People
Keith G Bradshaw FCA
Non Executive Chairman
Keith Bradshaw is a Chartered Accountant, qualifying in Birmingham 1966 and spending time in West Africa before returning aged 30 to establish a number of private companies, the foremost of which, BP Nursing Homes Ltd, became Takare PLC/Care First Group PLC, which was sold to BUPA in January 1998 for approximately £300 million. At the time of the sale he was Executive Chairman and the Company was the largest operator of its type in Europe, employing in excess of 14,000 people.
At the same time as founding BP Nursing homes he founded a number of other companies, notably in the motor distribution and electronic manufacturing field. He continues as non-Executive Chairman of these companies, together with a number of other public and private companies covering a diverse range of activities. Keith devotes a considerable amount of time and resources to this venture.