Care homes to acquire in Manchester
Updated 9 November 2026
Looking to acquire a care home in Manchester? Firmbase ranks 293 care homes using public company information to help buyers prioritise firms for research and potential outreach. The Approach Score ranks firms using public signals including director age and tenure, ownership, business scale, financial strength and recent changes. These firms are not listed for sale, and the ranking does not indicate that an owner is considering a sale.
The median firm has 33 staff and has been in business for 8 years; 11 firms are owned by groups that have acquired several firms in this sector. Looking beyond Manchester? Explore the full North West list of care homes.
293
Firms
UK 6,672
20%
Every director 55+
UK 28%
27%
Held 75%+ by one person
UK 27%
8
Median years in business
UK 11
33
Median headcount
UK 34
£500k to £1m
Median turnover band
UK £500k to £1m · includes our estimates
11 firms owned by 2 groups that have bought several firms in this sector. That is 4% of this list, against 2% across the UK. Groups that own firms on this list include Harbour Healthcare. To have a group's name removed, email dave@firmbase.co.
The first 25 firms, in Approach Score order
| Rank | Firm | Approach Score | The facts behind the score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrol Lodge Residential Care Home Sale, Cheshire | Approach Score 87/100 |
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Company no. 10248611 · Companies House |
| 2 | Allendale Rest Home Manchester | Approach Score 82/100 |
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Company no. 04303828 · Companies House |
| 3 | Select Community Support-Services Cadishead, Manchester | Approach Score 81/100 |
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Company no. 08606487 · Companies House |
| 4 | Parkview Residential Home Bolton, Lancs A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 80/100 |
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Company no. 02578902 · Companies House |
| 5 | Resilience Residential Cheadle A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 79/100 |
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Company no. 12708214 · Companies House |
| 6 | Remake Care Manchester | Approach Score 79/100 |
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Company no. 12209625 · Companies House |
| 7 | Brookfield Care (NW) Stockport, Cheshire | Approach Score 78/100 |
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Company no. 14018933 · Companies House |
| 8 | Wingates Residential Home Bolton, Lancashire | Approach Score 78/100 |
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Company no. 05365631 · Companies House |
| 9 | Casequest Altrincham, Cheshire | Approach Score 78/100 |
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Company no. 01402492 · Companies House |
| 10 | VCare Professionals Bolton | Approach Score 78/100 |
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Company no. 08959764 · Companies House |
| 11 | Annacliffe Care Home Manchester | Approach Score 77/100 | We hold older figures than Companies House
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Company no. 05389083 · Companies House |
| 12 | Optima Health and Social Care Manchester A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 77/100 |
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Company no. 06962108 · Companies House |
| 13 | Greenlands Residential Home Cheadle, Cheshire | Approach Score 76/100 |
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Company no. 07780100 · Companies House |
| 14 | Belvoir Home Care Manchester A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 76/100 |
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Company no. 05529450 · Companies House |
| 15 | Compact Personnel Stockport | Approach Score 76/100 |
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Company no. 13472704 · Companies House |
| 16 | Step Ahead Services Ashton-Under-Lyne, Tameside | Approach Score 76/100 |
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Company no. 07231707 · Companies House |
| 17 | Avalon Care Stockport | Approach Score 76/100 | We hold older figures than Companies House
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Company no. 04895979 · Companies House |
| 18 | Dentak Care and Services Cheadle, Cheshire | Approach Score 75/100 |
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Company no. 08692791 · Companies House |
| 19 | Social Care Services Stockport, Cheshire | Approach Score 75/100 | We hold older figures than Companies House
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Company no. 04460745 · Companies House |
| 20 | Lily Care Altrincham, Cheshire | Approach Score 75/100 | We hold older figures than Companies House
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Company no. 04597674 · Companies House |
| 21 | Southlands Residential Home Bolton | Approach Score 74/100 |
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Company no. 02175549 · Companies House |
| 22 | XYP Childcare Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire | Approach Score 74/100 |
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Company no. 11247302 · Companies House |
| 23 | Invigor Adolescent Care Manchester | Approach Score 73/100 |
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Company no. 11666234 · Companies House |
| 24 | Alex Davis Homes Manchester A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 73/100 |
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Company no. 07537396 · Companies House |
| 25 | 4pureheart Altrincham, Cheshire | Approach Score 73/100 |
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Company no. 10057047 · Companies House |
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One row per firm, in Approach Score order, as Excel + CSV.
It holds the facts behind each score, points for each part of the score, financials with dates, publicly available contact details, where identified, director names and named shareholders.
Some people with significant control appear as Other individual, with no further detail. Director email lookups are not included.
How this list is filtered
- 10 or more staff, from filed headcount or our estimate where none is filed.
- Registered office in Manchester.
How this list is built
The Approach Score ranks firms mainly on public Companies House information about owner tenure and age, ownership, size, financial strength and recent register changes.
Firms with higher scores appear first in each list.
Use the ranking to order research, then check each business directly.
What it does not mean
No firm here is for sale, and the score says nothing about any owner's plans.
At least 95% of the firms where we hold directors had them checked in or after November 2026.
What we do not cover
Regulatory information is not included in this list. Buyers should check the relevant register as part of their due diligence. Check registration and inspection reports through CQC's service search in England, or Ofsted's inspection report search for children's homes. Scotland's Care Inspectorate, Care Inspectorate Wales and Northern Ireland's RQIA publish their own service directories and reports.
Why age bands but no people's names
Age bands come from the month and year of birth on Companies House. This page shows no exact ages and no people's names. Both come with the purchased list. The band edges from 45 to 65 are the ages where the score changes. A row shows no age bands when a director's surname is in the firm's name, its group's name or its website. Those directors' ages still count towards the score.
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