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The UK’s leading Childcare & Healthcare Business Broker has a new home.

Redwoods Dowling Kerr

Redwoods Dowling Kerr (RDK) has moved to a new dedicated website offering bespoke services that specialise in the Childcare, Education & Healthcare sectors.

Redwoods Dowling Kerr (RDK) is the UK’s leading Childcare & Healthcare business completing sales on a weekly basis to a variety of buyers. We offer bespoke services aimed at clients who are looking to expand and grow their business; new entrants looking to acquire a business; and those looking to sell to realise maximum value for their investment. Our experienced team are market leaders, working with clients to realise and achieve their goals. Our approach ensures that we research the global business community to find the right buyer or acquisition target for our clients. If you’re looking to buy or sell a Childcare, Education or Healthcare business, please visit Redwoods Dowling Kerr.

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  • £100,000

    REF: 51756

    Childcare & Education

    Leasehold

    Impressive Children’s Preschool Nursery Registered For 28 Children in Harrow

    • Delightful children’s preschool, registered for 28 children
    • Fee income approx. £52,000 per annum (y/e April 2024)
    • North West London, residential street
    • ‘Pack away’ facility with outdoor area, viewing highly recommended
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  • POA

    REF: 51635

    Childcare & Education

    Freehold

    Charming Day Nursery – South Wales

    • Well-established family owned children’s day nursery registered for 44 children
    • Financially, the business is well-established, with a turnover of £372,839 for the year ending March 2025 and adjusted profit of £15,643
    • Located in a highly desirable area of South Wales.
    • Excellent reputation, viewing highly recommended
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  • Well-established Day Nursery – East Midlands

    £1,100,000

    REF: 51565

    Childcare & Education

    Freehold

    Well-established Day Nursery – East Midlands

    • Well-established, Capacity for 43 children.
    • Turnover YE Aug 2024 £502,035
    • Sought after location with easy access, Ofsted rated 'Good'
    • Substantial detached freehold property, Retirement sale
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  • Day Nursery – Flintshire

    £130,000

    REF: 47049

    Childcare & Education

    Leasehold

    Day Nursery – Flintshire

    • Charming day nursery with a capacity for 49 children
    • Fee income of £464,775 per annum (y/e 31.12.23) genuine growth potential
    • Convenient and accessible position, excellent reputation
    • Freehold option available
    • Well presented throughout, retirement sale, viewing highly recommended
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  • £290,000

    REF: 51266

    Healthcare

    Leasehold

    Homecare Business – Gloucestershire.

    • Highly reputable, long-established provider of healthcare services with a strong local reputation. Comprehensive range of services delivered by a skilled and dedicated team.
    • Annual turnover for 2024 £419,743 with EBITDA of £23,225.
    • Excellent relationship with LA with fixed contract in place (4 years remaining). 2 office locations: Cinderford and Bristol (6 service clients in Bristol and 24 service users in Cinderford)
    • Providing approx. 300 hours of care per week to 30 service users. LA clients 60%, Private clients 40%.
    • Excellent potential for growth within the expanding healthcare sector in Gloucestershire. Sponsorship licence in place.
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  • Children’s Day Nursery – Midlands

    £104,999

    REF: 51237

    Childcare & Education

    Leasehold

    Children’s Day Nursery – Midlands

    • Charming Leasehold Children’s Day Nursery with Outstanding OFSTED rating (Capacity 25 per session, and due to expand to 40% capacity)
    • Convenient and accessible setting, well presented throughout, term time only with the potential to expand opening hours.
    • Excellent reputation, viewing recommended
    • Fee Income £117,927per annum & EBITDA £29, 919 (31/07/24) ideally suit first time buyer or current operators looking to expand.
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  • £690,000

    REF: 50196

    Healthcare

    Leasehold

    Home Care Provider – South East England

    • Home Care Provider in East Anglia.
    • Turnover of £1,818,654 for year-end September 2024 with an adjusted EBITDA of £401,361
    • The business is on track to increase to c.9,390 Four weekly care hours (from c.7,200 Four Weekly) to service users across the region by the end of 2024.
    • (Current Care Service Users : 140 of which 2X Are Private Clients)
    • Staff are trained to care for service users with dementia and mobility issues.
    • Operating for many years with a block contract from the local authority.
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  • Nursing & Residential Care Home – Lancashire

    £2,000,000

    REF: 50076

    Healthcare

    Freehold

    Nursing & Residential Care Home – Lancashire

    • Detached Nursing & Residential Care Home with a Good CQC Rating (Registered for 43 residents).
    • Annual Turnover for Y.E 30/11/2024 £1,850,955 with an EBITDA of £316,432
    • Operated with an experienced Management team with a Registered Manager in place.
    • 37 majority en-suite bedrooms that are immaculately presented throughout.
    • Valuable Freehold property.
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  • A Care and Education Group – East Midlands

    £1,750,000

    REF: 49983

    Childcare & Education

    Freehold

    A Care and Education Group – East Midlands

    • A care and education group in the East Midlands
    • Independent School and two children’s homes pending opening
    • Fee income (School) 28.02.2025 £932k with an EBITDA of £277k
    • Two valuable freehold properties and one leasehold
    • Retirement Sale, Viewing Recommended
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  • £400,000

    REF: 51775

    Childcare & Education

    Leasehold

    Charming Day Nursery – Hertfordshire.

    • Operating since 2004 with a strong reputation and loyal customer base.
    • Registered for 58 children aged from 3 months to 5 years.
    • Provides funded early education for 2-, 3-, and 4-year-olds, alongside private fee-paying places.
    • Strong Community Reputation - trusted by local families, with longstanding relationships and consistent occupancy.
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  • £950,000

    REF: 51593

    Childcare & Education

    Freehold

    Beautiful Nursery With Live-in Accommodation – Dorset

    • A beautiful Nursery with live in accommodation in Dorset.
    • There is scope to utilise the living space for more children and expand the nursery.
    • The nursery is registered for 21 children, including six under the age of two.
    • Turnover 2025 £247K.
    • 4 bedroom living accommodation included with the premises.
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  • £800,000

    REF: 51253

    Healthcare

    Freehold

    Residential Care Home For The Elderly + Owners Accommodation – Wales

    • Delightful Detached Residential Care Home for the Elderly (Registered for 11 residents) 9 single rooms & 1 double bedroom + owners accommodation. Potential to increase to 8-10 single rooms with en-suites.
    • After location, historically high occupancy levels. Currently occupied for 9. Owners private accommodation has 3 large double bedrooms. Bricks and Mortar worth in the region of £700,000.
    • Turnover for year end (31/03/2025) £346,722 with an EBITDA of £81,567.
    • Substantial grounds for expansion, monopoly position, Viewing highly recommended, retirement sale.
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  • Two Children’s Homes – Nottinghamshire

    £825,000

    REF: 50323

    Healthcare

    Freehold

    Two Children’s Homes – Nottinghamshire

    • Group of two Children's Homes for 6-17 year olds (Registered for 6).
    • Annual Turnover for Y.E 31/03/2024 £1,110,684 with an EBITDA of £269,793
    • Ideally positioned within well established residential areas in Nottingham, which are just a short walk from a selection of local shops and amenities.
    • All single bedrooms in well-presented homes throughout.
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  • £100,000

    REF: 51064

    Childcare & Education

    Leasehold

    Children’s Day Nursery – South East London

    • Leasehold Children's day nursery established 21 years under the current ownership 19 years
    • Capacity for 20 - 26 children with 100% occupancy for children 0 to 5 year olds
    • Ofsted rated 'Good'
    • Fees income for 2024 of £266,233 with an EBITDA of £65,617
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  • £600,000

    REF: 48572

    Childcare & Education

    Leasehold

    Children’s Day Nursery – Warwickshire

    • Detached Children’s Day Nursery with a capacity of 100+
    • Prominent and accessible setting, operated with management team, excellent reputation
    • Advised Fee Income £721k (y/e 31.03.24) generating an EBITDA of C.£175k
    • Landlord has previously agreed a new 15 year lease
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  • Supported Living Home – Northamptonshire

    £475,000

    REF: 49848

    Healthcare

    Freehold

    Supported Living Home – Northamptonshire

    • Delightful Supported Living Home for Residents aged 18-65 with Learning Disabilities (Registered for 2-3).
    • Annual Turnover for Y.E 2022 £300,041 with an impressive EBITDA of £130,234.
    • Rated Good by CQC.
    • Convenient, cosy, and accessible residential area with historically high occupancy levels.
    • Semi-detached property with viewing highly recommended.
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  • Children’s Day Nursery – Greater Manchester

    £195,000

    REF: 49428

    Childcare & Education

    Leasehold

    Children’s Day Nursery – Greater Manchester

    • Impressive Children’s Day Nursery (Registered for 79 children) Opportunity to expand to approx. 94
    • Prominent and highly desirable setting, operated with experienced management team
    • T/O YE Aug 2023 £793,822 EBITDA £95,080
    • Excellent reputation, superbly presented throughout, viewing highly recommended
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  • Home Care Provider – Cambridgeshire

    £1,600,000

    REF: 50672

    Healthcare

    Leasehold

    Home Care Provider – Cambridgeshire

    • Turnover of £1,093,263 for year-end 2023 Adjusted EBITDA in excess of £260k for year-end 2023
    • The business offers approximately 1,000 care hours per week to 90 service users across the region - 90% Private, 10% LA.
    • 'Outstanding' CQC Central office allowing for easy access for staff and to the local areas it serves.
    • Staff are trained to care for service users with dementia and mobility issues.
    • Operating with two tenders and has been for almost 10 years.
    • Our clients employ 40 employees with a second tier management team consisting of a care manager and a training manager.
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  • POA

    REF: 51071

    Healthcare

    Leasehold

    Homecare Business – Torquay

    • Domiciliary Care Agency operating in Torbay, offering approx. 650 hours of care per week.
    • Mixture of private and local authority clients, via a long term framework with local authorities and are contracted 700 hours per week.
    • Annual Turnover for Y.E 2024 £799,862 with an impressive EBITDA of £95,752
    • Good reputation with CQC with great reports.
    • Strong and stable staff structure.
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  • Domiciliary Care Agency – Buckinghamshire

    £175,000

    REF: 48606

    Healthcare

    Leasehold

    Domiciliary Care Agency – Buckinghamshire

    • Domiciliary Care Agency operating in Buckinghamshire, with a Good CQC Rating.
    • Annual Turnover for Y.E 2021 £390,055 with an impressive EBITDA of £63,484.
    • Genuine growth potential to increase ‘live in’ care packages. 550 hours per week. 14 service users all are 100% private clients.
    • Operating in densely populated residential areas of Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.
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  • £230,000

    REF: 51127

    Childcare & Education

    Leasehold

    Charming Detached Children’s Day Nursery – Flintshire

    • Charming Detached Leasehold Children’s Day Nursery (Capacity 49)
    • Convenient and accessible setting, operated with experienced management team
    • Excellent reputation, superbly presented, retirement sale, viewing highly recommended
    • Advised Fee Income circa £425,000 per annum generating an EBITDA approximately 25%
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  • Domiciliary Care Agency – Cumbria

    £200,000

    REF: 49453

    Healthcare

    Leasehold

    Domiciliary Care Agency – Cumbria

    • Domiciliary Care Agency operating in Cumbria, with a Good CQC Rating.
    • Turnover is £345,271 for year end 31/12/2023 with an EBITDA of £51,213
    • Providing care for 32 service users per week. 305 care hours provided per week.
    • 85/15% split between LA client and private clients. Local authority contract in place with Westmorland and Furness council. Owner Managed
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  • Domiciliary Care Agency -west of Scotland

    POA

    REF: 50659

    Healthcare

    Leasehold

    Domiciliary Care Agency -west of Scotland

    • Highly respected Domiciliary care agency, rated as “Good” by CQC,
    • Growth year on year, Doing approx 250 to 300 hours of care per week. 24 service user 76% local authority clients and 24% private clients
    • Turnover for y/e 31/12/2023 £318,891 per annum with an EBITDA of £97,021
    • Genuine potential, viewing recommended
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  • Complex Care Provider – West Midlands and Southwest.

    POA

    REF: 51083

    Healthcare

    Leasehold

    Complex Care Provider – West Midlands and Southwest.

    • The business offers a variety of care services such as acquired brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, long term conditions and ventilation. They provide approximately 1,300 hours of care per week.
    • Operating across two locations, the business has a dedicated nurse manager at each location. The management team consists of a QA nurse and a recruitment manager. Additionally, the business operates with c.60 healthcare assistants (HCAs).
    • The business is currently operating with ten active clients with 60% being NHS funded and 40% being private insurance payouts. Fees for services offered range between £25 and £45 an hour.
    • Turnover of £2m for year-end 2023. Adjusted EBITDA in excess of £250k for year-end 2023.
    • The business is a nurse owned and nurse led care provider, that has been trading for two years and has an overseas sponsorship licence.
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