Livability: care homes and who is behind them
Livability runs 13 care homes in England with 230 beds (CQC register, ): 1 outstanding, 12 good. It is company 05967087 (active). Livability has filed a statement that no person or company has significant control over it. Latest accounts are made up to 31 March 2025. It has 11 outstanding charges registered (of 24 in total). Kitchen food hygiene: 10 of 13 homes with a matched rating score 5. Sources: CQC, Companies House, Food Standards Agency.
Who owns the operator
| Level | Company | Number | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator (CQC provider) | Livability | 05967087 | Active |
Livability has filed a statement that no person or company has significant control over it.
Persons with significant control as registered at Companies House on 7 November 2026. Where a company has several corporate controllers, the one with the most kinds of control is followed.
Accounts and charges of the operator
| Company status | Active PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) |
|---|---|
| Incorporated | 16 October 2006 |
| Latest accounts made up to | 31 March 2025 (group) |
| Next accounts due by | 31 December 2026 |
| Charges registered | 24: 11 outstanding, 13 satisfied |
| Latest outstanding charge created | 9 February 2024 |
| Charge holders (outstanding) | Barclays Bank PLC; Metro Bank PLC; The Charity Bank Limited; Verity Trustees Limited; West Essex Primary Care Trust |
Status and accounts dates: Companies House company data of 1 November 2026. Charges: Companies House charges register.
Its care homes ()
| Home | Council | Beds | CQC rating | Food hygiene |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaftesbury Brookside House London | Barnet | 24 | Outstanding 2019 | 5 |
| Shaftesbury Horizons Poole | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 13 | Good 2023 | 5 |
| Shaftesbury Anvil House Billericay | Essex | 7 | Good 2019 | exempt |
| Shaftesbury Keefield Harlow | Essex | 10 | Good 2023 | 5 |
| Shaftesbury Netteswell Rectory Harlow | Essex | 9 | Good 2020 | 5 |
| Shaftesbury Treetops Colchester | Essex | 21 | Good 2020 | 3 |
| Shaftesbury Bradbury Court London | Harrow | 21 | Good 2022 | 5 |
| Shaftesbury Wall Street Hereford | Herefordshire, County of | 10 | Good 2023 | 5 |
| Shaftesbury New Court Place Borehamwood | Hertfordshire | 24 | Good 2020 | 5 |
| Shaftesbury John Grooms Court Norwich | Norfolk | 29 | Good 2019 | 4 |
| Shaftesbury Dolphin Court Thorpe Bay | Southend-on-Sea | 17 | Good 2019 | 5 |
| Shaftesbury Kenway Court Southend On Sea | Southend-on-Sea | 24 | Good 2019 | 5 |
| Shaftesbury Ashley Place Bognor Regis | West Sussex | 21 | Good 2023 | 5 |
CQC rating: latest overall rating and the year its report was published. Food hygiene: Food Standards Agency rating (0–5) of the kitchen at the home's postcode with a matching name; 13 of 13 homes matched, 10 rated 5.
These are facts from public registers, not a judgement of financial risk. An outstanding charge is usually a loan secured on property, which is normal for care homes. Ownership is the chain of corporate persons with significant control as filed at Companies House; filings can lag behind real changes. Names of individuals are not shown.