The Care500
England · Open CQC and Companies House data
The 500 care operators that run England
539 operators qualify. These are the top 500, ranked on CQC ratings, scale, inspection recency and trading history — and on nothing else. No operator can pay to move up.
Top 20 operators
| # | Operator | Index | Homes | Beds | Rating | Rating age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exemplar Health Care Limited | 81.7 | 58 | 1,730 | 3.02 | 1.7yr |
| 2 | Care UK | 81.6 | 223 | 15,021 | 3.01 | 3.3yr |
| 3 | Care South | 81.5 | 14 | 804 | 3.00 | 2.3yr |
| 4 | Somerset Care | 80.7 | 21 | 1,179 | 3.15 | 4.2yr |
| 5 | Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution | 80.5 | 14 | 820 | 3.28 | 6.6yr |
| 6 | Welford Healthcare | 79.8 | 34 | 2,199 | 2.96 | 3.3yr |
| 7 | Colten Care | 79.7 | 21 | 1,231 | 3.33 | 7.4yr |
| 8 | Prestwick Care | 79.5 | 16 | 889 | 3.31 | 3.6yr |
| 9 | Carebase | 79.4 | 13 | 859 | 3.16 | 4.6yr |
| 10 | Forest Care Limited | 79.3 | 5 | 300 | 3.25 | 2.4yr |
| 11 | Sanctuary Care Limited | 79.2 | 104 | 4,894 | 2.99 | 5.2yr |
| 12 | Hamberley Care Homes | 79.1 | 25 | 1,724 | 2.98 | 2.0yr |
| 13 | Orders of St John Care Trust | 78.6 | 52 | 2,964 | 3.01 | 4.8yr |
| 14 | Abbeyfield Society | 78.1 | 41 | 1,314 | 3.02 | 3.3yr |
| 15 | The Council of St Monica Trust | 77.5 | 4 | 380 | 3.46 | 4.5yr |
| 16 | Barchester Healthcare | 76.6 | 155 | 9,882 | 2.94 | 4.2yr |
| 17 | BUPA Group | 76.4 | 121 | 7,136 | 2.91 | 4.0yr |
| 18 | Avery | 76.2 | 91 | 7,688 | 2.92 | 3.3yr |
| 19 | Hampshire County Council | 76.0 | 19 | 922 | 3.00 | 6.5yr |
| 20 | Monarch Healthcare | 75.8 | 10 | 422 | 3.07 | 3.7yr |
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What this is
Two boards. The Care 500 ranks England’s care operators on open CQC and Companies House data. It cannot be bought — that is the point of it.
The supplier directory lists 339 companies selling into the sector. Listing is free; order is set by standing monthly bid, and marked as paid.
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One finding
5,425 of 13,502 rated care homes in England — 40.2%, holding 147,646 beds — were last inspected more than five years ago. A “Good” badge may describe a building, a manager and a staff team that have all since changed. Every listing here carries the date its rating was published.