HMT reports a steady year

The Hospital Management Trust (HMT), the charity which owns and manages a number of hospital and care home facilities as well as providing an...

United Response well down

United Response, the well-known charity that supports over 1,500 people with a learning disability or a mental health condition has released results showing that...

Care Estates prosper

Care Estates Ltd, the care village operation with a number of allied care homes, has reported a successful year to 30 June 2005.With turnover...

Standard Life confirms plans to demutualise

Standard Life has confirmed plans to list on the London Stock Exchange. The company’s board said last month that it would recommend demutualising to its...

Southern Cross shoots to top of the table

Southern Cross Healthcare has become the largest independent provider in the sector following a deal that saw it acquire the leasehold interest of Ashbourne...

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...