SPIRE HEALTHCARE LIMITED

Active
Company number 01522532Private limited companyIncorporated 1980

Key figures

£50,248,000
Net assets 2024

† SPIRE HEALTHCARE LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024

Sector comparison

SIC 86101

Where the company stands among the 9,344 active companies whose first SIC code is 86101 (Hospital activities).

Turnover£1,325,991,000
Higher than 99% · median £994,039 among 271 that publish turnover
Net assets£50,248,000
Higher than 99% · median £5,162
Cash£30,821,000
Higher than 99% · median £7,847
Employees10,489
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age46.1 years
Older than 99% · median 7.4 years
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  3. PARTNERSHIPS IN CARE INVESTMENTS 2 LIMITED£369.3m
  4. UK ACQUISITIONS NO. 6 LIMITED£362.6m
  5. CLEVELAND CLINIC LONDON LTD£349.3m
  6. HCA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£226.7m
  7. LIFE UK HEALTHCARE LIMITED£223.1m
  8. CIRCLE HEALTH GROUP LIMITED£187.6m
  9. ALLIANCE MEDICAL LIMITED£141.2m
  10. MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT£133.9m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 9,344. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: SPIRE HEALTHCARE LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

SPIRE HEALTHCARE LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01522532. It was incorporated on 15 Oct 1980. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (EC4Y). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is hospital activities (86101).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £1,325,991,000. Loss for the year was £35,253,000. Net assets were £50,248,000. Cash at bank and in hand was £30,821,000. The company had an average of 10,489 employees.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 9,344 active companies whose first SIC code is 86101: By turnover it ranks higher than 99% of the 271 that publish turnover (median £994,039). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £5,162). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £7,847). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 7.4 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 48 public contract award notices from 36 public sector buyers since 2016. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £284.3m. Its most frequent buyer is Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (5 contracts). 4 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

It is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a provider with 34 active locations, 31 of them rated good or outstanding. It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments, plastics, pharmaceuticals. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments, miscellaneous chemicals, knitted clothing. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 32 days to pay suppliers, and 64% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 13.4% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 16 of 38 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 5 Feb 2027.

Filed accounts2024
2024 †
Turnover1,325,991,000
Profit for the year-35,253,000
Cash at bank and in hand30,821,000
Total assets—
Total liabilities2,325,908,000
Net assets / total equity50,248,000
Average number of employees10,489

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

48 contracts

SPIRE HEALTHCARE LIMITED is named as a supplier in 48 public contract award notices from 36 public sector buyers since 2016. The 34 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £284.3m. 4 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers36
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
5 contracts · £6m
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
3 contracts · £654.6k
NHS NORFOLK AND WAVENEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
2 contracts · £8.9m
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
2 contracts · £1.4m
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
2 contracts · £595k
Contracts
  1. NNUH_Spire Healthcare Ltd - 2627‡Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  2. PSR - Direct Award C - Transferring NHS patients to an ISP (outsourcing)BEDFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £850,000 · runs until Mar 2027
  3. Provision of Outsourcing Gynaecology Services for Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospital NHS TrustBarking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust · £310,000 · runs until Mar 2027
  4. Provision of Outsourced Pain Management Services for Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospital NHS TrustBarking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust · £285,000 · runs until Mar 2027
  5. Spire Healthcare General Surgery Procedures‡The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
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  1. Independent Sector Services‡Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust · £300,000
  2. Outsourced Elective ServicesSTOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
  3. BNSSG_C424804_2026-2027_Spire Healthcare LtdNHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
  4. Consultant-Led Elective Services‡NHS North West London Integrated Care Board · £3,389,679
  5. Spire Healthcare Limited‡West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust · £2,981,951
  6. Outsourced Elective Cardiology - 26/27University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust · £654,599 · runs until Mar 2027
  7. Hysterectomy Insourcing‡The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust · £20,000
  8. Orthopaedic Surgical ServicesMID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £235,000
  9. Elective Care Services - Humber and North YorkshireNHS HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · £106,411,690
  10. NHS LLR ICB Accreditation - Service Specific: Orthopaedics - Routine JointsNHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB · £1
  11. NNUH_Spire (Cambridge) - Provision of Clinical Services 2526‡Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £580,502
  12. Outsourced Provision of Multiple Clinical Services HUTH‡Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · £1,300,000
  13. Elective Secondary Care Acute services across Cheshire and MerseysideNHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · £35,133,400
  14. NNUH_Spire - Provision of Clinical Services 2526‡Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £157,715
  15. PSR Urgent Award for Provision of Outsourced CT Colonoscopy HUTH‡Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · £54,600
  16. Spire Alexandra - MTW ISP Elective Planned Care 2025-2026‡MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST · £219,473
  17. C&c Bone Donation‡University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
  18. Provision of Private Healthcare Pathway ImagingMinistry of Defence · £481,609 · runs until May 2028
  19. NHS South West London Integrated Care board - Planned Care Services.‡NHS South West London Integrated Care Board · £2,673,752
  20. Elective Care Services (Spire)NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB · £1
  21. Outsourcing of surgical servicesMID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £83,040
  22. Spire St Anthony's Hospital & Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cardiology ServicesASHFORD AND ST. PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £130,000
  23. NNUH/Spire Healthcare Ltd – Orthopaedics 2025‡Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £1,308,741
  24. Spire Independent Acute service 2024/25‡NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board · £9,023,594
  25. Gastrointestinal (GI) and liver orthopaedics surgery, pain management and related surgeryNHS North East London Integrated Care Board · £13,563,531
  26. (C&C) Spire Leicester Hospital - Bone Donation Services‡University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
  27. Elective Care Services, including pre-operative and post-operative care provided across Greater Manchester‡NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board · £5,483,912
  28. Trauma & Ortho Support Services‡Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · £100,000
  29. Spire Norwich Hospital 2023-2024‡NHS NORFOLK AND WAVENEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · £5,372,414
  30. Spire Healthcare Limited Elective Surgery - Hips, Knees, Shoulders, Foot & Ankle & Spinal‡NHS NORFOLK AND WAVENEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · £3,527,776
  31. Elective Care Services‡NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB · shared by 7 suppliers, up to £152,223,000 in total
  32. NNUH_Spire 23/24 Sub-Contract‡Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £3,947,520
  33. NHS Education Contract - Spire Healthcare Group Plc‡Health Education England · £150,000
  34. Q4 Arrangements for the Provision of the Inpatient and Outpatient Healthcare Services and Hospital Capacity, as part of the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic i…‡NHS England · £69,000,000
  35. Spire Healthcare Limited‡Norfolk and Norwich Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  36. GB-Rivenhall: Provision of Physiotherapy Services‡Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority · shared by 4 suppliers, up to £20,000 in total
  37. Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Services - Direct‡NHS Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG · £1,829,680
  38. Increased Capacity Framework‡Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust · £1,857,438
  39. NHS Medway CCG Independant Sector Elective‡NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit · £4,584,098
  40. GB-Rivenhall: ECFRS00141 Provision of Physiotherapy Services‡Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority · shared by 4 suppliers, up to £12,700 in total
  41. AQP (Any Qualified Provider) Direct Access Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Service and Direct Access Non-Obstetric Ultrasound (NOUS) Service - NHS Swale CCG -…‡SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT SERVICES
  42. 2027-17 Physiotherapy Services‡East Riding of Yorkshire · shared by 4 suppliers, up to £61,500 in total
  43. Rapid Access Diagnostic Imaging and Surgery‡Ministry of Defence, C&C, Defence Medical Services (DMS) · £8,284,904

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
32 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
64%
Standard payment terms
0–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 48%
  • 31 to 60 days 49%
  • After 60 days 3%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
34
40%
71%
30 Jun 2025
33
42%
67%
31 Dec 2024
35
40%
75%
30 Jun 2024
33
56%
62%
31 Dec 2023
36
57%
78%
30 Jun 2023
40
54%
80%
31 Dec 2022
40
48%
81%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 13.4% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 15.4% lower
Median bonus pay
women 33.3% lower
Employer size
5000 to 19,999 employees
Lower pay quarter81.9% womenLower middle78.5% womenUpper middle80% womenUpper pay quarter71.9% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 11.6% lower
women 16.2% lower
2023/24
women 9.2% lower
women 17.7% lower
2022/23
women 6.2% lower
women 17.1% lower
2021/22
women 7.1% lower
women 17.3% lower
2020/21
women 6.6% lower
women 16.4% lower
2019/20
women 9% lower
women 16.9% lower
2018/19
women 10.3% lower
women 21.3% lower
2017/18
women 7.9% lower
women 17.1% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements6
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC)
Earlier years (3)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Care Quality Commission34 locations
Rated outstanding
3
Rated good
28
Rated requires improvement
2
  1. GoodSpire Fylde Coast HospitalBlackpool · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 30 Oct 2026
  2. GoodSpire Harrogate ClinicHarrogate · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 22 Oct 2026
  3. GoodSpire Parkway HospitalSolihull · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 21 Oct 2026
  4. GoodSpire Wellesley HospitalSouthend-on-Sea · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 13 Oct 2026
  5. GoodSpire Little Aston HospitalSutton Coldfield · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 1 Oct 2026
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  1. Requires improvementSpire South Bank HospitalWorcester · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 23 Sep 2026
  2. GoodSt Anthony's HospitalSutton · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 7 Sep 2026
  3. GoodSpire Cambridge Lea HospitalCambridge · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 27 Aug 2026
  4. GoodSpire Portsmouth HospitalHavant · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 10 Aug 2026
  5. GoodSpire Norwich HospitalNorwich · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 24 Jul 2026
  6. GoodSpire London East HospitalIlford · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 22 Jul 2026
  7. GoodSpire Washington HospitalWashington · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 15 Apr 2026
  8. GoodSpire Southampton HospitalSouthampton · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 18 Jul 2025
  9. GoodSpire Clare Park HospitalFarnham · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 19 Oct 2024
  10. OutstandingSpire Nottingham HospitalNottingham · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 1 Feb 2024
  11. GoodSpire Methley Park HospitalLeeds · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 22 Jan 2024
  12. OutstandingSpire Manchester HospitalManchester · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 20 Oct 2022
  13. GoodSpire Liverpool HospitalLiverpool · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 3 Oct 2022
  14. GoodSpire Murrayfield HospitalWirral · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 21 Jul 2022
  15. GoodSpire Bristol HospitalBristol · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 23 Jun 2022
  16. GoodSpire Dunedin HospitalReading · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 19 May 2022
  17. GoodSpire Hartswood HospitalBrentwood · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 22 Mar 2022
  18. GoodSpire Regency HospitalMacclesfield · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 11 Feb 2022
  19. GoodSpire Gatwick Park HospitalHorley · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 17 Jan 2022
  20. GoodSpire Bushey HospitalBushey · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 2 Dec 2021
  21. GoodSpire Leeds HospitalLeeds · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 1 Jun 2020
  22. GoodSpire Thames Valley HospitalSlough · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 3 Feb 2020
  23. GoodSpire Hull & East Riding HospitalHull · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 15 Nov 2018
  24. Requires improvementSpire Alexandra HospitalChatham · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 6 Sep 2017
  25. OutstandingSpire Cheshire HospitalWarrington · Acute hospital - Independent non-specialist · rated 17 May 2017

Active registered locations in England with their latest overall rating (30 of 34 shown). View the provider at the CQC

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: optical, medical and measuring instruments, plastics, pharmaceuticals, machinery and knitted clothing.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 10 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: optical, medical and measuring instruments, miscellaneous chemicals, knitted clothing, machinery and electrical equipment.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

7 events
  1. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £1.3bn, net assets £50.2m, 10,489 employees
  3. Shc Holdings Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Spire Healthcare (Holdings) Limited registered as a person with significant control
  5. Shc Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. Name changed to SPIRE HEALTHCARE LIMITEDPreviously BUPA HOSPITALS LIMITED
  7. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.