What Devon Care Group does

Devon Care Group is a family-owned and family-run residential care provider operating five care homes across South Devon, England. Established approximately 40 years ago (founded circa 1984), the group operates around 205 registered beds across homes in Totnes (Puddavine Court, 45 beds), Kingsbridge (Kahala Court, 32 beds; Quay Court, 47 beds), Brixham (Bascombe Court, 46 beds), and Paignton (Roundham Court, 35 beds). The business serves elderly and frail individuals, with dedicated dementia care provision, and accepts residents for long-term stays, short-term stays, respite care, and day care. Each home is set in landscaped grounds with en-suite rooms, communal lounges, dining areas, and amenities such as hairdressing salons, libraries, and coffee lounges, and care is delivered around a person-centred philosophy emphasising independence and privacy.

The group generates revenue through recurring residential care fees charged to individual residents covering accommodation, personal care, meals, and activities. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer: prospective residents and families are invited to tour homes under an open-door policy, with referrals also coming from occupational therapists, social workers, and word-of-mouth. There is no proprietary technology platform; the offering rests on physical facility quality, 24-hour staff care (Healthcare Assistants employed at £12.50–£13.30/hour), locally sourced meals, and structured activity programmes. Marketing is conducted through the company website, community engagement, and resident testimonials.

Devon Care Group is structured as a holding group of wholly-owned limited companies (including Kahala Care Ltd, Wells Court Ltd, and Roundham Court Ltd), each housing one or more care homes. The company is CQC-registered, privately held with no disclosed external investment, private equity, or venture capital backing, and is family-run with a Locality Manager (Judy) overseeing operations. Recent strategic activity has been concentrated on rolling facility refurbishments across multiple homes through 2025 and management continuity appointments, with no expansion of home count or service lines disclosed.

Name

Devon Care Group

Legal name

Devon Care Group

Website

https://devoncaregroup.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Devon Care Group is a family-owned residential care provider operating five care homes with approximately 205 beds across South Devon, England, serving elderly individuals and dementia patients with long-term, short-term, respite, and day care services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Elderly Care

NAICS

Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Small Residential Care Homes (RCFE/Board & Care) (HLADABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Facility-Based Respite (Assisted Living/SNF/Memory Care Short Stays) (HLADAKAB), Adult Day Respite Programs (Daytime Relief) (HLADAKAC)

Keywords

• Residential elderly care
• Dementia care services
• Respite and day care
• Care home operator
• Person-centred care

Headquarters

HQ city

Totnes

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Residential Care Fees: Devon Care Group generates revenue through residential care fees charged to residents for long-term care, short-term stays, respite care, and day care services. Fees cover accommodation, personal care, meals, and activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Devon Care Group operates five family-run residential care homes in South Devon providing 24-hour personal care, accommodation, meals, and activity programmes to elderly and frail residents. Service formats include long-term residential care, short-term stays, respite care, and day care, with specialist dementia care and physical disability support offered in selected homes. The group also facilitates on-site services such as hairdressing, podiatry, and optician visits, and runs regular outings and social events for residents.

Product overview

Devon Care Group is a family-owned care home business operating five residential care homes across South Devon: Bascombe Court (Brixham), Kahala Court (Kingsbridge), Quay Court (Kingsbridge), Roundham Court (Paignton), and Puddavine Court (Totnes). The group provides long-term residential care, short-term/respite care, day care, and dementia care services to elderly and frail residents. Each home maintains high standards with private en-suite rooms, communal lounges, dining areas, and additional amenities such as hairdressing salons, nail bars, libraries, and coffee lounges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bascombe Court Residential care home in Churston Ferrers, Brixham with panoramic views across Torbay, offering accommodation for 46 residents in single and companion rooms with en-suite facilities, a coffee lounge, vintage shop, hairdressing salon, and nail bar.
• Kahala Court Residential care home in Kingsbridge overlooking the Salcombe and Kingsbridge estuary, providing accommodation for 32 residents with en-suite facilities, a sun lounge, veranda and terrace, with care for older people and those with dementia.
• Quay Court Residential care home on the quayside in Kingsbridge offering accommodation for 47 residents (45 single rooms and two companion rooms) with en-suite facilities, estuary views, a hairdressing salon, nail bar, and a small garden with raised beds.
• Roundham Court Victorian residential care home on the cliff top in Paignton with views from Berry Head to Thatcher Rock, offering accommodation for 35 residents (31 single bedrooms and two companion rooms) with en-suite facilities and a sheltered patio area.
• Puddavine Court Grand Victorian mansion in Totnes set within two acres of landscaped gardens, offering accommodation for 45 residents with en-suite facilities, a coffee lounge, Memory Room with vintage items, hairdressing salon, nail bar, library area, and private walled garden.
• Long-term, short-term, respite, and day care services Range of care service formats delivered across Devon Care Group's homes, including long-term residential care, short-term stays, respite care, and day care, providing 24-hour personal care, accommodation, meals, and activity programmes to elderly and frail residents.
• Dementia care and physical disability support Specialist residential care for residents with dementia, memory impairment, cognitive decline, chronic illness, or physical disabilities, delivered across selected Devon Care Group homes with structured environments and trained care staff.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Avery Healthcare: A privately held UK residential and dementia care home operator with a portfolio of high-quality homes across England, often featuring premium finishes and amenities comparable to Devon Care Group's positioning in the mid-sized, quality-led segment of the UK care market.
• Greensleeves Care: A mid-sized UK charity operating residential care homes for older people including dementia and respite care, comparable to Devon Care Group in size, care philosophy and target demographic.
• Country Court Care: A family-owned UK care home operator providing residential, dementia and respite care across a regional portfolio of mid-sized homes, closely mirroring Devon Care Group's family-run, regional-operator model.
• Maria Mallaband Care Group: A privately held UK operator of residential, nursing and dementia care homes with a focus on high-quality, character properties — directly comparable to Devon Care Group's premium, family-oriented positioning.
• HC-One: The UK's largest individual care home operator with hundreds of residential, nursing and dementia care homes nationwide, providing a directly comparable core offering across long-term, respite and dementia care to elderly residents.
• Barchester Healthcare: One of the largest independent UK care home providers operating residential, nursing and dementia care homes, offering a directly comparable mix of elderly residential services to similar family-segment customers.
• Methodist Homes (MHA): One of the UK's largest charitable providers of residential, nursing and dementia care for older people, operating a comparable mix of long-term, respite and dementia services with a not-for-profit ethos similar to Devon Care Group's family-values positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Sanctuary Care: Sanctuary Group's residential care division operates a large portfolio of care homes across England offering residential, dementia, nursing, respite and day care services — a broader incumbent with a directly overlapping service mix.
• Care UK: A large UK provider of residential, nursing, dementia and supported living services for older people, with both care homes and home care services operating at a much larger scale than Devon Care Group but offering directly comparable elderly residential services.

Regional players

• The Fremantle Trust: A not-for-profit provider of residential, dementia and nursing care for older people across the South East and Buckinghamshire, comparable in size and service mix to Devon Care Group though operating in a different UK region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/devon-care-group

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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