Healthcare & Care Sector

CQC registration is just the beginning.
Scaling needs specialist finance.

Most banks won't touch care home acquisition finance. CQC compliance changes quarterly. And R&D credits for care technology go unclaimed. OTTO, LEO, and STERLING handle all three, without you chasing them.

24,000CQC providers in the UK
£22.6BAdult social care market
£2MAverage care home acquisition
OTTO
Care acquisition finance
Working capital facilities
Equipment leasing
144+ specialist lenders
Finance Agent
LEO
Lending optimisation
Application readiness
Root-cause analysis
Lender profile matching
Lending Agent
STERLING
R&D for care technology
ERIS scheme (27% credit)
AIF deadline monitoring
Tax credit identification
Tax Intelligence
ZARA
CQC compliance alerts
Filing deadline monitoring
Regulatory change tracking
Zero penalty exposure
Compliance Agent
24,000

CQC-registered providers in the UK, most without automated compliance monitoring or specialist finance infrastructure.

24,000CQC-registered providers in the UK
£22.6BUK adult social care market size
£800K–£2MAverage care home acquisition range
27%ERIS cash credit for loss-making care SMEs

Finance, compliance, and tax intelligence. Running in parallel.

Care businesses sit at the intersection of specialist finance, complex regulation, and overlooked tax reliefs. SME Growth Team deploys OTTO, LEO, and STERLING simultaneously, each operating in its domain, each feeding intelligence back to your morning brief.

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OTTO matches care-specialist lenders

Care home acquisitions, bridge finance, equipment leasing, working capital for payroll gaps, OTTO's lender panel includes specialists who understand CQC ratings, occupancy revenue, and LA funding contracts. No high-street guesswork.

OTTO, CARE ACQUISITION FINANCE
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LEO optimises your lending position

If a previous application was declined, LEO identifies the root cause, credit profile gaps, documentation issues, or lender mismatch, before any resubmission. Care sector lending has specific criteria. LEO knows them all.

LEO, LENDING OPTIMISATION
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STERLING identifies R&D you're already doing

Care technology, rostering software, dementia care protocols, infection control innovation, all potentially qualifying R&D activity. STERLING identifies claims most care businesses don't know exist. ERIS can return 27% as a cash credit.

STERLING, R&D TAX INTELLIGENCE

The agents care businesses use most.

The full commercial layer for CQC-registered businesses.

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Care Home Acquisition Finance

OTTO holds relationships with specialist care sector lenders who understand occupancy rates, CQC ratings, and LA contract revenue. Acquisition funding from £500K to £5M+, without the high-street rejection cycle.

Agent: OTTO
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CQC Compliance Intelligence

ZARA monitors regulatory filing requirements, CQC inspection cycles, and policy change notifications. You receive alerts before deadlines, not after. No compliance failure should ever come as a surprise.

Agent: ZARA
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R&D Credits for Care Technology

Care technology development, digital care planning systems, clinical innovation, STERLING identifies qualifying activity and structures the claim. ERIS scheme returns 27% as cash for loss-making care SMEs. Most care providers claim nothing.

Agent: STERLING

What care businesses gain when AI handles the commercial layer.

"Most care home acquisitions stall because the applicant approaches the wrong lender. OTTO goes straight to the specialists."

144+ Lenders on OTTO's panel, including care-specialist providers most businesses never find

"CQC doesn't send reminders. ZARA does. Every care provider we work with has reduced their compliance risk in the first month."

24,000 CQC-registered providers, most without automated compliance monitoring

"Care technology R&D credits are some of the most consistently unclaimed reliefs in the UK. STERLING finds them automatically."

27% ERIS cash credit for loss-making care SMEs investing in technology

"SME Growth Team gives our care clients a morning brief that covers finance, compliance, and tax in one summary. No more separate advisers."

Daily SME Growth Team intelligence brief, care-specific signals delivered every morning

Specialist intelligence for
specialist businesses.

Submit your details and we'll assess your care business, configure OTTO, LEO, and STERLING to your CQC profile, and have SME Growth Team operational within days.

See how SME Growth Team works for care businesses

Finance, compliance, and R&D intelligence, all orchestrated into one layer for care operators.

Explore SME Growth Team for Healthcare