Orchard efforts’ bear fruit

Orchard Care Homes.com Holdings Limited reported a 18% rise in revenues from £106.3m to £125.4m for the year ended 31 March 2015, including £2m from its joint ventures (2014: £1m). Cost of sales stood at £87.4m (2014: £75.4m) and, after deducting administrative expenses of £35.4m (2014: £30.4m) and adding back exceptional operating items of £1.2m…