16
Registered care homes
Care home operator
National Autistic Society (The)
16 registered care homes, about 118 beds across 11 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
118
Registered beds
11
Counties covered
69%
Rated Good or Outstanding
National Autistic Society (The) operates 16 CQC-registered care homes with about 118 beds across 11 counties in England, a substantial regional group. Around 69% 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 National Autistic Society (The)
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 National Autistic Society (The), 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 | 11 |
| Requires improvement | 5 |
Geographic spread
Where National Autistic Society (The) operates
The group's footprint by county, the operating geography a lender or acquirer underwrites.
| County | Homes | Beds | Towns |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| Somerset | 3 | 20 | 1 |
| Lancashire | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| Bristol | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Devon | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Greater London | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Greater Manchester | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| South Yorkshire | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Suffolk | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Surrey | 1 | 10 | 1 |
Portfolio
National Autistic Society (The) care homes
Every registered home in the group, largest by bed count first.
| Care home | Location | Beds | Type | CQC rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainwaring Terrace | Manchester | 14 | Residential | Good |
| St Edwards Close | Croydon | 12 | Residential | Good |
| Stonepit Close | Farnham | 10 | Residential | Good |
| Cherry Trees | Burnham on Sea | 9 | Residential | Good |
| Crossways | Bury St Edmunds | 8 | Residential | Good |
| Field View | Goole | 8 | Residential | Requires improvement |
| Hoylands House | Barnsley | 8 | Residential | Good |
| Kingsley House | Barnstaple | 8 | Residential | Good |
| Clayton Brook House | Accrington | 7 | Residential | Good |
| Fernery House | Burnham on Sea | 7 | Residential | Requires improvement |
| Pelham Manor | Gravesend | 7 | Residential | Requires improvement |
| Merlewood House | Accrington | 6 | Residential | Good |
| Park View | Burnham on Sea | 4 | Residential | Requires improvement |
| Pinecroft and Bristol Outreach | Filton | 4 | Residential | Good |
| Echo Square House | Gravesend | 3 | Residential | Good |
| Overcliffe House | Gravesend | 3 | Residential | Requires improvement |
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 National Autistic Society (The).
Acquiring, refinancing or competing with National Autistic Society (The)?
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