Making Space: care homes and who is behind them
Making Space runs 12 care homes in England with 162 beds (CQC register, ): 11 good, 1 requires improvement. It is company 01642033 (active). Making Space 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 2 outstanding charges registered (of 3 in total). Kitchen food hygiene: 7 of 10 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) | Making Space | 01642033 | Active |
Making Space 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/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) |
|---|---|
| Incorporated | 8 June 1982 |
| Latest accounts made up to | 31 March 2025 (full) |
| Next accounts due by | 31 December 2026 |
| Charges registered | 3: 2 outstanding, 1 satisfied |
| Latest outstanding charge created | 26 November 2020 |
| Charge holders (outstanding) | Social and Sustainable Housing LP (Acting Through Its General Partner, Social and Sustainable Capital LLP); Wigan & Bolton Health Authority |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Street Barnsley | Barnsley | 6 | Good 2021 | 4 |
| Rivacre House Ellesmere Port | Cheshire West and Chester | 12 | Good 2018 | — |
| Cedar House Spalding | Lincolnshire | 7 | Requires improvement 2022 | 5 |
| Swallow Lodge Lincoln | Lincolnshire | 8 | Good 2023 | 5 |
| Beyer Lodge Nursing Home Manchester | Manchester | 16 | Good 2022 | 5 |
| Palmyra Liverpool | Sefton | 15 | Good 2019 | 4 |
| Greengate House St Helens | St. Helens | 14 | Good 2019 | 5 |
| Sherdley Court St Helens | St. Helens | 25 | Good 2022 | 3 |
| Syrian House Sale | Trafford | 17 | Good 2019 | 5 |
| Ashwood Court Residential Home Warrington | Wigan | 17 | Good 2018 | 5 |
| Ashwood Court Supportive Pathways Warrington | Wigan | 10 | Good 2023 | — |
| Kingshill Wigan | Wigan | 15 | 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; 10 of 12 homes matched, 7 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.