PRIME LIFE LIMITED
Company number 02779611 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Prime Life Limited stands as a resilient, regionally dominant operator in the UK care home sector, fortified by a portfolio of over 60 purpose-built facilities and strong institutional backing. To sustain its 30-year legacy, the company must strategically pivot from regional consolidation to measured geographic expansion while aggressively mitigating sector-wide labor shortages. Capitalizing on its purpose-built infrastructure through specialized care offerings and technological integration will be critical for long-term margin expansion.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1993-01-14
- Registered office
- Caenarvon House, 121 Knighton Church Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 3JN
- Postcode
- LE2 3JN
- Capital
- 206,878 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 14 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-01-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 86900 Other human health activities
Officers 5 current · 16 resigned
Group structure 10 subsidiaries
Controlled by DMWSL 532 LIMITED — since 2016-06-01
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Care Quality Commission 55 locations
Regulated by CQC — 44 rated Good, 9 rated Requires improvement, 1 rated Inadequate, 1 not yet rated.
All locations and inspection reports are on this provider's CQC page.
Using CQC information, © Care Quality Commission, Open Government Licence.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2025 (period to 2025-03-31) — 2 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Gender pay gap
1.6%
Women's median hourly pay above men's, 2025/26 · in the top quarter for parity
Contact details
- Website
- prime-life.co.uk
PrimeLife provides health and social care services through the operation of more than 60 purpose built care homes in the UK, mainly focused around the Leicestershire area.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| UNICARE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 1994-04-14 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| CAENARVON HOUSE, 121 KNIGHTON CHURCH ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 3JN | 2006-02-01 |
| SCORPIO HOUSE, 102 SYDNEY STREET, CHELSEA, LONDON SW3 6NJ | 1993-02-05 |
| SCORPIO HOUSE, 102 SYDNEY STREET, CHELSEA, LONDON SW3 6NJ | 1993-02-05 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 1,288 similar companies in LE, trading since 1993
The class of 1993
49%
of the 25,070 companies incorporated in 1993 are still active today; 48% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 66 titles
- Freehold
- 44
- Leasehold
- 22
- Most recent registration
- 2024-08-21
- Price paid, where recorded
- £20,649,804
- Where
- Lincolnshire (15), Leicestershire (10), North Lincolnshire (7)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DY168593 | City Of Derby | Freehold | 2024-08-21 | £850,000 |
| LT546447 | Leicester | Leasehold | 2023-05-18 | — |
| LAN233828 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2021-05-26 | — |
| BL152898 | City Of Bristol | Leasehold | 2021-04-22 | — |
| LAN223224 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2021-01-28 | — |
| LT338820 | Leicestershire | Freehold | 2021-01-05 | £500,000 |
| LT430126 | Leicestershire | Freehold | 2021-01-05 | — |
| LAN241706 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2020-12-15 | — |
| MM137273 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2020-01-22 | — |
| HS289793 | City Of Kingston Upon Hull | Freehold | 2018-01-23 | £1,643,995 |
| LT162574 | Leicestershire | Freehold | 2016-01-20 | £3,500,000 |
| LT466546 | Leicestershire | Freehold | 2015-01-20 | £10,000,000 |
| NT356642 | Nottinghamshire | Freehold | 2014-11-20 | £1,800,000 |
| HS373019 | North Lincolnshire | Leasehold | 2013-12-10 | — |
| LT456159 | Leicestershire | Leasehold | 2013-12-10 | — |
| LT456162 | Leicester | Leasehold | 2013-12-10 | — |
| LT456163 | Leicestershire | Leasehold | 2013-12-10 | — |
| LT456164 | Leicestershire | Leasehold | 2013-12-10 | — |
| MM28587 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2013-12-10 | — |
| YEA73045 | East Riding Of Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2013-12-10 | — |
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