Fohcus

What Fohcus does

Fohcus is a UK-based, privately held occupational health and wellbeing specialist that delivers clinical services to employers primarily across the North of England (Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and Merseyside), with stated intent to expand further in 2024 and beyond. The company operates from its headquarters at The Gatehouse, White Cross Industrial Estate, Lancaster, with additional consulting capacity in Liverpool and an office in Heswall, Wirral.

Its service portfolio is organised into three core areas: Absence & Illness Management (sickness absence case management, return-to-work rehabilitation, and ill health retirement advice); Wellbeing, Lifestyle & Mental Health (health checks, triage, immunisation clinics including flu and Hepatitis B, manager mental health training, and talking therapy delivered online, by telephone, and in-person); and a broad Health Surveillance suite covering asbestos, confined space, DSE, FLT/DVLA fitness, HAVS, lead (CLAW 2002), spirometry/respiratory (COSHH), musculoskeletal, night worker, audiology, radiation, pre-placement, skin, vision, working at height, and safety critical medicals. Underlying delivery is clinical expertise, with no proprietary technology platform disclosed; the digital layer consists of a partnership with the Raiys consumer wellbeing app, offering a digital gym, nutrition tracker, meditation hub, podcasts, and habit tracker as part of wellbeing packages.

Commercially, Fohcus runs a sales-led, B2B professional services model targeting both small and large employers across multiple sectors including education, manufacturing, assembly, construction, haulage, public transport, hospitality, and high-tech/professional services. Revenue is generated through bespoke, quote-based service packages tailored to employer and employee needs, with on-site workplace assessments at client premises and consulting room appointments in Lancaster and Liverpool. The customer base includes named accounts such as Stagecoach, English Lakes Hotels, Bishops' Blue Coat CE High School, BPI Packaging Solutions, Intaglio Engraving, and Concentric HR. The company was founded in 2014, is led by Managing Director Adrian Mercer and Business Director Elaine Molloy, and expanded in 2018 through the acquisition of Sage Occupational Health. No external funding rounds have been disclosed.

Name

Fohcus

Legal name

Fohcus

Website

https://fohcus.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fohcus is a privately held UK occupational health and wellbeing specialist that delivers absence management, statutory health surveillance, and mental health services to employers across the North of England through a multidisciplinary clinical team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Occupational Health Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Offices of Physicians (6211)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Occupational Medicine & Work Injury Urgent Care Clinics (HLAFADAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Occupational Health & Worksite Health Virtual Care (fit-for-duty, RTW) (HLALADAM)

Keywords

• Occupational health services
• Health surveillance
• Absence management
• Employee wellbeing programmes
• Workplace health assessments

Headquarters

HQ city

Bromborough

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Occupational Health Services: Bespoke occupational health packages tailored to employer needs, including absence management, health surveillance, and wellbeing services. Services provided by a team of physicians, physiotherapists, psychotherapists, advisors, and technicians.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fohcus is an occupational health and wellbeing specialist providing employers in the North of England with bespoke packages of clinical services. Its core offerings cover Absence & Illness Management (sickness absence case management, return-to-work rehabilitation, ill health retirement advice), Wellbeing/Lifestyle/Mental Health (health checks, immunisation clinics, mental health training for managers, and talking therapy), and Health Surveillance (statutory and non-statutory medicals across a wide range of workplace hazards).

Product overview

Fohcus is an occupational health and wellbeing specialist offering a portfolio of services organised into three core areas: Absence & Illness Management (sickness absence and case management), Wellbeing, Lifestyle & Mental Health (health checks, immunisations, mental health training, and talking therapy), and Health Surveillance (statutory and non-statutory health monitoring). The Health Surveillance service encompasses numerous specific sub-services including Asbestos Medical Surveillance, Confined Space Assessments, DSE Assessments, FLT Risk Assessments, HAVS Surveillance, Lead Assessments, Lung Function/Spirometry, Musculoskeletal Examinations, Night Worker Assessments, Noise/Audiology Surveillance, Radiation Medicals, Pre-Placement Assessments, Skin Checks, Vision Testing, Working at Height Medicals, and Safety Critical Medicals. Fohcus also offers an Employee Support service for direct employee health advice and has partnered with the Raiys Wellbeing App for digital holistic wellbeing resources. The company operates primarily in the North of England, serving sectors including education, manufacturing, construction, haulage, and public transport.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Absence & Illness Management Advises employers on the management of short- and long-term sickness absence, including timely rehabilitation and resettlement of employees returning to work and ill health retirement advice. Aimed at UK employers seeking to reduce costly recruitment and improve return-to-work outcomes.
• Wellbeing, Lifestyle & Mental Health Tailored wellbeing programmes for employers including health checks, triage services, immunisation clinics (flu, Hepatitis B, travel vaccines), mental health training for managers, and talking therapy delivered online, by telephone and in person. Targeted at HR and operations teams seeking to support employee wellbeing and mental health.
• Health Surveillance A system of ongoing health checks and monitoring for employees to ensure they are continually protected and supported at work, including statutory medicals (asbestos, confined space, DSE, FLT, HAVS, lead, lung function/respiratory, musculoskeletal, night worker, noise/audiology, radiation, pre-placement, skin checks, vision testing, working at height, safety critical). Aimed at employers in regulated industries required to comply with UK health and safety legislation.
• Employee Support Free private and confidential health advice service where employees of client employers can speak directly with a nurse, physiotherapist or psychotherapist. Provided as a value-add to client employer occupational health packages.
• Raiys Wellbeing App Holistic wellbeing app partnered with Fohcus, offering employers a one-stop shop for employee wellbeing including digital gym, nutrition tracker, exclusive podcasts, meditation and mindfulness hub, and habit tracker. Promoted by Fohcus as part of its wellbeing package to clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reports state medical and health information in laymans terms, ensuring both employee and employer understand the findings

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• RaiyscoreTechnology or IntegrationFohcus has partnered with Raiys, a holistic wellbeing app purpose-built for employee wellness. The Raiys app offers employers a one-stop shop for employee wellbeing including a digital gym, nutrition tracker, exclusive podcasts, meditation and mindfulness hub, and habit tracker. Fohcus offers this app as part of their wellbeing services to empower teams with tools for personal growth and development.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Maximus UK: International provider of health and employment services, including occupational health assessments in the UK. Broad incumbent with national contracts and government work, overlapping with Fohcus on employer OH assessments.
• Bupa Health Clinics: Major UK private healthcare group offering occupational health, health assessments, mental health and physiotherapy to corporate clients. Operates at much larger scale and broader portfolio than Fohcus, but competes for the same employer health budget.

Direct peers

• Kays Medical: UK provider of occupational health services including health surveillance, safety critical medicals, absence management and training. Strong overlap with Fohcus's statutory OH sub-service catalogue and employer customer base.
• Health Management Limited: National UK occupational health provider delivering absence management, health surveillance, employee wellbeing and rehabilitation services. Directly comparable in service mix and target buyer (UK employers), with broader geographic reach.
• Argyle Health: UK occupational health provider offering absence management, health surveillance, mental health support and physiotherapy to employers. Directly competes for the same B2B employer accounts with similar clinical service offerings.
• Wellbeing People: UK workplace health and wellbeing provider offering health assessments, absence management and wellbeing programmes to employers. Comparable in combining clinical OH with digital/wellbeing services and B2B employer target segment.
• Medigold Health: One of the UK's largest independent occupational health providers, offering absence management, health surveillance, mental health and wellbeing services to employers. Directly comparable to Fohcus in service portfolio and B2B employer target market, with a substantially larger geographic footprint.
• PAM Group: UK occupational health and wellbeing provider serving employers across multiple sectors with absence management, health surveillance, physiotherapy and mental health services. Closely overlaps with Fohcus's core service set and employer customer base, with national scale.
• BHSF Occupational Health: UK occupational health division within BHSF, providing health surveillance, absence management, wellbeing and rehabilitation services to employers. Comparable customer profile and statutory OH focus to Fohcus.
• Compass Occupational Health: UK occupational health clinic group delivering health surveillance, sickness absence management, DSE assessments and wellbeing services. Comparable service portfolio and SME/mid-market employer focus to Fohcus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FohcusOH
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fohcus

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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