How much does ST. John's Hospice Shops Limited make?

ST. John's Hospice Shops Limited reported revenue of £881k and £1.3k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does ST. John's Hospice Shops Limited have?

ST. John's Hospice Shops Limited reported an average of 27 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is ST. John's Hospice Shops Limited profitable?

Yes — ST. John's Hospice Shops Limited reported a profit of £1.3k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 02490956 · Incorporated 9 Apr 1990

ST. John's Hospice Shops Limited

Registered name: ST. JOHN'S HOSPICE SHOPS LIMITED

Part of St Johns Hopsice North Lancashire And South Lakes group

ST. John's Hospice Shops Limited made £881k revenue and £1.3k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

ST. John's Hospice Shops Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £881k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1.3k profit and 27 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of other second-hand goods in stores (not incl. antiques)” and is based in Lancaster; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47799Retail sale of other second-hand goods in stores (not incl. antiques)

Status: Active
Location: Lancaster, North West
Age: 36 yrs · since 1990
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. From the filing: “The company is a subsidiary undertaking of St John's Hospice North Lancashire and South Lakes, a charitable incorporated organisation whose principal place of business is St John's Hospice, Slyne Road”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£881k

Growth ▼0.9%

Profit

£1.3k

Growth ▼94.4%

Profit margin

0.1%

Gross 31.1%

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

£47

Revenue/employee £32.6k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£717k	£784k	£890k	£881k
Cost of sales	£517k	£584k	£574k	£607k
Gross profit	£200k	£200k	£316k	£274k
Operating profit	—	—	£22.4k	£1.3k
Profit before tax	£21.8k	−£68.5k	£22.4k	£1.3k
Profit after tax	£21.8k	−£68.5k	£22.4k	£1.3k
Profit (best available)	£21.8k	−£68.5k	£22.4k	£1.3k
Employees (average)	25	25	27	27
Ratios
Profit margin	3%	−8.7%	2.5%	0.1%
Gross margin	27.8%	25.5%	35.5%	31.1%
Revenue per employee	£28.7k	£31.4k	£33k	£32.6k
Profit per employee	£871	−£2.7k	£831	£47
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲9.5%	▲13.4%	▼0.9%
Profit growth	—	▼414.7%	—	▼94.4%
Headcount growth	—	0%	▲8%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£326k	£502k	£748k	£678k
Net assets	£29.9k	−£38.6k	−£16.2k	−£14.9k
Fixed assets	£0	£17.8k	£22.3k	£17.6k
Current assets	£383k	£554k	£809k	£728k
Debtors	£57.7k	£51.9k	£0	£15.1k
Deferred income	£21.6k	£34.5k	£46.6k	£45.2k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 31.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £32.6k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £47; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 5.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 1.7%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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 −£14.9k
Cash at bank: ▼9%; Now £678k
Headcount: 0%; Now 27
Deferred income: ▼3%; Now £45.2k
Fixed assets: ▼21%; Now £17.6k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

St Johns Hopsice North Lancashire And South Lakes (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
ST. John's Hospice Shops 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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £1.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026

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