Assura plc

Assura PLC (LSE: AGR) is a British-based property business headquartered in Warrington. It designs, builds, invests in and manages General Practitioner ('GP') and primary care buildings in the UK. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

Not to be confused with Assura Medical.

Assura plc
TypePublic (LSE: AGR)
IndustryProperty
Founded2003
HeadquartersWarrington, United Kingdom
Key people
Ed Smith, Chairman
Jonathan Murphy, CEO
RevenueGB£99.3 million (2019)[1]
GB£86.3 million (2019)[1]
GB£63.8 million (2019)[1]
SubsidiariesAssura Properties Plc; Assura Financing Plc
Websiteassuraplc.com

History

The business was launched as The Medical Property Investment Fund in 2003 and became listed on the London Stock Exchange in that year. The name was changed to Assura Group in 2006. In 2008 the company bought new premises for expansion in Halton.[2] Assura sold its Assura Medical division to Virgin Group in 2010, which rebranded it as Virgin Care.[3]

It acquired AH Medical, another primary healthcare business, in 2011.[4] It named Graham Roberts, a former finance director of British Land Company, as Chief Executive in March 2012.[5] In June 2012 it decided to convert to Real Estate Investment Trust ('REIT') status.[6]

In July 2016, the firm announced that Roberts had died of cancer.[7] Financial Director Jonathan Murphy became interim CEO and was confirmed in the position permanently in February 2017.[8]

Operations

The business invests in and develops primary care buildings in the UK.[2] As of March 2019, the company's portfolio stood at 563 primary care medical centres.[1]

References
  1. "Annual Report 2019" (PDF). Assura. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. Park office for healthcare specialist Assura
  3. "Assura founder quits after selling clinics to Virgin". The Times. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  4. Eversheds scores sale of AH Medical to Assura Group
  5. Assura Group names former British Land Company director as chief executive
  6. Assura Group slides to a loss
  7. "Place North West | Former Assura chief dies from cancer". Place North West. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  8. Begum, Shelina (27 February 2017). "Assura names new chief executive". men. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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