Care homes to acquire in the South East
Updated 9 November 2026
Looking to acquire a care home in the South East? Firmbase ranks 933 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 34 staff and has been in business for 11 years; 8 firms are owned by groups that have acquired several firms in this sector. Looking beyond the South East? Explore the full UK list of care homes.
933
Firms
UK 6,672
31%
Every director 55+
UK 28%
29%
Held 75%+ by one person
UK 27%
11
Median years in business
UK 11
34
Median headcount
UK 34
£500k to £1m
Median turnover band
UK £500k to £1m · includes our estimates
8 firms owned by 4 groups that have bought several firms in this sector. That is 1% of this list, against 2% across the UK.
Towns with the most firms
- Brighton 69 firms
- Southampton 67 firms
- Reading 48 firms
- Portsmouth 47 firms
The first 25 firms, in Approach Score order
| Rank | Firm | Approach Score | The facts behind the score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scosa Tadworth, Surrey | Approach Score 90/100 |
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Company no. 04319250 · Companies House |
| 2 | County Care Berkshire Windsor, Berkshire | Approach Score 89/100 |
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Company no. 07767613 · Companies House |
| 3 | Springfield Road Childrens Homes East Sussex | Approach Score 87/100 |
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Company no. 04409743 · Companies House |
| 4 | The Churchley Rest Home Brighton, East Sussex | Approach Score 87/100 |
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Company no. 05127161 · Companies House |
| 5 | Rosedene Residential Care Home Margate, Kent | Approach Score 87/100 |
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Company no. 08436067 · Companies House |
| 6 | Futures for Children Maidstone, Kent A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 86/100 |
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Company no. 03683754 · Companies House |
| 7 | Wild Acres Care Home Wokingham A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 85/100 |
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Company no. 07336663 · Companies House |
| 8 | Universal Care Agency Waterlooville, Hants | Approach Score 83/100 |
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Company no. 06829827 · Companies House |
| 9 | Dovecote View Chichester, West Sussex | Approach Score 83/100 |
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Company no. 04993210 · Companies House |
| 10 | The Cedars Care Home (ashford) East Molesey, Surrey A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 83/100 |
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Company no. 05491086 · Companies House |
| 11 | Havesters Care Portsmouth | Approach Score 82/100 |
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Company no. 11464481 · Companies House |
| 12 | Accomplished Care Gosport, Hampshire | Approach Score 82/100 |
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Company no. 13395140 · Companies House |
| 13 | MK Supported Housing Milton Keynes, Buckinhamshire | Approach Score 82/100 |
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Company no. 09382941 · Companies House |
| 14 | Hurstcare Slough, Berkshire | Approach Score 82/100 |
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Company no. 06913480 · Companies House |
| 15 | Priority Services4u Wokingham, Berkshire | Approach Score 82/100 |
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Company no. 12217698 · Companies House |
| 16 | Around the Clock Healthcare Milton Keynes | Approach Score 82/100 |
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Company no. 11744301 · Companies House |
| 17 | Brackenlea Care Homes Winchester A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 82/100 |
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Company no. 09409257 · Companies House |
| 18 | Excelcare Haywards Heath, West Sussex | Approach Score 81/100 |
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Company no. 03250393 · Companies House |
| 19 | No Place Like Home Realty Faversham, Kent | Approach Score 81/100 |
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Company no. 08143019 · Companies House |
| 20 | Direct Link Care Littlemore, Oxford | Approach Score 81/100 |
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Company no. 08517413 · Companies House |
| 21 | Townsend Life Care Folkestone, Kent | Approach Score 81/100 |
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Company no. 07175509 · Companies House |
| 22 | Sorted Healthcare Fleet, Hampshire | Approach Score 81/100 |
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Company no. 12584252 · Companies House |
| 23 | Total Health and Training Solutions Reading, Berkshire | Approach Score 81/100 |
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Company no. 06320980 · Companies House |
| 24 | Abbey Lodge Care Home Battle, East Sussex A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 81/100 |
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Company no. 08599766 · Companies House |
| 25 | FÉ Care Milton Keynes | Approach Score 80/100 |
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Company no. 12277552 · Companies House |
908 more firms are in the list, in Approach Score order.
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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 the South East.
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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