Co-operatives to capitalise on affordable childcare plans?

Co-operative businesses could profit from government pressure on the nursery market to provide affordable childcare places, which could potentially discourage new private sector entrants,...

Launch of Avery Healthcare

Private equity group Graphite Capital has re-entered the healthcare sector after selling its share in Ridgmont Care Homes last March (CCMN April 2005) by...

Caretech floats on AIM

Caretech Holdings Ltd, the provider of care and services for people with a learning disability, became the first care provider to float on the...

Growth at Claimar domiciliary care

Birmingham-based domiciliary care provider Claimar Care Limited has acquired Abbeydale Care Ltd and the domiciliary care division of Ribble Valley Care Ltd (which traded...

Growth at Mimosa

Mimosa Healthcare, the care home operator founded by Anthony Massouras, has made its first acquisitions since securing a £15m funding injection via investment from...

New Horizons takes on new homes

Shropshire-based childcare specialists New Horizons (Childcare) Holdings Ltd has acquired Welsh rival Forward Approach in a £3m deal, taking its portfolio to 15 homes...

McCarthy & Stone does ‘pretty well’ considering

Repeating the tone of a number of announcements it has made over the past year, retirement home builder McCarthy & Stone warned that the...

Home Farm Trust increases operating surplus

The Home Farm Trust, the UK wide charitable provider of services for people with a learning disability, has managed to increase its operating surplus...

Holistic Care returns to profit

Holistic Community Care Ltd, the care staffing services company based in Lambeth, has reported a return to profitability in the year to 31 January...

Anchor trusts Coldharbour

Healthcare IT provider Coldharbour Systems has signed a contract with Anchor Homes, one of the country’s largest not-for-profit providers of residential and nursing care...