| PITHAM, Rodney | Secretary | 2007-02-06 | 2009-04-26 |
| REES, Sonia | Secretary | 2012-12-03 | 2021-02-01 |
| TIINDALL, James Arthur | Secretary | 2007-02-06 | 2012-11-30 |
| WESTCOTT, Steven Blaire | Secretary | 2021-02-01 | 2021-11-04 |
| ARAF, Iqtasham Sunny | Director | 2019-02-06 | 2020-11-04 |
| BARRETT, Timothy Geoffrey, Professor | Director | 2011-11-15 | 2023-05-09 |
| BENKWITZ, Christine Elizabeth | Director | — | 2001-07-14 |
| BENKWITZ, Peter Ian | Director | 1999-05-04 | 2006-11-11 |
| BURTON, Christine Celia | Director | — | 1996-11-04 |
| BUTCHER, David Anthony | Director | 2006-05-09 | 2019-10-30 |
| CLEMENTS, Judy | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1995-10-03 |
| COOPER, Vivien | Director | 2006-02-07 | 2018-10-31 |
| CROFTS, Geoffrey Albert | Director | — | 1993-07-20 |
| DANIELS, Harry Richard John, Professor | Director | 2001-02-06 | 2004-07-10 |
| DEBELLE, Geoffrey, Dr. | Director | 2001-11-06 | 2011-07-16 |
| DISON, Penny, Doctor | Director | 2016-02-17 | 2025-05-13 |
| DOWLING, Robert, Sir | Director | 1995-04-25 | 1996-11-04 |
| ELSEGOOD, Anthony | Director | 2000-05-09 | 2004-01-29 |
| EMINSON, Jane | Director | 2018-01-31 | 2021-05-01 |
| FERGUS, James Louis | Director | 1992-04-13 | 2014-10-08 |
| FOSTER, Royston John | Director | 2013-05-16 | 2017-07-26 |
| GERRARD, Ian Richard | Director | 1998-01-19 | 2005-10-11 |
| GILES, Henry Mccalmont, Dr | Director | — | 1993-12-14 |
| GILMORE, Stephen Michael Quentin | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2015-09-30 |
| GWYNN, Charles Morgan, Dr | Director | 2002-11-05 | 2014-10-08 |
| HARDCASTLE-WAUGH, Simon | Director | 2025-08-05 | 2025-11-18 |
| HINTON, Peter | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2011-07-16 |
| HITCHMAN, Avril | Director | 2010-11-16 | 2017-07-26 |
| HOPKINS, Robert John | Director | — | 1992-04-13 |
| HOPKINSON, John Bryn | Director | 2001-08-07 | 2007-05-31 |
| HOPTON, Mark Timothy | Director | 2012-11-22 | 2025-11-19 |
| INSLEY, Jack, Dr | Director | 1994-11-17 | 1998-01-29 |
| JACKSON, Roy | Director | — | 1993-07-20 |
| JONES, Bethan Mari | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2024-05-14 |
| JUDGES, Robert David | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2019-10-30 |
| KANARI, Soteroula | Director | 1999-11-02 | 2002-08-08 |
| KENNAUGH, Anne | Director | 2011-11-15 | 2018-10-31 |
| LEONHARDT, Robert Alan | Director | 2014-12-17 | 2024-05-14 |
| LEWIS, Sadie | Director | 2003-08-12 | 2009-11-18 |
| MARSH, Robert Kevin | Director | 1996-08-06 | 1999-05-04 |
| MASON, Anita Kathleen | Director | — | 1999-11-02 |
| MAYALL, Robert Charles | Director | 2005-02-08 | 2013-07-13 |
| MCCARTHY, James Bernard | Director | 2011-03-16 | 2022-07-31 |
| MCNAMARA-GOODGER, Katrina Deborah Mary | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2025-08-05 |
| MEAKING, Sheridan Godfrey John | Director | 2002-11-05 | 2013-03-01 |
| MOGRA, Imran | Director | 2010-02-03 | 2011-07-16 |
| MORGAN, Stanley Foster | Director | 1994-11-17 | 2001-07-14 |
| MORLEY, Paul | Director | 1994-11-17 | 2002-08-06 |
| MUTH, Graham | Director | 2015-03-25 | 2024-11-21 |
| PARSONS, Andrew Clive | Director | 1995-04-25 | 2001-07-14 |
| PITHAM, Rodney | Director | 2006-02-07 | 2009-04-26 |
| RILEY, Philip Stephen | Director | 2014-03-26 | 2024-03-05 |
| ROBERTSON, Christopher Mark Lewis | Director | 2001-02-06 | 2004-11-01 |
| ROBINSON, Catherine Frances | Director | 2009-05-20 | 2015-11-04 |
| SAHOTA, Sarindar Singh | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2018-08-01 |
| SALLNOW, Christopher | Director | 2013-05-15 | 2022-11-15 |
| SCIVYER, Kenneth George | Director | — | 1994-08-23 |
| SHUFFLEBOTHAM, Caroline Margaret | Director | 1996-08-06 | 1998-01-23 |
| STUART-WHITE, Christopher Stuart, Sir | Director | 1999-11-02 | 2005-01-12 |
| TAILOR, Nita | Director | 2017-01-25 | 2019-01-28 |
| TAYLOR, Jennifer | Director | — | 2000-02-08 |
| TAYLOR, John David | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1994-02-10 |
| TENNYSON, Harry Ingles | Director | 1997-08-19 | 2004-01-27 |
| TURNER-COLLIS, Cora Anne | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2021-07-13 |
| WALLIS, Maybelle, Doctor | Director | 2009-05-20 | 2016-02-17 |
| WATTS, David | Director | 2009-05-20 | 2018-08-01 |
| WIDDAS, David John | Director | 2014-12-17 | 2018-10-31 |
| WILDBLOOD, Peter | Director | — | 2001-11-06 |
| WOODCOCK, Maureen | Director | 1997-04-22 | 2005-01-12 |
| YOUNG, Gillian Ann | Director | 1999-11-02 | 2001-08-23 |
| YOUNG, William Dow | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2010-01-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 312 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-16 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-09 | 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
- 4
- 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.