SHEFFCARE

What SHEFFCARE does

Sheffcare Ltd is an independent charitable care provider based in Sheffield, United Kingdom. It began in 1994 after care homes were transferred from local authority ownership and is now governed by a Board of Trustees with an executive team responsible for day-to-day operations. The organization operates nine care homes across Sheffield, employs more than 400 staff, and reports supporting more than 1,000 older people annually; more than 400 older people are also reported to live in its homes.

Its core services are residential care, dementia care, respite care, and day care for older people. Care is delivered directly through the nine-home network, with prospective residents and families able to inquire through the website or central support, speak with staff by phone, and visit homes before admission. Self-funding residential fees start at £953 per week, and Sheffcare also accepts residents funded through local authorities. Its customer base is therefore distributed across individual residents, families, and public payers rather than concentrated in a small number of institutional customers.

Sheffcare does not disclose a proprietary care-management technology platform, public API, or integration ecosystem. Staff training is supported through an online training portal, and the organization uses direct admissions, in-person tours, website content, and organic social channels. The operating model is labor- and facility-intensive, with revenue tied primarily to recurring weekly care fees and the utilization of its residential homes.

Name

SHEFFCARE

Legal name

Sheffcare Ltd

Website

https://sheffcare.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Sheffcare is a Sheffield-based charitable care provider operating nine homes that deliver residential and dementia care, plus respite and day services, to older people and their families through weekly-fee direct admissions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Elderly Residential Care

NAICS

Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Small Residential Care Homes (RCFE/Board & Care) (HLADABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dementia & Alzheimer’s Respite Care (HSABAGAF), Caregiver Support & Education Programs (Center-Based) (HSABANAN), Facility-Based Respite (Assisted Living/SNF/Memory Care Short Stays) (HLADAKAB)

Keywords

• Residential care homes
• Dementia care services
• Elderly care facilities
• Respite care services
• Day care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sheffield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Residential Care Fees: Sheffcare generates revenue through weekly residential care fees charged to residents. Fees start at £953 per week for self-funding residents. The charity provides care across nine homes in Sheffield, supporting over 1,000 older people annually.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sheffcare is a Sheffield-based charity operating nine care homes providing residential care, dementia care, respite care, and day care services for older people. The organisation supports over 1,000 older people annually through long-term residential placements, specialised dementia support, short-term respite stays, and daytime social care programmes, with weekly self-funding fees starting at £953.

Product overview

Sheffcare operates nine care homes across Sheffield (Burnt Tree Croft, Cotleigh, Deerlands, Grange Crescent, Housteads, Knowle Hill, Midhurst Road, Springwood, and Valley Wood), offering four core care services: Residential Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care, and Day Care. As a local charity, Sheffcare supports over 1,000 older people every year. The organization also provides a Training Portal for staff development and manages Central Support operations from Springwood House. Weekly fees start at £953 for residential care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Care Long-term residential care for older people who need support with daily living, delivered across all nine Sheffcare homes in Sheffield. Aimed at self-funding and local-authority-funded older residents and their families seeking full-time placement.
• Dementia Care Specialist care for older people living with dementia, delivered across Sheffcare's nine homes by staff trained in dementia awareness, safeguarding, and the Care Certificate. Targeted at older adults with cognitive decline and their families seeking specialist residential support.
• Respite Care Short-term residential care placements designed to give temporary relief to family carers and provide a safe short stay for older residents. Available across all nine Sheffcare homes in Sheffield.
• Day Care Daytime care service providing structured activities, social interaction, and supervised engagement for older people during the day at Sheffcare's homes. Aimed at older adults living in their own homes who would benefit from daytime stimulation, and at family members seeking day-time cover.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• HC-One: HC-One is the UK's largest care home operator with hundreds of residential and dementia care homes. It is the closest broad incumbent to Sheffcare, offering the same core services (residential, dementia, nursing) across a far larger national footprint.
• Care UK: Care UK runs a large portfolio of residential and nursing care homes across England, providing residential and dementia care services comparable to Sheffcare's offering but at significantly greater scale and as a private-sector operator.
• Barchester Healthcare: Barchester operates a large national network of care homes delivering residential, dementia and nursing care across the UK. It is broadly comparable to Sheffcare in service mix but operates at much greater scale and as a private (non-charitable) provider.
• Four Seasons Health Care: Four Seasons Health Care is a large UK operator of nursing and residential care homes. It overlaps with Sheffcare's residential and dementia service lines at considerably greater scale and as a private-sector provider.

Direct peers

• Sanctuary Care: Sanctuary Care, part of Sanctuary Group, operates residential, dementia and nursing care homes across England as a not-for-profit/housing association provider. It is comparable to Sheffcare in mission-driven, multi-site residential care for older people.
• Methodist Homes (MHA): MHA is one of the UK's largest charitable providers of residential, dementia, and nursing care for older people. As a fellow charity-run care home operator with a values-driven model and multi-site residential focus, it is one of the most directly comparable peers to Sheffcare.
• Runwood Homes: Runwood Homes is a UK care home group providing residential, dementia, and nursing care across multiple sites in England. Its multi-site residential/dementia focus is closely comparable to Sheffcare, though Runwood operates as a private company.
• Avery Healthcare: Avery Healthcare operates a network of residential, dementia and nursing care homes across the UK with a strong focus on quality environments and dementia care. It is comparable to Sheffcare in core service offering and quality positioning, though as a private (non-charity) operator.
• Anchor Hanover: Anchor Hanover is a major UK not-for-profit provider of housing and care for older people, operating residential care homes alongside independent living. Its charitable, multi-site residential care model directly mirrors Sheffcare's structure and values-driven positioning.

Emerging players

• Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company: RMBI Care Co. operates a smaller UK network of charitable residential and dementia care homes for older people. Its charitable model, residential/dementia focus, and smaller multi-site footprint make it a closely aligned comparator to Sheffcare.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SheffcareLtd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sheffcareltd
• Xx.com/sheffcare

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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