WH SMITH HOSPITALS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4M
+9.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£18M
+114.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
700
-4.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£13M
+47.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £93,265,329 | £109,430,387 | £118,687,219 | +8.5% | |
| Operating profit | £7,097,062 | £11,322,651 | £15,389,391 | +35.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,817,442 | £8,945,570 | £13,199,241 | +47.6% | |
| Net profit | £4,606,961 | £6,603,186 | £9,173,684 | +38.9% | |
| Cash | £702,707 | £1,268,044 | £1,393,119 | +9.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £62,716,440 | £79,670,886 | £92,020,362 | +15.5% | |
| Net assets | £6,090,070 | £8,232,506 | £17,667,940 | +114.6% | |
| Equity | £6,090,070 | £8,232,506 | £17,667,940 | +114.6% | |
| Average employees | 677 | 734 | 700 | -4.6% | |
| Wages | £12,033,517 | £13,061,060 | £13,189,172 | +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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.6% | 10.3% | 13.0% | |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 6.0% | 7.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.3% | 14.2% | 16.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.01x | 1.01x | 1.95x | |
| Interest cover | 5.55x | 4.76x | 7.03x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- WH SMITH HOSPITALS LIMITED 2010-09-13 → present
- UNS HOSPITALS LIMITED 2000-09-18 → 2010-09-13
- PINCO 1416 LIMITED 2000-04-27 → 2000-09-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the above analysis, the directors have concluded that the Company will be able to continue to meet its obligations as they fall due and operate within the level of its facilities for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOUGHTON, Ian | Secretary | 2008-03-18 | — | British |
| HOUGHTON, Ian | Director | 2008-03-18 | Dec 1965 | British |
| IZZARD, Maxwell Leslie James | Director | 2024-11-19 | Jan 1980 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGHTY, Stephen James | Secretary | 2000-09-25 | 2006-06-01 |
| HUMPHRIES, John Richard | Secretary | 2006-06-01 | 2008-03-18 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-04-27 | 2000-09-25 |
| APPELL, Paul Philip | Director | 2000-09-25 | 2008-12-01 |
| BELL, Andrew Peter | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2008-12-01 |
| CLARKE, Stephen Martin | Director | 2013-09-06 | 2019-10-31 |
| COWLING, Carl David | Director | 2019-09-19 | 2025-11-19 |
| DOUGHTY, Stephen James | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2009-01-31 |
| DOUGHTY, Stephen James | Director | 2000-09-25 | 2008-12-01 |
| FEARNLEY, Robert Neil | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2008-12-01 |
| FEARNLEY, Stephen | Director | 2000-09-25 | 2008-12-01 |
| LEVINE, Philip | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2008-12-01 |
| MCCORMICK, Neil Richard | Director | 2000-09-25 | 2003-02-05 |
| MOORHEAD, Robert James | Director | 2008-11-28 | 2024-11-19 |
| STEWART, Alan James | Director | 2008-03-18 | 2008-11-28 |
| SWANN, Kate Elizabeth | Director | 2008-03-18 | 2013-06-30 |
| SWIFT, Roger John | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2009-01-31 |
| SWIFT, Roger John | Director | 2000-09-25 | 2008-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wh Smith Hospitals Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.