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Care home companies in London

892 care home companies have a registered office in London, and 220 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £21,066 in cash and owed £60,087 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled” (SIC 87300).

The numbers

Care home companies in London compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureLondonUK
Registered companies8927,200
Formed in 2025 or 2026220 (25%)19%
Being struck off or in liquidation72 (8.1%)8%
Typical cash at year end£21,066219 accounts£80,995
Typical amount owed at year end£60,087372 accounts£132,620
Typical number of employees1387 accounts8

What this means if you’re starting one

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical care home company in London holds £21,066 in cash and owes £60,087; that cash figure is higher than 85% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding less cash than they owe, so there is little slack if takings dip or a big bill lands early.

Expect real upfront spend on equipment or fit-out

The typical care home company in London carries £67,577 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, higher than 96% of UK industries.

Kit and premises are a big part of the cost of entry, and that money is hard to get back if the idea does not work.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical care home company in London reports 1 employees; the top quarter has 26 or more (387 filings).

You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.

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What these figures can’t tell you

Companies are counted where their registered office is, which may be an accountant or a home address rather than a shop. Sole traders and partnerships are not on the register, and electronically filed accounts cover roughly 60–75% of accounts filed each year. The figures describe companies that exist; they cannot prove demand for your idea or predict whether it will work. How the figures are built.

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