UK retirement community developer and manager
McCarthy & Stone Limited
,
trading as
McCarthy Stone
, is a developer and manager of
retirement communities
in the United Kingdom. It was acquired by
Lone Star Funds
in 2021.
History
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John McCarthy and Bill Stone became partners in 1961, and in 1977 they built their first retirement housing development in
Hampshire
. Subsequently they ceased other building work to concentrate on developing specialist housing for elderly people.
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By 1982, when the company was floated on the
Unlisted Securities Market
, the company had completed 15 retirement housing developments and was selling around 200 units a year.
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Growth was rapid after the flotation, and by 1984 the company operated on a national basis with annual sales approaching 1,000 units. The business was exceptionally profitable due to a rapidly ageing population.
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Annual sales reached 2,601 units in 1988.
[3]
The company was de-listed from the
London Stock Exchange
in 2006 following a successful takeover bid of over £1 billion from a consortium including
David and Simon Reuben
and
Sir Tom Hunter
.
[5]
The company was refinanced in 2013 under new ownership,
[6]
and re-listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2015.
[7]
In 2020, the directors accepted a takeover bid from American
private equity
investment firm
Lone Star Funds
.
[8]
Shareholders approved the takeover offer worth £647m.
[9]
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In 2021, the company announced a new investment partnership with Macquarie and John Laing to finance its new rental portfolio.
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The company is the only UK developer, of any size or type, to win the full five-star rating in the
Home Builders Federation
's customer satisfaction awards every year the survey has been run.
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Services
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The company's in-house Services teams operate its Retirement Living and Retirement Living PLUS (Extra Care) schemes built since 2010.
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In its Retirement Living PLUS schemes, services include the provision of CQC-regulated care and support. It is also the largest provider of new Extra Care developments in the UK.
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It remains as the landlord and managing agent on all developments opened since 2010, and hence is legally responsible for the operation of these schemes.
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As of 2018, the company provides a choice of tenure including rental and affordable and private shared ownership, an expanded care offering and more products.
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Awards
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Year
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Award
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2022
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Great Place to Work Wellbeing List 2022
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2021
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Customer Satisfaction Five Star Award
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2020
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Housing with Care Award
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2019
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Housing for Older People Awards
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2019
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NHBC Health and Safety Awards
[21]
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2019
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Customer Satisfaction Five Star Award
[22]
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2018
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Housebuilder Awards
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2018
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ARMA ACE Awards
[24]
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2018
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NHBC Health & Safety Awards
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Charity initiatives
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In 2017, the company raised over £250,000 for the Royal Voluntary Service.
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The company's charity partner for 2019 was Beanstalk, a national learning and literacy charity for young children.
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The company has also supported several smaller charities.
[28]
In 2020, it established the McCarthy Stone Charitable Foundation, which raised £230,000 in its first year.
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