61% Micro
33% Small
5% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - APRIL 2025
UK Residential Care Industry
UK Residential Care Industry Information
The residential care industry provides live-in care along with nursing, supervisory or social care services. It also includes childrens homes, temporary homeless shelters and juvenile correction facilities.
Active Businesses
29,384
Annual Sales
£40bn +
Employees
827,034
Economic Contribution
£24bn
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Location of Residential Care Companies
Residential Care Companies by Size
Largest Residential Care Companies
Turnover
Hc-one Limited
£430m
Methodist Homes
£279.2m
Oasis Charitable Trust
£277.3m
Residential Care Companies by Age
36% Startup
35% Young
16% Established
12% Mature
0% New
Oldest Residential Care Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Residential Care Companies
28% Declining
27% Healthy
23% Rapid
14% High
8% Low
Fastest Growing Residential Care Companies
3yr CAGR
Residential Care Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Residential Care Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Residential Care Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Residential Care Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Residential care activities Industry Insights
There are 29,384 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £40 billion .
The Industry employs around 827,034 people and contributes £24 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Residential Care companies is London with 6,916 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 314.
The largest Residential Care company is Care Uk Community Partnerships Ltd with a turnover of £454.6m. 61% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 5% Mid companies.
12% of the Residential Care Industry is made up of 12% Mature but the majority are Startup businesses (36%) the oldest company is Shaftesbury Society (The) founded in 1893.
Residential Care industry has a number of high growth companies (14%), the fastest growing company is Redwood Tower Uk Opco 2 Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 140%. Other fast growing companies include Windrush Alliance Uk Community Interest Company (133%), Ideal Carehomes Limited (111%) and Sanders Senior Living Limited (88%).
The UK Residential Care Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 12.38x, Turnover multiple of 1.64x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.10x.
