What Magdalene House does

Magdalene House is a family-owned residential and nursing care home located at 10–14 Shear Bank Road, Blackburn, United Kingdom. Established in 1980 and continuously operated by the Barrett family, with Alastair Barrett as Proprietor and Philippa Bailey RGN as Proprietor and Registered Manager, the home provides accommodation for approximately 49 to 52 elderly residents in a converted 1856 building situated in a conservation area near Corporation Park. The facility is dual registered, enabling it to serve residents with minimal care needs as well as those requiring 24-hour professional nursing attention, including dementia support.

The core service offering is in-person residential and nursing care rather than a technology platform. Physical infrastructure includes five lounges, two conservatories, five dining areas, eight bathrooms, and a passenger lift serving all floors, with rooms configured as single or two-bedded (majority en-suite) and equipped with TVs and nurse-call systems at each bed. Care delivery is supported by 24-hour trained nurse supervision, fresh home-cooked meals with special-diet accommodations, laundry, GP visits, diversional therapy, outings, and visiting chiropodists, physiotherapists, hairdressers, dentists, opticians, and ministers. The company does not develop proprietary technology, does not offer a software or app product, and has no public APIs, SDKs, or AI features.

Magdalene House generates revenue primarily through recurring monthly care fees, classed as a subscription-style recurring model covering residential and nursing care services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is provided on a quote basis to prospective residents and families. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer: prospective residents and their families contact the home directly via telephone (01254 664 285) or email during office hours, with 24-hour telephone availability for existing residents. Marketing is limited to the official WordPress website (magdalenehouse.co.uk) and relies materially on the home's 40-plus-year local reputation and word-of-mouth referrals. The addressable market is the elderly care segment in the Blackburn and broader Lancashire area of England; the company has not raised external capital, has no parent organization, and has no subsidiaries.

Name

Magdalene House

Legal name

Magdalene House

Website

https://magdalenehouse.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Magdalene House is a family-owned, dual-registered residential and nursing care home in Blackburn, UK, accommodating up to 52 elderly residents under the Barrett family's continuous ownership since 1980.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential and Nursing Care

NAICS

Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (623110)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Long-Term Care Nursing Homes (Custodial LTC) (HLADADAB)

Keywords

• Residential care services
• Nursing care services
• Elderly care home
• Dementia care support
• Assisted living accommodation

Headquarters

HQ city

Blackburn

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Residential and Nursing Care Fees: Revenue generated through residential and nursing care fees. The home is dual registered, enabling provision of both minimal care and more supportive professional nursing attention. Fees cover 24-hour trained staff attendance, home cooking, special diets, laundry service, GP visits, call system, and central heating.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Magdalene House is a dual-registered nursing and residential care home in Blackburn providing 24-hour supervised accommodation for up to 52 elderly residents. Services span residential care for those needing minimal assistance, professional nursing care, and dementia support, delivered in single and double en-suite rooms with meals, laundry, social activities, and visiting healthcare professionals included in the fee. The home has been continuously owned and managed by the Barrett family since 1980.

Product overview

Magdalene House is a dual-registered nursing and residential care home offering accommodation for up to 52 residents (capacity varies by source between 49-52). The home provides 24-hour nursing care supervised by trained nurses, residential care for those requiring minimal assistance, and specialized dementia care. Services include accommodation in single and double rooms (majority with en-suite facilities), dining with fresh produce and special diet accommodations, social activities (films, music, outings, craft therapy), and visiting professional services (chiropodists, physiotherapists, hairdressers, dentists, opticians). The facility features five lounges, two conservatories, five dining areas, eight bathrooms, a passenger lift, and wheelchair-accessible gardens. This is a single-service offering—a care home business—rather than a platform or modular product portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Care

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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

Broad incumbents

• HC-One: UK's largest independent care home operator, predominantly serving older people requiring residential and nursing care. Comparable in core service model (fee-paying elderly residential/nursing care) but operates at national scale rather than a single-site family business.
• Methodist Homes (MHA): Large UK charitable provider of residential, nursing, and dementia care for older people. Comparable in serving elderly residents requiring varying levels of care, but with a national footprint and values-based operating model rather than a single independent family business.
• Barchester Healthcare: One of the largest UK private care home operators running several hundred dual-registered nursing and residential homes. Comparable to Magdalene House in offering both residential and nursing care to elderly residents in a fee-for-service setting, but at vastly greater scale.
• Sanctuary Care: Not-for-profit provider running residential and nursing homes across England, including dementia care. Comparable in core elderly-care service offering, though structured as a larger group rather than a single family-owned site.
• Care UK: National provider of residential, nursing, and dementia care across more than 150 UK homes. Comparable in providing 24-hour nurse-supervised elderly care in a fee-for-service model, but with significantly broader geographic and operational scale.
• Four Seasons Health Care: Major UK operator of nursing and residential care homes with both private-pay and local-authority funded residents. Comparable in dual-registered nursing and residential care delivery, but with a multi-site portfolio and corporate ownership structure.
• Bupa Care Homes: Large UK and international operator of nursing and residential care homes serving elderly residents. Directly comparable in dual-registered residential/nursing service model, with the same regulatory regime, but operates at corporate scale rather than family ownership.
• Anchor Hanover: One of the largest not-for-profit providers of housing and care for older people in England, operating both retirement housing and care homes. Comparable in elderly residential and nursing care delivery, but at substantially greater scale than Magdalene House.

Direct peers

• Avery Healthcare: Mid-sized UK operator of premium residential, nursing, and dementia care homes with a strong focus on quality amenities and en-suite accommodation. Closely comparable to Magdalene House in resident profile, dual-registered service mix, and premium positioning.
• Maria Mallaband Care Group: Operates a portfolio of UK care homes offering residential, nursing, and dementia care, often in character buildings with gardens. Strongly comparable in dual-registration model and emphasis on homely, amenity-rich settings for elderly residents.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/magdalene-house

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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