Intelligence · Sector map · October 2026
Residential care in the UK
43,356 active companies; 5,632 formed in the last twelve months.
Computed from Lockley's index, updated 20 October 2026.
43,356
Active UK companies
5,632
Formed in the last twelve months
13% of the sector
9,070
With a website we could match
21%
Residential care: companies formed each year, still on the register
2,754
2019
2,633
2020
2,447
2021
3,465
2022
4,286
2023
4,180
2024
5,998
2025
4,503
2026
Where they are registered
Post townActive companies
London6,066
Birmingham1,670
Manchester1,090
Leicester743
Nottingham697
Liverpool628
Leeds585
Slough540
Wolverhampton451
Bristol448
Registered office, which is not always where a company trades.
Hiring in the last 30 days, manager level and above
FunctionRolesCompanies
Operations74
Finance43
HR32
Sales22
Marketing11
Jobs data from Adzuna, matched to companies in the index.
Recorded in October 2026 so far
SignalRecordsCompanies
Hiring at manager level and above139
New sites44
First hires in a function33
What is counted
Active UK companies whose Companies House SIC codes begin with 87. A company with several codes can appear in more than one sector. Figures are recomputed every night.
SourcesCompanies House (Open Government Licence) · Jobs data from Adzuna · Lockley's index and its sources
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