13
Registered care homes
Care home operator
Care South
13 registered care homes, about 729 beds across 4 counties 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
729
Registered beds
4
Counties covered
100%
Rated Good or Outstanding
Care South operates 13 CQC-registered care homes with about 729 beds across 4 counties in England, an established multi-home operator. 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 Care South
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 Care South, competing with it locally, or benchmarking covenant and rating profile before lending, the portfolio below is the operating footprint a credit decision reads.
Finance we arrange for operators
CQC rating profile
| Good | 13 |
Portfolio
Care South care homes
Every registered home in the group, largest by bed count first.
| Care home | Location | Beds | Type | CQC rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maiden Castle House | Dorchester | 66 | Residential | Good |
| Buxton House | Weymouth | 64 | Residential | Good |
| Fairlawn | Ferndown | 64 | Residential | Good |
| St. Ives Country House Care | Ringwood | 60 | Nursing | Good |
| Kenwith Castle Country House Care | Barnstaple | 59 | Residential | Good |
| Talbot View | Bournemouth | 59 | Residential | Good |
| Alexandra House | Poole | 58 | Residential | Good |
| Beauchamp House Nursing Home | Taunton | 54 | Nursing | Good |
| Dorset House | Poole | 52 | Residential | Good |
| Castle Dene | Bournemouth | 50 | Residential | Good |
| Marjorie House | Poole | 50 | Residential | Good |
| Wickmeads | Bournemouth | 50 | Nursing | Good |
| Elizabeth House | Poole | 43 | Residential | 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 Care South.
Acquiring, refinancing or competing with Care South?
Send us the deal or the home and we will come back with a view on fundability and likely terms within one working day.