Churchill Retirement Living
Churchill Retirement Living is a retirement property housebuilder based in the UK. It specialises in developments of purpose built apartments for older homeowners and currently has more than 160 retirement developments across the UK.
The company is privately owned and family run, and operates from six regional offices. In 2019 it was named as the 2nd Best Company to work for in the UK in the Sunday Times top 100 list, improving on its 4th place the previous year.
For the 12 months to 30 June 2019, the company reported revenue of £208.6m and pre-tax profit of £55.2m.
For the 12 months to 30 June 2018, the company reported revenue of £188.4m and pre-tax profit of £53.2m.
In 2019 the company received the maximum 5 star rating for customer satisfaction from an independent survey by the Home Builders Federation.
History
Churchill Retirement Living was founded by brothers Spencer and Clinton McCarthy, originally as Emlor Homes in 1994. Their base was an office in Clinton's garage in the New Forest. In 2000, the pair decided to move into the retirement housing sector, focusing exclusively on building retirement properties for the over 60s. In 2003, the company re-branded as Churchill Retirement Living.Spencer and Clinton's father, John McCarthy MBE, co-founded the retirement property builder McCarthy & Stone. In 2004 he sold his stake in the company and in the same year he was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Churchill Retirement Living.
In 2015, Dame Esther Rantzen became a Brand Ambassador for Churchill Retirement Living.
In late 2016, Churchill Retirement Living became the first retirement developer to be awarded the WhatHouse? Housebuilder of the Year Award.
Operations
The company manages its retirement apartments through Millstream Management Services, which provides services and support to leaseholders and is responsible for routine maintenance work. Millstream Management Services manages approximately 5,700 retirement leasehold properties across the UK.Awards
Churchill Retirement Living has been accredited with a number of awards:| Year | Award | Classification |
| 2019 | ShowHouse Magazine - Best Medium Housebuilder | Winner |
| 2019 | Sunday Times 2019 - Top 100 Companies to Work for in the UK | Position 2 |
| 2018 | Sunday Times 2018 - Top 100 Companies to Work for in the UK | Position 4 |
| 2017 | RESI Awards - Retirement Living Operator of the Year | Winner |
| 2017 | UK Private Business Awards – Private Business of the Year | Winner |
| 2016 | UK Over 50s Housing Awards - Most Outstanding Retirement Housing Operator in the UK | Winner |
| 2016 | WhatHouse? Magazine – Housebuilder of the Year | Winner |
| 2016 | Solent Business Awards 2016 – Company of the Year | Winner |
| 2014 | UK Over 50s Housing Awards - The Most Outstanding Retirement Operator in the UK in 2014 | Winner |
The Churchill Foundation
In 2016, the company founded its own charitable trust, The Churchill Foundation. It has partnered with various charities including Macmillan Cancer Support, The Silver Line, Hope For Food and Walking With The Wounded.In 2018 the Churchill Foundation announced that it had raised over £1 million in its first three years.