BHFS Inc. prelims

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BHFS) Inc, which claims to be the world’s largest workplace childcare provider, managing more than 600 settings in the USA,...

Stationary strategy proves positive for Child Base

Despite making no new additions to its portfolio, 2006 was another very positive year for Child Base Limited. The company made sales of £19.4m,...

Casterbridge results

Casterbridge Care and Education Group Limited has reported revenues of £6.7m and an operating profit of £407,000 for the period from18 November 2004 to...

Careforce in £22m takeover

As CCMN went to press news broke that domiciliary care provider Careforce had accepted a takeover bid from social housing repairs and maintenance provider...

Acquisition grows Keys Childcare by 25%

The Midlands-based Keys Childcare group has acquired five residential care homes and a mobile crisis care operation in Lancashire following the purchase of Nationwide...

Barchester enters Ireland

Specialist residential care provider Barchester Healthcare has invested €50m in a major bid to break into the Republic of Ireland’s long term care market....

Top marks for five star care group Eton Square

The Sunderland-based residential care group St Martin’s Care Ltd has been bought out for an undisclosed sum by new name Eton Square Healthcare Ltd....

Minster Care proves profitable

Former Highclear Homes head Mahesh Patel remains busy building a sizeable care homes business, according to the end of year financial statements to 31...

Sanctuary posts ten fold profit increase

Sanctuary Care,the provider which manages care homes on behalf of the Worcester-based not-for-profit Sanctuary Housing Association saw significant growth in the year to 31...

OSJ posts strong year

The second largest not for profit care provider in the UK, the Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJ), increased income from its operating...