Health Care Services

Name

Health Care Services

Legal name

HCS Limited

Website

https://hcsuk.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Supplies & Equipment

NAICS

Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (4242), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Sales & Rentals (HSABAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Durable Medical Equipment (DME) & Home Health Distribution (CRAOAHAF), Medical Supplies & Consumables Wholesale (Non-Device) (CRAOAHAE)

Keywords

• Care home supplies
• Medical equipment servicing
• Healthcare product distribution
• Dementia care products
• Mobility equipment sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Eastwood

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Product Sales: Direct sales of medical supplies, mobility equipment, housekeeping products, and dementia care solutions to care homes and healthcare providers through their e-commerce platform and sales team.
2. Equipment Servicing and Maintenance: Regular pre-planned equipment maintenance programmes for care homes including LOLER testing, hoist inspections, profiling bed servicing, and bath hoist servicing.
3. Consultancy and Training: Best practice advice and training services helping care homes improve compliance, CQC ratings, and quality of life for residents. Covers areas including infection prevention, oral care, moving and handling, and falls management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Health Care Services (HCSUK) supplies nursing and healthcare products to UK care homes through an e-commerce catalogue and direct sales, alongside equipment servicing (LOLER testing, hoist inspections, profiling bed maintenance) and consultancy/training services. Their product range spans disposable gloves, profiling beds, mobility equipment, dignified dining solutions, dementia care aids, and pressure relief mattresses, complemented by compliance-focused maintenance programmes and CQC advisory support for care home managers.

Product overview

Health Care Services (HCSUK) is a healthcare products and services company serving the UK care home industry. Founded in 1989, the company offers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services organised into three main areas: (1) Product supply through their e-commerce catalogue offering medical supplies, housekeeping products, mobility equipment, dignified dining solutions, and specialised dementia care products; (2) Servicing and maintenance including LOLER testing, profiling bed servicing, hoist inspections, and equipment maintenance programmes; and (3) Consultancy and training services to help care homes improve compliance, safety, and resident quality of life. The company provides free educational resources including guides on dignified dining, mattress decontamination, and industry best practice. Products span categories including PPE/gloves, patient slings, pressure relief mattresses, crash-tested wheelchairs, oral care products, patient handling equipment, dementia care aids, anti-choking devices, falls prevention systems, profiling beds, evacuation equipment, bathroom aids, and food texturing products for dysphagia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Supplies Extensive range of medical supplies including nursing equipment, patient protection items, oral health products, PPE gloves, and clinical supplies for care homes and nursing facilities.
• Housekeeping Products Cleaning supplies, hygiene products, disposable gloves, laundry equipment and housekeeping essentials for care home operations.
• Dignified Dining Solutions

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Joerns HealthcarecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-standing distribution partnership spanning over a decade. HCSUK serves as a key distributor for Joerns Healthcare products including hoists and lifting equipment, actively promoting their range and providing technical/servicing expertise.
• HPC HealthlinecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOver decade-long supply relationship with HPC Healthline. HCSUK described as a high quality and professional business, representing HPC products in the care home market.
• Cleenol Group LtdcoreTechnology or Integration20+ year manufacturer-distributor partnership. Cleenol Group values HCSUK for honesty, reliability, commitment, and reputation. HCSUK ranked at top of distributor list for Cleenol cleaning products.
• Blue Bird Care LtdminorOthersLong-term customer relationship spanning many years for sourcing, installing, and servicing medical training equipment including mobility hoists.
• Lincs Partnership NHS Foundation TrustminorOthersNHS trust customer requiring healthcare product supplies with accommodating service to meet specific requirements.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Invacare: Invacare is a global manufacturer of DME including wheelchairs, profiling beds, hoists, and pressure relief mattresses—product categories central to HCSUK's catalog; the relationship between them sits between supplier/competitor depending on channel.
• Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare: Drive DeVilbiss manufactures and distributes DME and respiratory products globally, with a strong UK presence in mobility, beds, and patient handling—core product lines carried by HCSUK via its distribution partnerships.
• Medline Industries: Medline is one of the largest private medical supply manufacturers and distributors globally, serving hospitals, nursing homes, and care facilities with medical consumables, DME, and infection prevention products that overlap with HCSUK's product categories.
• Henry Schein: Henry Schein is a major global distributor of healthcare products to office-based practitioners, care facilities, and alternate-site providers; its catalog breadth and procurement scale position it as a direct competitor to HCSUK in medical supply distribution.
• Bunzl Healthcare: Bunzl is a global distribution group with a major UK healthcare and care supplies arm; it offers broad medical, hygiene, and catering products to care homes and healthcare providers, overlapping directly with HCSUK's catalog distribution model at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Gompels Healthcare: Gompels is a UK-based e-commerce specialist supplying care homes, nursing homes, and healthcare providers with medical, hygiene, and care products; its size, customer base, and direct-to-care-home model make it one of the closest direct comparables to HCSUK.
• NHC Group (Care Shop): NHC Group operates Care Shop and related brands supplying everyday products and services to the UK care sector; its focus on care home consumables and resident-focused products overlaps tightly with HCSUK's housekeeping and dementia care offerings.
• Beaucare Medical: Beaucare is a UK specialist distributor of care home supplies including medical, hygiene, and housekeeping products, with direct-to-facility delivery and account management that closely mirrors HCSUK's go-to-market model.

Others

• HPC Healthline: HPC Healthline is a UK healthcare products supplier with a decade-plus distribution relationship with HCSUK; it sells comparable medical consumables and hygiene products into care homes, making it both a supplier partner and a category peer.
• JVM Healthcare (formerly Joerns Healthcare UK): Joerns Healthcare is a long-standing HCSUK supplier partner for hoists and lifting equipment; included as a peer because HCSUK acts as a key UK distributor of its products and the two companies share overlapping end customers in care homes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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