UK care operators
The 200 largest operators by registered beds. Each page shows how the whole estate is rated, not one home at a time — the pattern across an operator often tells you more than any single inspection.
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| Operator | Services | Homes | Beds | Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited | 216 | 216 | 13,665 |
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| Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd | 106 | 106 | 7,427 |
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| Anchor Hanover Group | 131 | 120 | 6,424 |
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| HC-One Limited | 114 | 114 | 6,069 |
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| Sanctuary Care Limited | 99 | 97 | 4,823 |
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| Runwood Homes Limited | 55 | 55 | 3,929 |
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| Methodist Homes | 97 | 72 | 3,827 |
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| HC-One No.5 Limited | 62 | 62 | 3,430 |
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| Fife Council | 28 | 9 | 3,044 |
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| Change, Grow, Live | 5 | 0 | 2,930 |
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| The Orders Of St. John Care Trust | 56 | 49 | 2,766 |
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| Dundee City Council | 24 | 5 | 2,763 |
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| HC-One No.2 Limited | 39 | 39 | 2,605 |
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| Aria Healthcare Group LTD | 44 | 44 | 2,435 |
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| WT UK Opco 4 Limited | 29 | 29 | 2,357 |
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| Advinia Care Homes Limited | 21 | 21 | 2,339 |
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| Prime Life Limited | 54 | 54 | 2,099 |
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| Marie Curie | 16 | 0 | 2,000 |
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| Voyage 1 Limited | 294 | 247 | 1,998 |
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| Bupa Care Homes (ANS) Limited | 29 | 29 | 1,953 |
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| WT HI OpCo 1 Limited | 34 | 34 | 1,818 |
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| Glasgow City Council | 32 | 5 | 1,817 |
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| Care UK Care Services Limited | 26 | 26 | 1,795 |
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| Aberdeen City Council | 16 | 3 | 1,743 |
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| Minster Care Management Limited | 27 | 27 | 1,637 |
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| Willow Tower Opco 1 Limited | 16 | 16 | 1,619 |
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| Healthcare Ireland (Belfast) Limited | 37 | 37 | 1,607 | — |
| HRM Homecare Services Ltd | 10 | 0 | 1,600 |
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| Quantum Care Limited | 23 | 23 | 1,597 |
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| WT NB OpCo 1 Limited | 25 | 25 | 1,558 |
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| Akari Care Limited | 28 | 28 | 1,540 |
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| Beaumont Care Homes Limited | 30 | 30 | 1,534 | — |
| Northern HSC Trust | 51 | 9 | 1,472 | — |
| Avery Homes (Nelson) Limited | 17 | 17 | 1,452 |
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| Orkney Islands Council | 25 | 4 | 1,425 |
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| CERA Care Operations (Scotland) Limited | 20 | 0 | 1,400 |
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| Bupa Care Homes (CFChomes) Limited | 24 | 24 | 1,321 |
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| North Lanarkshire Council | 30 | 0 | 1,318 |
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| HC-One No. 1 Limited | 16 | 16 | 1,314 |
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| Healthcare Homes Group Limited | 29 | 29 | 1,303 |
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| Belfast HSC Trust | 59 | 14 | 1,292 | — |
| Ann's Care Homes | 29 | 29 | 1,274 | — |
| Bondcare (London) Limited | 17 | 17 | 1,265 |
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| Barchester Healthcare Ltd | 16 | 16 | 1,240 |
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| Colleycare Limited | 19 | 19 | 1,186 |
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| Shaw Healthcare (Group) Limited | 25 | 24 | 1,183 |
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| Somerset Care Limited | 24 | 21 | 1,179 |
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| Greensleeves Homes Trust | 26 | 26 | 1,176 |
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| The Moray Council | 19 | 0 | 1,176 |
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| Cornerstone Community Care | 66 | 10 | 1,173 |
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| Achieve Together Limited | 196 | 151 | 1,166 |
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| Country Court Care Homes 2 Limited | 19 | 19 | 1,162 |
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| Holmes Care Group Scotland Ltd | 22 | 21 | 1,156 |
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| Bupa Care Homes (BNH) Limited | 26 | 26 | 1,155 |
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| DHCH14 Limited | 22 | 22 | 1,153 |
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| St Philips Care Limited | 32 | 32 | 1,152 |
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| Western HSC Trust | 53 | 10 | 1,130 | — |
| Scottish Borders Council | 15 | 6 | 1,099 |
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| MMCG (2) Limited | 14 | 14 | 1,066 |
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| Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited | 102 | 102 | 1,063 |
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| Harbour Healthcare (North) Ltd | 19 | 19 | 1,055 |
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| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 24 | 6 | 1,020 |
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| Southern HSC Trust | 41 | 5 | 974 | — |
| Indigo Care Services Limited | 19 | 19 | 963 |
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| The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company | 16 | 16 | 958 |
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| Olympus Opco LTD | 15 | 15 | 940 |
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| Hampshire County Council | 24 | 19 | 922 |
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| Leonard Cheshire Disability | 84 | 45 | 911 |
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| Park Homes (UK) Limited | 19 | 19 | 907 |
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| East Ayrshire Council | 27 | 1 | 899 |
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| Healthcare Homes (LSC) Limited | 13 | 13 | 896 |
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| ION Care and Support Services Limited | 6 | 1 | 864 |
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| Avante Care and Support Limited | 14 | 12 | 851 |
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| South Eastern HSC Trust | 30 | 8 | 827 | — |
| Balhousie Care Limited | 18 | 18 | 821 |
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| NHS Highland | 40 | 16 | 816 |
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| Care South | 16 | 14 | 804 |
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| Agincare (Southwark) Limited | 15 | 12 | 790 |
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| Croftwood Care UK Limited | 19 | 19 | 783 |
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| Lancashire County Council | 33 | 23 | 781 |
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| Black Swan International Limited | 23 | 23 | 776 |
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| Harbour Healthcare Ltd | 12 | 12 | 768 |
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| RCH Care Homes Limited | 9 | 9 | 762 |
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| The Fremantle Trust | 19 | 15 | 760 |
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| Highland Home Carers Limited | 6 | 0 | 750 |
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| Norse Care (Services) Limited | 33 | 17 | 743 |
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| Nazareth Care Charitable Trust | 12 | 12 | 731 |
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| Aberdeenshire Council | 32 | 9 | 729 |
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| Ideal Carehomes Limited | 11 | 11 | 726 |
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| The Richmond Fellowship Scotland Limited | 80 | 10 | 721 |
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| Willowbrook Healthcare Limited | 10 | 10 | 720 |
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| Sanders Senior Living Limited | 11 | 11 | 708 |
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| H I C A | 19 | 15 | 706 |
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| Simply Care Group UK Ltd | 10 | 10 | 700 |
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| Constance Care Limited | 10 | 0 | 700 |
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| Nellsar Limited | 13 | 13 | 674 |
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| Trust Housing Association Ltd | 10 | 0 | 673 |
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| Priory CC96 Limited | 7 | 7 | 668 |
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| Enable Scotland (Leading the Way) | 59 | 16 | 667 |
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| Landona House Limited | 13 | 13 | 663 |
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| Lovett Care Limited | 9 | 9 | 663 |
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| Redwood Tower UK Opco 1 Limited | 7 | 7 | 657 |
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| Regal Care Trading Ltd | 15 | 15 | 650 |
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| Gainford Care Homes Limited | 13 | 13 | 641 |
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| Highgate Care Services Ltd | 10 | 9 | 637 |
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| Community Integrated Care | 98 | 33 | 635 |
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| Aberdeen Association of Social Service, a company limited by guarantee, trading as VSA | 17 | 5 | 635 |
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| City of Edinburgh Council | 38 | 7 | 634 |
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| Malhotra Care Homes Limited | 11 | 11 | 634 |
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| Northcare (Scotland) Ltd | 10 | 10 | 632 |
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| Coverage Care Services Limited | 10 | 10 | 624 |
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| Sense Scotland | 36 | 3 | 621 |
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| Bupa Care Homes (AKW) Limited | 9 | 9 | 621 |
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| Lifeways Community Care Limited | 51 | 17 | 617 |
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| Mears Supported Living Limited | 8 | 0 | 616 |
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| Shetland Islands Council | 26 | 9 | 611 |
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| East Dunbartonshire Council | 9 | 1 | 606 |
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| Church of Scotland Trading as Crossreach | 45 | 21 | 604 |
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| Ideal Carehomes (Number One) Limited | 10 | 10 | 603 |
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| Redwood Tower UK Opco 2 Limited | 6 | 6 | 602 |
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| Wellburn Care Homes Limited | 14 | 14 | 600 |
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| WCS Care Group Limited | 13 | 13 | 598 |
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| Roseberry Care Centres (England) Ltd | 13 | 13 | 597 |
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| Bupa Care Homes (CFHCare) Limited | 6 | 6 | 597 |
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| Valorum Care Limited | 23 | 22 | 586 |
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| Belong Limited | 16 | 8 | 575 |
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| Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited | 71 | 65 | 567 |
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| West Dunbartonshire Council | 22 | 2 | 560 |
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| Roseberry Care Centres GB Limited | 12 | 12 | 557 |
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| MMCG (CCH) (2) Limited | 13 | 13 | 548 |
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| Turning Point Scotland | 32 | 0 | 546 |
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| Renfrewshire Council | 19 | 3 | 544 |
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| South Lanarkshire Council | 33 | 3 | 537 |
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| Welford Healthcare MC Ltd | 7 | 7 | 537 |
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| Porthaven Care Homes No 2 Limited | 8 | 8 | 521 |
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| Simon Community Scotland | 6 | 1 | 520 |
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| Consensus Support Services Limited | 63 | 63 | 518 |
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| Richmond Villages Operations Limited | 19 | 10 | 516 |
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| Accomplish Group Limited | 72 | 69 | 514 |
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| Renaissance Care (No1) Limited | 9 | 9 | 514 |
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| Jewish Care | 12 | 9 | 512 |
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| Wheatley Care | 31 | 1 | 509 |
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| Cedar Care Homes Limited | 12 | 10 | 509 |
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| Thistle Healthcare Limited | 7 | 7 | 509 |
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| GCH (Alder) Ltd | 7 | 7 | 503 |
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| Signature Senior Lifestyle Operations Ltd | 5 | 5 | 502 |
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| We Are With You | 8 | 0 | 500 |
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| Bupa Care Homes (GL) Limited | 10 | 10 | 498 |
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| Wellington Healthcare (Arden) Ltd | 12 | 12 | 497 |
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| Marton Care Homes Ltd | 11 | 11 | 496 |
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| Qualia Care Limited | 8 | 8 | 492 |
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| Pressbeau Limited | 9 | 9 | 491 |
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| Leicestershire County Care Limited | 12 | 12 | 490 |
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| CCM NH Limited | 11 | 11 | 488 |
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| The Royal British Legion | 6 | 6 | 488 |
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| Shaw healthcare (Cambria) Limited | 20 | 17 | 484 |
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| Sandstone Care North West Limited | 7 | 7 | 481 |
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| Mariposa Care Group Limited | 10 | 10 | 479 |
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| Acer Healthcare Operations Limited | 7 | 7 | 466 |
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| Healthcare Ireland No 2 Ltd | 13 | 13 | 465 | — |
| Borough Care Ltd | 10 | 10 | 458 |
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| SheffCare Limited | 9 | 9 | 458 |
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| Stow Healthcare Group Limited | 8 | 8 | 454 |
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| Barker Care Limited | 8 | 8 | 453 |
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| Crown Care VI Limited | 6 | 6 | 452 |
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| Pendine Park Care Organisation Ltd | 6 | 6 | 450 |
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| Key Housing Association Ltd | 22 | 0 | 449 |
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| Abbeyfield Society (The) | 16 | 13 | 448 |
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| Elizabeth Finn Homes Limited | 8 | 8 | 447 |
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| Oakland Opco B Limited | 6 | 6 | 446 |
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| Country Court Care Homes 6 Limited | 6 | 6 | 445 |
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| St. Martin's Care Limited | 6 | 6 | 444 |
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| Porthaven Care Homes Limited | 6 | 6 | 440 |
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| Sanctuary Care Property (1) Limited | 8 | 8 | 437 |
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| Colten Care (1993) Limited | 7 | 7 | 437 |
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| Shaftesbury Care GRP Limited | 7 | 7 | 434 |
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| Rushcliffe Care Limited | 12 | 12 | 432 |
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| Your Care Provider Ltd | 8 | 8 | 430 |
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| Heathcotes Care Limited | 61 | 53 | 426 |
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| Lentulus Properties Limited | 6 | 6 | 422 |
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| ADL Plc | 11 | 11 | 421 |
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| South Coast Nursing Homes Limited | 9 | 9 | 412 |
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| Randolph Hill Nursing Homes (Scotland) Ltd | 7 | 7 | 410 |
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| Hafod Housing Association Ltd | 9 | 7 | 404 |
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| Angus Council | 17 | 3 | 402 |
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| Ultimate Care Limited | 5 | 5 | 402 |
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| Trust Care Ltd | 9 | 9 | 396 |
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| Danforth Care No. 1 Limited | 6 | 6 | 396 |
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| Amicura Limited | 6 | 6 | 391 |
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| Tanglewood Care Services Limited | 6 | 6 | 391 |
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| Crown Care IV Limited | 6 | 6 | 389 |
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| Pilgrims' Friend Society | 12 | 12 | 388 |
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| Highgate Care Services (Yorkshire) LTD | 7 | 7 | 384 |
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| Brunelcare | 12 | 7 | 382 |
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| The Council of St Monica Trust | 9 | 4 | 380 |
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| B & M Investments Limited | 8 | 8 | 380 |
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| Eleanor Nursing and Social Care Limited | 25 | 7 | 371 |
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| Agincare (Somerset) Limited | 8 | 8 | 370 |
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| Real Life Options | 56 | 9 | 369 |
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| Argyll and Bute Council | 22 | 7 | 368 |
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