Coral Living was set up by a small team who designed and delivered award-winning hospitals. The hospitals were highly rated by patients and staff alike. Success was due to a collaborative user-led approach, and constant challenging of how things could be made better or simpler.

A few years ago the team became aware of the serious shortage of suitable homes for adults with care and support needs, and the team’s focus evolved towards Supported Living. Coral was created to help improve the lives of the tens of thousands of people currently living in the UK in unsuitable homes.

Our solution is to create well-designed and sustainable ‘smart homes’. We have developed a repeatable model which helps drive affordability whilst enhancing quality.

We work closely with commissioners, care and support providers, healthcare professionals and prospective tenants and their families.

The Team

The Coral team comprises sector experts with extensive commercial experience in the structuring, design and delivery of complex buildings and projects:

Byron Woodmansee – Successful entrepreneur with proven delivery capability. Founded and led Health Properties Ltd, part of the Circle Health group, a business that re-defined the design, delivery and funding of hospitals and healthcare buildings. 5 years in Supported Living, developing new commercial models and projects to make supported living work better and at scale

Alice Myers – Alice has extensive development finance experience in both banks and alternative finance. She has a 20 year track record in the City in risk management and real estate. She has financed a wide range of assets across the UK including; hotels, care homes, retirement housing, apartments, and bespoke single residences. Her knowledge of the development process ensures that project risks are managed effectively

Rory Coonan – Rory has worked on major projects in health and care for over 20 years. Award-winning projects include the Circle hospital in Bath designed by Norman Foster. He is a former Director of Architecture at the Arts Council of Great Britain. At Coral, Rory specialises in the design of accommodation for specific learning disability conditions