The Brandon Trust: care homes and who is behind them
The Brandon Trust runs 11 care homes in England with 78 beds (CQC register, ): 11 good. It is company 02365487 (active). The Brandon Trust 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 7 outstanding charges registered (of 70 in total). Kitchen food hygiene: 3 of 4 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) | The Brandon Trust | 02365487 | Active |
The Brandon Trust 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 | 28 March 1989 |
| Latest accounts made up to | 31 March 2025 (group) |
| Next accounts due by | 31 December 2026 |
| Charges registered | 70: 7 outstanding, 63 satisfied |
| Latest outstanding charge created | 21 August 2025 |
| Charge holders (outstanding) | Avon Health Authority; National Westminster Bank PLC; Nhs Commissioning Board (Known as Nhs England); The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Trust - 261 Passage Road Care Home Bristol | Bristol, City of | 5 | Good 2026 | — |
| Hampstead Road Care Home Bristol | Bristol, City of | 12 | Good 2018 | — |
| Ferncroft Purley | Croydon | 6 | Good 2023 | 4 |
| Heathercroft Purley | Croydon | 6 | Good 2026 | — |
| The Rambles Care Home Backwell | North Somerset | 6 | Good 2021 | 5 |
| The Willows Nursing home Weston Super Mare | North Somerset | 7 | Good 2020 | — |
| Oxford Respite Service Oxford | Oxfordshire | 6 | Good 2018 | 5 |
| Short Term Breaks - 69 Neithrop Avenue Banbury | Oxfordshire | 5 | Good 2021 | — |
| Woodview Didcot | Oxfordshire | 5 | Good 2019 | — |
| Badgers House Care Home Bristol | South Gloucestershire | 6 | Good 2023 | — |
| Wraxall Road Nursing Home Cadbury Heath | South Gloucestershire | 14 | Good 2019 | 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; 4 of 11 homes matched, 3 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.