2
Registered care homes
Care home operator
Balkerne Gardens Trust Limited
2 registered care homes, about 73 beds across 1 county in England. Portfolio, ratings and the finance an acquisition or refinance would use.
Written and reviewed by Matt Lenzie Founder & Principal Broker · 25 years arranging care home finance · Reviewed June 2026
73
Registered beds
1
Counties covered
100%
Rated Good or Outstanding
Balkerne Gardens Trust Limited operates 2 CQC-registered care homes with about 73 beds across 1 county in England, a small group. Around 100% of its rated homes are rated Good or Outstanding. For an acquirer, lender or investor the group's covenant rests on that trading base and bed stock, and its CQC rating profile is the clearest read on operational quality across the portfolio.
Financing a group like Balkerne Gardens Trust Limited
We arrange finance relevant to a group of this scale: portfolio acquisition and whole-company funding, refinancing of an existing facility, development capital for new beds, and sale-and-leaseback to release freehold value while the operator keeps trading. Whether you are acquiring Balkerne Gardens Trust Limited, competing with it locally, or benchmarking covenant and rating profile before lending, the portfolio below is the operating footprint a credit decision reads.
Portfolio
Balkerne Gardens Trust Limited care homes
Every registered home in the group, largest by bed count first.
| Care home | Location | Beds | Type | CQC rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freda Gunton Lodge Residential Home | Colchester | 40 | Residential | Good |
| Cheviot Nursing Home | Colchester | 33 | Nursing | Good |
Source: Care Quality Commission care directory, 03 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Registration and bed data only; not affiliated with or endorsed by Balkerne Gardens Trust Limited.
Acquiring, refinancing or competing with Balkerne Gardens Trust Limited?
Send us the deal or the home and we will come back with a view on fundability and likely terms within one working day.