HOYLAKE COTTAGE
Registered charity 515591 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE HOYLAKE COTTAGE HOSPITAL TRUST LIMITED
A registered nursing home providing long-term nursing care, including for those suffering from dementia and short-term respite care for older persons, with a Day Centre providing services to older persons suffering from dementia.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a year-end surplus of £449,000, the best result for many years, following significant legacy income of £239,000. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds increased to £4,572,853, with free reserves of £672,635 considered acceptable against a policy target of £250,000. The charity remains solvent with adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: minimum Reserves of £250,000 are required to fund working capital requirements (held: £4.6m)
“The Trustees’ policy in respect of Reserves is that minimum Reserves of £250,000 are required to fund working capital requirements.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Hoylake Cottage Care Manager is the daughter of trustee Michael Sutton, who was not involved in the process of her appointment. Her salary is paid at Hoylake Cottage standard pay rates.
“Hoylake Cottage Care Manager is the daughter of trustee Michael Sutton, who was not involved in the process of her appointment. Her salary is paid at Hoylake Cottage standard pay rates.” — page 33
“During the year Hoylake Cottage received rent of £13,200 (2024: £nil) from its subsidiary Brookfield Homecare Limited for the use of office space.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Hoylake Cottage received rent of £13,200 from its subsidiary Brookfield Homecare Limited for the use of office space.
“Hoylake Cottage Care Manager is the daughter of trustee Michael Sutton, who was not involved in the process of her appointment. Her salary is paid at Hoylake Cottage standard pay rates.” — page 33
“During the year Hoylake Cottage received rent of £13,200 (2024: £nil) from its subsidiary Brookfield Homecare Limited for the use of office space.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Brookfield Homecare Limited
“The charity holds 2 shares of £1 each in its wholly owned charitable subsidary company Brookfield Homecare Limited” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Insolvency history (Companies House)
The charity’s company has insolvency history on the Companies House record (company status: active).
administration-order — 1987-10-17, 1989-07-21
Corporate structure
BROOKFIELD HOMECARE LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Turnover: £551k
- Profit before tax: £-2k
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £14k
- Rent paid to parent undertaking Hoylake Cottage: £13,200
“Donations to parent company - 14,000”
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hoylake Cottage (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Sarah Cliffe — Manager (source)
- Emma Mathison — Nursing Unit Manager / Registered Manager (source)
- Denise McGuigan — Business and Operations Manager (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- HUMPHREY, Peter Ronald David, Dr — director, appointed 29/10/2024on trustee list
- PEEL, Hilary Catherine — director, appointed 29/10/2024on trustee list
- COOPER, Gareth — director, appointed 21/06/2022on trustee list
- HESELTINE, Lesley Anne Mary — director, appointed 27/08/2019on trustee list
- SUTTON, Michael David — director, appointed 23/11/2016on trustee list
- HOLMES, Richard Norman — director, appointed 18/08/2016on trustee list
- HEYWOOD, Stephen — director, appointed 06/04/2016on trustee list
- OAKDEN, Russell Stanley — director, appointed 16/07/2013on trustee list
- SOUTHWORTH, James Alexander — director, appointed 18/01/2010on trustee list
- MITCHELL, Albert Thomas — director, appointed 21/11/2006on trustee list
- HEYWOOD, Stephen — secretary, appointed 07/12/2005
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Hoylake Cottage — Registered, 1 registered location, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 08/01/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reported reserves equal ~11.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- James Southworthchair
- Albert Mitchell
- Dr Peter Ronald David Humphrey
- Gareth Cooper · trustee of 1 other charity
- Hilary Catherine Peel
- Lesley Anne Mary Heseltine
- Michael David Sutton
- Richard Norman Holmes
- Russell Stanley Oakden
- Stephen Heywood · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester · Wirral
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HOYLAKE COTTAGE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a year-end surplus of £449,000, the best result for many years, following significant legacy income of £239,000. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds increased to £4,572,853, with free reserves of £672,635 considered acceptable against a policy target of £250,000. The charity remains solvent with adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.
Who funds HOYLAKE COTTAGE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HOYLAKE COTTAGE as a grant recipient include THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUST.
Known funders
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