Funding secured for family-run care home sale in Pembrokeshire

Located in a peaceful rural setting, The Graylyns provides residential dementia and respite care for up to 15 residents. The business has been owned and operated by Graham and Lynne Jones and their son Andrew since 1998. After 26 years of dedicated service, the family made the decision to sell as part of their retirement plans.

The home has been acquired by Lina Chirandura, an experienced care provider who currently owns another care home and plans to expand her portfolio across Wales. Funding for the transaction was arranged by Gary Boyce at Christie Finance.

Lynne Jones, former owner of The Graylyns, said, “Graham and I have spent 26 wonderful years with our outstanding and exceptional care teams getting to know every person who has graced us with their time, memories, experiences and love. I say with pride we achieved the goal we set ourselves, we made a loving, caring and empathic home from home.

For the last several months we have worked tirelessly to find the right people to take The Graylyns into its next exciting chapter and we strongly believe we have achieved this. We honestly believe that this new ownership will bring in a new vein of positivity, whilst still adhering to the home's promise of 26 years ago. Nothing will change to the daily running of the home. Andrew will remain as Manager and all of our amazing and compassionate care team will remain in post. More importantly, our residents and their families will still have their forever home.

Thank you to all those who have come into our lives over the last 26 years. Your unwavering support has been amazing and I know this level of support and understanding will continue as Graham and I set off into our retirement.”

Gary Boyce, Director at Christie Finance, said, “Lina has a strong background in the care sector where she worked with family members to run successful children and adult service businesses for several years. Despite this, limited appetite to support the purchase was shown by mainstream banks due to this being her first purchase and because the bedroom numbers at The Graylyns did not meet lending criteria. However, through our network of lenders and with knowledge of what exists beyond the high street, we successfully secured funding on competitive terms with a bank keen to support her exciting plans for the business. We look forward to seeing Lina succeed at The Graylyns.”

The sale was handled by Oliver McCarthy, who added, “I am so pleased to have sold this amazing care home to an outstanding operator who I am sure will continue the brilliant care that Lynne, Graham and Andrew have provided over the last 26 years. Buyer appetite for trading care homes has never been stronger in South Wales and we expect to see this continue throughout the year.”

Planning to purchase or expand your care portfolio:

Contact Gary Boyce
Director
Christie Finance
T: 07974 800 752
E: gary.boyce@christiefinance.com