Willow Tower Opco 1 Limited: care homes and who is behind them
Willow Tower Opco 1 Limited runs 16 care homes in England with 1,619 beds (CQC register, ): 1 outstanding, 14 good, 1 requires improvement. It is company 05401819 (active). It is owned by Welltower Inc. The chain ends with Welltower Inc, a company registered outside the UK (United States). Latest accounts are made up to 31 December 2025. It has 0 outstanding charges registered (of 3 in total). Kitchen food hygiene: 1 of 1 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) | Willow Tower Opco 1 Limited | 05401819 | Active |
| Owner | Welltower Inc | — | registered outside the UK (United States) |
The chain ends with Welltower Inc, a company registered outside the UK (United States).
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 Private Limited Company |
|---|---|
| Incorporated | 23 March 2005 |
| Latest accounts made up to | 31 December 2025 (full) |
| Next accounts due by | 30 September 2027 |
| Charges registered | 3: 0 outstanding, 3 satisfied |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frognal House Care Home Sidcup | Bexley | 131 | Good 2025 | — |
| Southbourne Beach Care Home Bournemouth | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 104 | Good 2025 | — |
| Westbourne Tower Care Home Bournemouth | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 114 | Good 2023 | — |
| Beaconsfield Heights Care Home Beaconsfield | Buckinghamshire | 95 | Good 2018 | — |
| Purley Gardens Care Home Purley | Croydon | 119 | Good 2026 | — |
| Eastbourne Gardens Care Home Eastbourne | East Sussex | 107 | Good 2026 | — |
| Fleet Hall Care Home Fleet | Hampshire | 78 | Good 2023 | — |
| Winchester Heights Care Home Winchester | Hampshire | 103 | Good 2026 | — |
| Chorleywood Manor Care Home Rickmansworth | Hertfordshire | 100 | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| Elstree View Care Home Borehamwood | Hertfordshire | 81 | Good 2023 | — |
| Southampton Manor Care Home Southampton | Southampton | 104 | Good 2024 | — |
| Bagshot Gardens Care Home Bagshot | Surrey | 99 | Good 2022 | — |
| Esher Manor Care Home Esher | Surrey | 88 | Good 2023 | 5 |
| Guildford House Care Home Guildford | Surrey | 101 | Good 2023 | — |
| Virginia Water Care Home Virginia Water | Surrey | 92 | Good 2019 | — |
| Sonning Gardens Care Home Reading | Wokingham | 103 | Outstanding 2018 | — |
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; 1 of 16 homes matched, 1 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.