ST Catherine's Hospice Trading (Sussex) Limited
Registered name: ST CATHERINE'S HOSPICE TRADING (SUSSEX) LIMITED
Part of ST. Catherine's Hospice Limited groupST Catherine's Hospice Trading (Sussex) Limited made £314k revenue and £33.3k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
ST Catherine's Hospice Trading (Sussex) Limited’s revenue fell 20% to £314k in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £33.3k profit and 5 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of other second-hand goods in stores (not incl. antiques)” and is based in Crawley; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Crawley, South East
- Age
- 33 yrs · since 1993
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £449k | £392k | £314k |
| Cost of sales | −£97.2k | −£58.5k | −£106k |
| Gross profit | £352k | £334k | £208k |
| Operating profit | −£24.4k | −£63.9k | £33.3k |
| Profit before tax | −£59.2k | −£63.9k | £33.3k |
| Profit after tax | −£59.2k | −£63.9k | £33.3k |
| Profit (best available) | −£59.2k | −£63.9k | £33.3k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −13.2% | −16.3% | 10.6% |
| Gross margin | 78.4% | 85.1% | 66.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £150k | £78.5k | £62.8k |
| Profit per employee | −£19.7k | −£12.8k | £6.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼12.7% | ▼20% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲66.7% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 10.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 66.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £62.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 5
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- ST. Catherine's Hospice Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- ST Catherine's Hospice Trading (Sussex) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £33.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026
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