8
Registered care homes
Care home operator
Cygnet (OE) Limited
8 registered care homes, about 79 beds across 5 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
79
Registered beds
5
Counties covered
88%
Rated Good or Outstanding
Cygnet (OE) Limited operates 8 CQC-registered care homes with about 79 beds across 5 counties in England, an established multi-home operator. Around 88% 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 Cygnet (OE) 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 Cygnet (OE) Limited, 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 | 7 |
| Requires improvement | 1 |
Geographic spread
Where Cygnet (OE) Limited operates
The group's footprint by county, the operating geography a lender or acquirer underwrites.
| County | Homes | Beds | Towns |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Durham | 3 | 37 | 2 |
| Essex | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| Leicestershire | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Northumberland | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| West Midlands | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Portfolio
Cygnet (OE) Limited care homes
Every registered home in the group, largest by bed count first.
| Care home | Location | Beds | Type | CQC rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollyhurst | Darlington | 22 | Nursing | Good |
| Oaklands | Hexham | 15 | Nursing | Requires improvement |
| Thornfield Grange | Bishop Auckland | 10 | Nursing | Good |
| Toller Road | Wigston | 8 | Nursing | Good |
| Willow House | Birmingham | 8 | Nursing | Good |
| Old Leigh House | Southend on Sea | 6 | Residential | Good |
| Redlands Residential Care Home | Darlington | 5 | Residential | Good |
| The Orchards | Clacton on Sea | 5 | 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 Cygnet (OE) Limited.
Acquiring, refinancing or competing with Cygnet (OE) Limited?
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