HOSPISCARE
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Cash
£3.7m
+3.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£19m
+13.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
271
+1.1% vs 2025
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
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
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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 | £9,272,643 | £17,422,669 | £14,433,851 | -17.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,659,568 | £5,016,534 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,540,273 | £5,032,335 | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£2,540,273 | £5,032,335 | £2,261,816 | -55.1% | |
| Cash | £1,841,510 | £3,525,828 | £3,659,581 | +3.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,877,027 | £16,908,514 | £19,172,106 | +13.4% | |
| Net assets | £11,679,444 | £16,711,779 | £18,973,595 | +13.5% | |
| Equity | £11,679,444 | £16,711,779 | £18,973,595 | +13.5% | |
| Average employees | 290 | 268 | 271 | +1.1% | |
| Wages | £7,579,199 | £7,541,184 | £7,700,835 | +2.1% | |
| 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 | -28.7% | 28.8% | — | |
| Net margin | -27.4% | 28.9% | 15.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -22.4% | 29.7% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 13.1% | 7.5% | 3.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.06x | 3.61x | 3.39x |
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
- PKF Francis Clark, Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having undertaken this review, the Trustees are satisfied that the Group has adequate resources to continue its operations for the foreseeable future and therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- HOSPISCARE · parent
- Hospiscare (Shops) Limited 100%
- Budleigh Salterton and District Hospiscare 100%
- Hospiscare Exmouth and Lympstone 100%
Significant events
- “Hospiscare Exmouth and Lympstone merged with Hospiscare in 2019 and all operations, assets and liabilities of that charity were transferred to Hospiscare. The charity was dissolved on 30 December 2025.”
- “BS&D Hospiscare merged with Hospiscare on 1 November 2024. Hospiscare obtained beneficial control of BS&D Hospiscare on the above date, and all operations, assets and liabilities of that charity were transferred to Hospiscare for £nil proceeds.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 82 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASSELS, Charlotte | Secretary | 2026-09-30 | — | — |
| BRIGGS, Martin | Director | 2024-11-01 | Jul 1959 | British |
| DODD, Sarah | Director | 2025-09-30 | Sep 1972 | British |
| ENRIGHT, Helen Madeleine, Dr | Director | 2019-11-01 | Apr 1952 | British |
| FROST, Nicholas Aaron | Director | 2023-06-01 | Nov 1983 | British |
| HARLOW, Timothy Neal | Director | 2024-02-12 | Sep 1956 | British |
| HARPER, Rebecca Amy | Director | 2026-06-30 | Jul 1992 | British |
| HUDSON, Susan | Director | 2024-11-01 | Apr 1953 | British |
| HUGHES, Sarah | Director | 2025-09-30 | Apr 1974 | British |
| REYNOLDS, Beth | Director | 2025-09-30 | Nov 1984 | British |
| SAMPSON, Sandra | Director | 2025-09-30 | Feb 1966 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Michael Dermot Andrew | Director | 2022-01-10 | Sep 1957 | British |
Show 82 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Trevor Cyril | Secretary | 2000-02-18 | 2004-10-19 |
| CORDY, Martin David | Secretary | 2024-03-26 | 2025-03-25 |
| GALE, Wayne | Secretary | 2025-03-25 | 2026-07-21 |
| HANCOCK, James Roy | Secretary | 1992-11-01 | 2000-02-18 |
| HYLAND, Lynne | Secretary | 2026-07-21 | 2026-09-30 |
| O'BRIEN, Anthony Edwin | Secretary | 2004-10-19 | 2008-06-24 |
| PRINCE, Kelly | Secretary | 2022-06-28 | 2024-03-26 |
| RANDALL, Andrew Coleman | Secretary | 2011-08-25 | 2022-06-28 |
| SIMPSON, Jeremy Andrew | Secretary | 2008-06-24 | 2011-08-25 |
| WILLS, Audrey May | Secretary | — | 1992-11-01 |
| AGG-MANNING, Robin Nicholas Lane | Director | 2007-09-25 | 2016-04-23 |
| AIRD, Brian Donaldson | Director | 2022-01-10 | 2025-01-09 |
| ALLEN, Gregory Charles | Director | 2019-09-24 | 2024-03-26 |
| BAKER, Michael Tweedie | Director | — | 1997-03-18 |
| BEASLEY, Patrick | Director | 2007-09-25 | 2016-09-27 |
| BOURNE, Timothy Hugh Seymour | Director | 1995-12-19 | 2008-09-23 |
| BOWEN, Moana Emily | Director | 2012-04-28 | 2013-02-15 |
| BRENNAN, Peter Anthony | Director | 2015-09-29 | 2018-06-26 |
| BRYANT, Matthew Arthur | Director | 2015-09-29 | 2023-09-26 |
| BUCKLER, Trevor John | Director | 2002-10-22 | 2004-04-01 |
| BURGOYNE, David George | Director | 2001-09-18 | 2008-09-23 |
| BUSH, Geoffrey Hubert | Director | 2012-09-25 | 2021-09-28 |
| CASTLE, Ingeborg | Director | — | 1996-10-15 |
| CAWSE, Roger Bruce | Director | 2009-09-29 | 2013-03-11 |
| COOP, John Alexander, Dr | Director | 2011-06-28 | 2019-09-24 |
| CORTIZO, Jose | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2025-01-06 |
| DARLINGTON, Rosemarie | Director | — | 1996-07-16 |
| DAWE, Roger John | Director | 1997-11-06 | 2001-01-11 |
| DAY, Peter | Director | 2003-02-25 | 2012-09-25 |
| DURSTON, Cathryn Michelle | Director | 2015-09-29 | 2024-09-24 |
| ELSON, Lynne Mary | Director | 2001-04-24 | 2003-12-16 |
| FAIRCHILD, Yvonne Louie | Director | 1997-10-20 | 2002-10-22 |
| FILMER-BENNETT, Jeremy Anstey | Director | 2007-09-25 | 2011-09-27 |
| GIBBONS, David Ernest | Director | — | 1997-09-16 |
| GOODMAN, Alan Walter | Director | — | 1997-09-16 |
| GREEN, Margaret Dorothy, Professor | Director | 1997-12-16 | 2008-09-23 |
| HAWKER, Ruth Joyce, Prof | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2015-09-29 |
| HAWKINS, John Trenchard | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2022-12-13 |
| HOPPER, Ann, Dr | Director | 1997-06-17 | 2002-10-22 |
| HOUNSELL, Michael George | Director | — | 1996-07-16 |
| HUGHES-PARRY, Thomas Antony | Director | 2013-07-23 | 2015-10-13 |
| JACKSON, Peter Croft | Director | 1995-05-16 | 2002-03-31 |
| JACKSON, Sarah Jane, Dr | Director | 2016-06-28 | 2026-06-30 |
| KELLAGHER, George Cecil Bannerman | Director | 1993-03-31 | 1996-07-16 |
| KELLAGHER, George Cecil Bannerman | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| KENT, Charles Philip, Dr | Director | — | 1994-01-17 |
| LANCASTER, Kenneth Robert | Director | 2007-09-25 | 2016-09-27 |
| LAWFORD, Paula Geraldine | Director | 1994-04-19 | 2008-09-23 |
| MARSHALL, Frances Paul, Dr | Director | 2004-06-29 | 2007-09-25 |
| MARTIN, Anthony | Director | 2023-09-26 | 2026-06-30 |
| MCGREGOR, Charlotte Leonie | Director | 2018-09-25 | 2021-09-28 |
| MURRAY, Lesley Ann | Director | 2016-06-28 | 2019-06-25 |
| NALDRETT, Tina Gail | Director | 2013-06-25 | 2016-04-14 |
| NEILL, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2003-04-29 | 2012-09-25 |
| O'CALLAGHAN, Michael James | Director | — | 1992-09-14 |
| PRINGLE, Robert Geoffrey | Director | 2012-09-25 | 2021-04-06 |
| ROBERTS, Wendy Jane Robyn | Director | 1997-09-16 | 1999-02-23 |
| ROGERS, Patrick | Director | 1997-09-16 | 2003-12-16 |
| ROUND, Alison Pamela | Director | 1996-04-16 | 1998-02-05 |
| SAVILL, Hugh Jonathan, Doctor | Director | 2001-04-24 | 2010-09-28 |
| SCOTT, Richard William | Director | 2002-10-22 | 2004-10-19 |
| SCURFIELD, Ann | Director | 2006-09-26 | 2010-09-28 |
| SEARLE, John Francis, Dr | Director | — | 1993-11-16 |
| SEELEY, Mavis Evelyn Rose | Director | 2004-06-29 | 2013-09-24 |
| SERJEANT, Peter George | Director | 2016-02-08 | 2023-09-26 |
| SIMPSON, John Harold, Dr | Director | — | 1992-10-31 |
| SMITH, Andrew | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2017-09-26 |
| SMITH, Craig David | Director | 2024-04-01 | 2025-06-24 |
| STURTRIDGE, Gerald Arthur | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2003-10-14 |
| SUTHERLAND, Susan Jean | Director | 2010-09-28 | 2019-09-24 |
| SWEENEY, Barbara Honor | Director | 2013-07-23 | 2022-07-23 |
| TAYLOR, Graham Errington, Dr | Director | — | 1991-10-15 |
| THORNE, Christopher Paul, Doctor | Director | 1994-04-19 | 2000-05-16 |
| TRAFFORD, Richard Harrison | Director | — | 1993-01-01 |
| TREMLETT, Anthony Frank, The Venerable | Director | 1997-12-16 | 2000-09-19 |
| TURNER, Ben Anthony | Director | 2017-12-19 | 2021-09-28 |
| WALKER, Michael Paul | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2007-09-25 |
| WARIN, Andrew Peter, Doctor | Director | 1993-01-19 | 1994-01-17 |
| WELCH, Michael Peter | Director | 1999-03-29 | 2003-12-16 |
| WILLS, Audrey May | Director | 1994-04-19 | 1996-07-05 |
| WINSLADE, Jennifer | Director | 2016-09-27 | 2024-05-20 |
| YOUNG, Geoffrey Alan | Director | 1991-12-17 | 1997-09-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 292 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-09-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.