What Carebeans does

Carebeans is a UK-based software company that designs and builds comprehensive care planning and management software for the social care sector. Operating under the QCS (Quality Compliance Systems Ltd) brand, Carebeans delivers a cloud-based SaaS platform enabling care providers to plan, document, and manage care delivery across residential, nursing, domiciliary, supported living, general practice, and clinic settings. The platform is purpose-built around UK regulatory frameworks (CQC, CI, CIW) and integrates care planning, staff rostering, audit management, mock inspection tooling, feedback surveys, dementia-specific resources, and e-learning within a unified system.

The platform's core architecture centers on a centralized compliance repository of 500+ curated policy documents updated monthly by 40+ dedicated care experts, augmented by the Lyra AI natural-language assistant that retrieves and synthesizes policy answers on demand. Sub-modules include Compliance Centre, Audit Centre, Mock Inspections, Feedback Centre, Dementia Centre, Rostering, Learning Centre, and the PAL Instrument for cognitive impairment assessment. The platform supports 335,000+ registered users across 7,200+ care locations, with 173,000 policies read and shared weekly and 1,444 five-star Trustpilot reviews.

Carebeans monetizes via annual subscriptions tiered by number of premises (1, 2-12, 13+) and service type (care home vs. domiciliary), with QCS Start providing an entry-level self-serve option. Go-to-market combines enterprise field sales for multi-premise groups, inside sales for mid-market providers, and self-serve trial initiation for smaller organizations. Distribution is UK-only, supplemented by strategic partnerships with the Professional Records Standard Body (PRSB) and RLDatix, and the company holds Cyber Essentials certification.

Name

Carebeans

Legal name

Quality Compliance Systems Ltd

Website

https://carebeans.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Carebeans is a UK-based SaaS company, operating under the QCS brand, that provides cloud-based care planning, compliance, and management software for regulated UK social care providers, supporting 7,200+ care locations across care homes, domiciliary agencies, and clinics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Care Management Software

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Care Management & Coordination Platforms (case/disease management workflows) (HLACAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Caregiver Support, Coaching & Training (HLADALAG)

Keywords

• Care planning software
• Compliance management software
• Care management platform
• Social care software
• Regulatory compliance solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Daresbury

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription-based SaaS: QCS operates on a subscription model providing access to its compliance, care management, and learning platform. Pricing is tiered based on organization size and number of premises, with solutions for care homes, domiciliary care agencies, and other care providers. The platform appears to offer annual subscription billing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Carebeans is a digital care planning and management software that enables UK care providers to create, document, and coordinate person-centred care plans, daily records, and staff activities. It operates as the care management layer within the broader Quality Compliance Systems (QCS) platform, which combines care planning with policy/compliance content, auditing, mock inspections, rostering, e-learning, and an AI assistant (Lyra AI) for policy queries.

Product overview

Carebeans, acquired by QCS (Quality Compliance Systems), operates as a unified platform-plus-modules architecture for UK care providers. The core Carebeans Digital Care Management System provides care planning and documentation capabilities, which integrate with QCS's suite of compliance and operational modules including Compliance Centre (policy management), Audit Centre (internal auditing), Mock Inspections (inspection preparation), Feedback Centre (surveys), Dementia Centre (specialized dementia resources), Rostering (staff scheduling), and Learning Centre (training). Lyra AI serves as the intelligent AI layer enabling natural language policy search across the entire platform. With 335,000+ registered users across 7,200+ care locations, the platform supports care groups, residential/nursing homes, domiciliary care, supported living, general practice, and healthcare clinics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Carebeans: Digital Care Management System providing care planning and staff rota functions
• Lyra Multi
• Lyra AI

Products and services

• Carebeans Digital Care Management System A digital care planning and management system that enables UK care providers to plan, document, and coordinate person-centred care, including care plans, daily records, resident records, and staff coordination across care teams.
• QCS Start An entry-level subscription product designed for care providers beginning their compliance journey, offering foundational policy and management tools for smaller organisations.
• Lyra AI / Lyra Multi An AI-powered assistant that provides instant, trusted answers from QCS policy documents using natural language processing, enabling care staff to query compliance information conversationally across the policy library.

Quantifiable outcome

• 335,000+ registered users trust the platform
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RLDatixcoreTechnology or IntegrationRLDatix logo appears on QCS website footer. RLDatix is a leading provider of governance, risk, and compliance software for healthcare. The partnership appears to involve product integration or complementary offerings for the care sector.
• Professional Records Standard Body (PRSB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial PSRB Partner status indicates collaboration on professional records standards in health and social care. QCS integrates PRSB standards into its platform, ensuring care records meet industry specifications.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nourish Care: UK-based care management SaaS for residential and domiciliary care providers, offering digital care planning, daily notes, and handovers. Directly competes with the Carebeans product line and shares QCS's vertical focus on UK social care.
• Person Centred Software: UK provider of digital care planning (mCare) and related care home software used by thousands of UK care homes. Closely comparable on care planning functionality, customer base, and regulatory alignment.
• EveryLIFE Technologies (PASS): UK care planning and management platform (PASS) widely used in care homes and home care services. Competes head-to-head with Carebeans on care plans, daily records, and care home reporting.
• Radar Healthcare: UK healthcare and care quality, compliance, and risk management SaaS used by NHS trusts, care providers, and clinics. Directly comparable on the compliance, audit, and inspection-readiness modules of QCS.
• Camascope: UK care management and medication platform for care homes and home care, providing digital care plans and eMAR. Overlaps with Carebeans on care planning and with QCS on compliance reporting.
• CareLineLive: UK home care management software for domiciliary care agencies, covering rostering, care planning, and compliance. Direct overlap with QCS Rostering and CareBeans for the domiciliary segment.
• Birdie: UK home care SaaS for domiciliary agencies combining care planning, rostering, and compliance in a single product. Comparable to QCS + CareBeans offering for the home care segment specifically.

Broad incumbents

• Access Group (Health & Social Care): Large UK software group with a health and social care suite spanning care planning, rostering, and compliance for providers. Wider portfolio and much larger scale than QCS, but overlapping product surface in UK care.
• RLDatix: Global governance, risk, and compliance platform for healthcare, already named as a QCS partner and competing in adjacent regulatory and quality workflows. Larger and broader, but operating in overlapping compliance territory.

Emerging players

• Log my Care: UK digital care planning SaaS targeted at smaller and mid-sized care providers. Emerging competitor to Carebeans' planning and rostering modules, particularly in the self-serve segment where QCS Start competes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/UKQCS
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@qualitycompliancesystemslt6293
• Facebookfacebook.com/CarebeansSoftware
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carebeans-limited

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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