Refurb costs result in loss for whistledawn

Children’s residential care and education provider Whistledawn Limited, which trades under the name Northerncare, recorded a £24.1m turnover for the year ending 31 January 2011.While this represents an 11.6% increase in sales, the provider made an operating loss of £411,000 (2010: profit of £165,133), which after administrative costs, debt repayments and investment in the portfolio…