Clearwater has advised Livingbridge on the sale of and reinvestment in Bright Futures to Charme Capital Partners.
Bright Futures currently operates twenty-two schemes across the Cheshire, Merseyside and Manchester regions, including two independent special schools (one of which includes a college for continuing education), six care homes for children, and thirteen care homes for adults.
The company delivers person-centred and community-based residential care and education to a growing number of children and adults with acute complex needs in specialist, high-quality settings. Since its foundation, Bright Futures Care has an outstanding reputation for excellence in care and education within local communities. Individual care plans are dedicated to ensuring each person has a great quality of life and achieves their fullest potential.
Bright Futures’ schools offer a holistic curriculum designed on the principle of lifelong learning and catering to a wide variety of needs including autism, communication and sensory needs, and specific learning difficulties. All care and learning activities take place in safe, comfortable and spacious environments tailored to individuals’ specific needs and integrated with the local community, thereby offering an opportunity to thrive as well as develop as active members of their community.
Bright Futures’ emphasis on the future of individuals and its ability to meet their long-term needs has earned the trust of families and meant that historically over 80% of children in its care have successfully transitioned into their adult services. These proven pathways have made the company the partner of choice for local authorities, who seek providers with the specialist skills, expertise and resources to provide holistic and long-term care solutions for the individuals they support.
This unwavering focus on educational care and operational standards is the cornerstone to Bright Futures’ exceptional, purely organic growth to date. More than ten new fit-for-purpose sites have been opened in the last five years. In addition to maintaining the high standard of Bright Futures’ existing sites and operations, Charme’s investment will enable further organic growth beyond the current geographical base, and thus provide best-in-class care and education to even more children and adults across the UK.
The Clearwater team consisted of David Weavers, Tom Barnwell, Ramesh Jassal, Will Arnold, Archie Camerson, Ryan Howarth, Constantinos Ellinas and Cameron Hannah.
