Shared Care Services

What Shared Care Services does

Shared Care Services Ltd. is a UK-based specialist social care agency operating two integrated service lines: Domiciliary Care, established in 2003, and Foster Care, registered as an Independent Fostering Agency with Ofsted since 2011. The company delivers person-centred support to children and young people with disabilities and complex medical needs — including autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, visual/hearing impairment, learning difficulties, life-limiting conditions, and clinical needs such as tracheostomy, gastrostomy, and naso-gastric tube feeding. Care is provided by trained support workers in service users' homes and communities, and by recruited foster carers offering long-term, short-term, emergency, and respite placements. The agency is registered with the Care Quality Commission, holds BS EN ISO 9001-2015 certification, and is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office.

The business is managed by professionally qualified Social Workers with more than 35 years of disability and management experience. More than 80% of support workers hold QCF Level 2 or higher qualifications in Health and Social Care, and staff collectively speak 19+ languages, enabling cultural and linguistic matching of carers to service users. The company has consistently achieved an Ofsted 'Good' rating for its foster care services.

Revenue is generated exclusively through commissioned contracts with UK Local Authorities; named commissioning partners include the London Boroughs of Hackney, Havering, Islington, Newham, Redbridge, Southwark, and Waltham Forest, plus West Sussex Council. Services are procured on multi-year contracts, with fostering allowances set per placement based on the age and severity of disability of the child. The agency is headquartered in Ilford, employs 11–50 staff, has no external investors or parent company, and has no disclosed funding rounds or M&A activity.

Name

Shared Care Services

Legal name

Shared Care Services Ltd.

Website

https://sharedcare.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shared Care Services is a UK specialist care agency providing domiciliary care and fostering services for children with disabilities and complex medical needs, commissioned by eight Local Authorities across London and West Sussex.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ilford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Local Authority Commissioning: Revenue is generated through commissioned contracts with Local Authorities (London Boroughs) for foster care and domiciliary care services. Services are provided to children with disabilities and complex medical needs under agreed care plans.
2. Fostering Allowances: Foster carers receive weekly fostering allowances based on the age and severity of disability of the child placed. This is a cost-reimbursement model for foster carers while the agency receives commission from local authorities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Shared Care Services is a specialist care agency providing Domiciliary Care and Foster Care services for children and young people with disabilities and complex medical needs. The company recruits, trains, and deploys Support Workers to deliver home- and community-based personal care, and recruits and supports Foster Carers to provide long-term, short-term, emergency, and respite placements. Services are commissioned by UK Local Authorities (eight London Boroughs and West Sussex Council) under multi-year contracts.

Product overview

Shared Care Services is a specialist care agency offering two integrated service lines: Domiciliary Care and Foster Care. The Domiciliary Care service provides professional Support Workers who deliver home-based care to children with disabilities in their own homes or communities. The Foster Care service recruits, trains, and supports foster carers to provide placements (long-term, short-term, emergency, and respite) for children with disabilities and complex medical needs. Both services operate under the same quality assurance framework and regulatory oversight, with staff trained in specific areas such as autism care, challenging behaviour management, and cultural diversity support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Consistently achieved 'Good' rating from Ofsted for foster care services
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• London Borough of HackneycoreOthersLocal Authority commissioning partner for foster care and domiciliary care services for children with disabilities and complex medical needs.
• London Borough of HaveringcoreOthersLocal Authority commissioning partner for foster care and domiciliary care services.
• London Borough of IslingtoncoreOthersLocal Authority commissioning partner for foster care and domiciliary care services.
• London Borough of NewhamcoreOthersLocal Authority commissioning partner for foster care and domiciliary care services.
• London Borough of RedbridgecoreOthersLocal Authority commissioning partner for foster care and domiciliary care services.
• London Borough of SouthwarkcoreOthersLocal Authority commissioning partner for foster care and domiciliary care services.
• London Borough of Waltham ForestcoreOthersLocal Authority commissioning partner for foster care and domiciliary care services.
• West Sussex CouncilcoreOthersLocal Authority commissioning partner for foster care and domiciliary care services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Five Rivers Child Care: Independent fostering agency operating across multiple English regions, providing fostering and related services. Directly comparable as a similarly structured IFA reliant on Local Authority contracts.
• Capstone Foster Care: UK independent fostering agency providing fostering services including for children with disabilities. Comparable in scale, structure, and council-commissioned operating model.
• Compass Fostering: UK independent fostering agency providing foster placements including for children with complex needs. Closest comparable to Shared Care in operating model, scale (small/mid IFA), and Local Authority commissioning approach.
• National Fostering Agency (NFA): UK-wide independent fostering agency offering placements including for children with disabilities and complex needs. Comparable service offering, regulatory standing, and reliance on council commissioning.
• TACT (The Adolescent and Children's Trust): Charitable fostering agency operating across the UK with specialist placements for children with complex needs. Similar Local Authority commissioning model and specialist disability focus.
• Blue Sky Fostering: UK independent fostering agency with regional footprint offering placements for children including those with complex needs. Directly comparable IFA operating alongside Local Authority commissioning partners.
• Foster Care UK: UK fostering agency providing foster carer recruitment and placements across multiple regions. Similar Local Authority commissioning model and specialist disability placement capability.

Broad incumbents

• Barnardo's: Major UK children's charity providing fostering, disability support, and advocacy services nationwide. Comparable mission and service overlap but operates at vastly larger scale with broader remit.
• Action for Children: Large UK children's charity operating fostering, residential, and family support services nationally. Overlaps with Shared Care's foster care and disability support but at much greater scale and scope.

Others

• Swiis Foster Care:

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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

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