SEATON AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS
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Cash
£1.6M
-14.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.6M
-5.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
7
+16.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£254K
-498.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £148,914 | £157,944 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£203,024 | -£307,663 | -51.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £63,841 | -£254,226 | -498.2% | |
| Net profit | -£13,263 | £63,841 | -£254,226 | -498.2% | |
| Cash | £2,464,868 | £1,918,891 | £1,641,968 | -14.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,897,917 | £4,643,691 | -5.2% | |
| Net assets | £4,834,076 | £4,897,917 | £4,643,691 | -5.2% | |
| Equity | £4,834,076 | £4,897,917 | £4,643,691 | -5.2% | |
| Average employees | 4 | 6 | 7 | +16.7% | |
| Wages | £67,169 | £111,214 | £159,089 | +43% | |
| 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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -128.5% | — | |
| Net margin | -8.9% | 40.4% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -4.1% | -6.6% | |
| Current ratio | 26.97x | 20.46x | 14.39x | |
| Interest cover | — | -8.68x | -11.99x |
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)
- Auditor
- Westcotts (SW) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees, consider that there are no material uncertainties, about the charity's ability to continue as a going concem nor any significant areas of uncertainty that affect the carrying value of assets held by the charity.”
Significant events
- “Seaton & District Hospital League of Friends are committed to pay £380,000 per annum for this service until 31 March 2031.”
- “The total amount of other financial commitments not provided in the financial statements was £150,841 (2024 - £69,908).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROWE, Carol | Secretary | 2018-04-25 | — | — |
| HAMNETT, Janette | Director | 2024-04-18 | Jul 1971 | British |
| HEYS, Sheila Elizabeth | Director | 2017-04-26 | Jan 1952 | British |
| HITCHCOCK, Julia Anne | Director | 2020-11-11 | Jun 1963 | British |
| ROBINSON, Shirley Madelaine | Director | 2012-04-17 | Apr 1945 | English |
| ROWE, Carol | Director | 2016-04-13 | Jul 1949 | British |
| SPENCER, Lesley Jane | Director | 2023-07-26 | Nov 1962 | British |
| WELLAND, Mark Julian, Dr | Director | 2014-03-26 | Jan 1972 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNARD, Robin William | Secretary | — | 2012-04-17 |
| COOP, John Alexander, Doctor | Secretary | 2018-01-03 | 2018-04-25 |
| KING, Alison Frances | Secretary | 2016-04-13 | 2018-01-03 |
| PAVEY, Diana Elizabeth Pamela | Secretary | 2013-05-22 | 2016-04-13 |
| ROBINSON, Shirley Madelaine | Secretary | 2012-04-17 | 2013-05-22 |
| ASKEW, Michael Frederick, Doctor | Director | 1998-02-18 | 2000-02-23 |
| BOWLES, Mary | Director | 2020-11-11 | 2023-08-31 |
| COOP, John Alexander, Dr | Director | 2014-03-26 | 2025-11-05 |
| COOP, John Alexander, Dr | Director | 1993-02-17 | 1994-02-22 |
| FIDOCK, Anthony Edward David | Director | 1997-02-19 | 2013-05-22 |
| GOSLING, Julie | Director | 2020-11-11 | 2023-11-13 |
| HORTON, Ann | Director | 2025-04-24 | 2025-07-30 |
| HOUSE, Kirstine | Director | 2013-05-22 | 2020-11-11 |
| KASTNER-WALMSLEY, Steven Marc | Director | — | 1993-02-17 |
| KING, Alison Frances | Director | 2013-05-22 | 2018-01-03 |
| LAWREY, Kenneth David Edmund | Director | 1994-02-22 | 1997-02-21 |
| MACCUAIG, Roderick Donald | Director | — | 1997-02-19 |
| MALE, Jennifer | Director | 2012-04-17 | 2018-04-25 |
| MASON, Rachel | Director | 2018-04-25 | 2019-12-22 |
| MUIR, Margaret | Director | 2012-04-17 | 2016-04-13 |
| OLLIER, Mark Edward | Director | 2013-05-22 | 2024-04-18 |
| PAGE, Pamela | Director | 2012-04-17 | 2017-04-26 |
| PAVEY, Diana Elizabeth Pamela | Director | 2013-05-22 | 2016-04-13 |
| PITT, Giles Hugh | Director | 2000-02-23 | 2014-03-26 |
| TRICKEY, Grace | Director | 2012-04-17 | 2017-04-26 |
| TURNER, Sheila | Director | 2023-04-20 | 2024-01-02 |
| WICKINS, Michael Charles | Director | 1996-02-21 | 1998-02-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Lesley Jane Spencer | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2024-11-19 | Active |
| Mrs Kirstine House | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-06-28 | Active |
| Dr Mark Julian Welland | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-07-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.