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Audley Retirement (trading name of Audley Court Ltd) is a property builder and manager in the British retirement property industry based in Surrey. Audley Retirement is backed by Moorfield Investments. It was founded in 1983 under the name Beaumont Healthcare, by current chief executive Nick Sanderson and business partner Dr Andrew MacDonald. In 1990, Beaumont was acquired by Private Patients Plan Limited, a health insurer, now part of the AXA Group It has a turnover of around £5 million for the care side of the operation. Moorfield provided £170 million in 2015 to build 1,000 new homes.

It has established retirement villages, often using former school premises, some in listed buildings, at 14 locations in England. They are restricted to people over the age of 55. Residents pay monthly fees for extra support such as home care, leisure clubs and catering.

The chief executive Nick Sanderson was presented with the Pathfinder Award for his work promoting the role of retirement villages at the HealthInvestor awards in 2016.

It acquired Red Kite Home Care a home care provider in Buckinghamshire in October 2016.

Sites

 * Hollins Hall near Harrogate opened in 2000.
 * Willicombe Park, Tunbridge Wells has 67 one- and two-bedroom properties, a gym, swimming pool and restaurant, and an in-house care team. In 2012 the apartments were selling for between £200,000 and £350,000.
 * St Elphin's Park, Darley Dale has 72 properties.
 * Flete House, Holbeton, Devon has 29 apartments and is set in 12 acres.
 * Stanbridge near Romsey, Hampshire - a village of 100 homes with the main school building retained and converted into a health club, restaurant and bistro.
 * Clevedon Ben Rhydding
 * Mote House, Mote Park near Bearsted - 85 apartments.
 * Inglewood, Kintbury, Berkshire
 * Chalfont Dene, Chalfont St Peter
 * Binswood in Leamington Spa with a Grade II listed Gothic hall has a swimming pool, gym, restaurant, bar and bistro. Some apartments were sold for "up to £800,000".
 * St George’s Place, Edgbaston
 * Sunningdale Park was acquired in December 2016.