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Claimar Care - 59% of work from block contracts

February 2006

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Anyone looking for a strongly acquisitive investment story over the next three years should take a good look at domiciliary care provider Claimar Care (72p;CCGP), a recent issue. The company was effectively established in 1999 when current chief executive Mark Hales took over a family business operating just one branch based in Birmingham with sales of £250,000. That has grown to 15 branches last year with annualised sales of over £12m. Claimar provides care for people in their own homes, particularly the elderly or those with a physical disability, as an alternative to the more drastic option of a residential care home. The service is provided on behalf of local authorities on long-term contracts and ranges from assi ...

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