NHP EBITDA falls sharply in December 2002

NHP has published the performance of its securitised portfolios for the three months ended 31 December 2002. The figures, which are unaudited and are...

Barchester acquires Avalon

Barchester Healthcare has acquired Avalon Nursing Homes Ltd for an undisclosed sum. The move is part of Barchester's ambitious expansion plans, adding an additional...

Life Style Care to open five new care centres

Life Style Care has announced plans to open five new care centres in 2003/04, taking its portfolio to 22 homes with over 1,500 beds.The...

Sovereign learning quickly

Sovereign Capital, the venture capital house led by John Nash, has acted swiftly again in snapping up Honormead Schools, a provider of residential schooling...

Care UK AGM and acquisition and change of brokers

Care UK plc has published a trading update to coincide with its Annual General Meeting, reporting that group performance is in line with market...

Enterprise experts analyse Hallmark

Hallmark Healthcare was the subject of an analysis by the Sunday Times Enterprise Network team last month when six experts from outside the care...

Eastwood tightlipped on future

Managing director of Eastwood Care Homes Brian Rosenberg has refused to comment on speculation that the company is about to be sold to Southern...

Craegmoor acquisitions

Craegmoor Healthcare has increased its presence in the specialist learning disability sector with the acquisition of nine homes with a total of 66 beds...

Ashbourne results

Ashbourne Limited, the main operating subsidiary of Ashbourne Consolidated Group Limited, that at the year end operated 129 care homes (2001:133) has published its...

Care UK plc improves performance in 2002

Care UK has reported preliminary results for the year ended 30 September 2002, in line with market expectations, showing a significant improvement in profits...