Lancashire Care Services

What Lancashire Care Services does

Lancashire Care Services Ltd., trading as LCS Recruitment Agency, is a privately held UK care-sector staffing agency founded c. 2009 and headquartered in Burnley, Lancashire. The company supplies temporary and permanent nursing, care assistant, support worker, and healthcare assistant staff to care homes, nursing homes, hospitals, supported living facilities, and mental health services across Lancashire and the North West of England. Its core service lines are Temporary Staffing, Permanent Placement, and Agency Management, supplemented by in-house training programs covering mandatory care training, specialist skills (Dementia, Palliative, Mental Health), leadership, and first aid.

The business operates with a lean team of approximately 5 employees led by Director Mushtaq Hussain (RGN, Registered Trainer), Co-Director Muhammad Muhiyuddin (RGN), and Manager Claire Tighe (RGN, 30+ years in care). Technology is minimal: a company website with an online staff registration form and a candidate dashboard, with no proprietary platform, integrations, or AI capabilities disclosed. The company claims 500+ staff placed across 100+ care homes and 15+ years of experience, with a value proposition centered on DBS-checked, reference-verified candidates, 24-hour rapid placement, and 24/7 support.

Revenue is generated through staffing fees for temporary placements, one-time placement fees for permanent hires, managed-agency service contracts, and paid training sessions (free for registered staff). Go-to-market is sales-led and direct: B2B outreach to care sector employers via website inquiry, phone, and dedicated account management. Marketing is limited to the company website and client testimonials, with no social media or paid advertising. The company is founder/management-owned with no external investment, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed M&A or partnerships.

Name

Lancashire Care Services

Legal name

Lancashire Care Services Ltd.

Website

https://lancashirecareservices.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lancashire Care Services (LCS Recruitment Agency) is a Burnley-based UK staffing agency supplying temporary and permanent nurses, care assistants, and support workers to care homes, nursing homes, hospitals, and supported living facilities across Lancashire and North West England.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Home Health Care Services (621610)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital/Facility-to-Home Caregiver Placement (HSABAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Health Staffing & Per-Diem Skilled Clinician Services (HLADAFAM), Home Care Staffing & Nurse Registry Services (HLAFAEAK)

Keywords

• Care sector staffing
• Temporary healthcare staffing
• Permanent nurse placement
• Care home recruitment
• Healthcare training services

Headquarters

HQ city

Burnley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Temporary Staffing Services: Placement of temporary care staff to care homes for short-term cover, holiday relief, and peak demand periods. Revenue generated through staffing fees charged to care home clients.
2. Permanent Placement Services: Recruitment and placement of permanent staff members to care homes. One-time placement fee structure for finding permanent team members.
3. Agency Management Services: Complete agency management service handling all staffing needs with dedicated account management.
4. Training Services: Comprehensive training programs for care staff including mandatory care training, specialist care skills, leadership and management training, and first aid courses. Provided both as free training for registered staff and paid training sessions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lancashire Care Services is a care sector recruitment agency that supplies qualified nurses (RGN, RMN), care assistants, healthcare assistants, and support workers to care homes, nursing homes, supported living settings, mental health services, and hospital/clinical environments across Lancashire and the North West of England. It sells Temporary Staffing, Permanent Placement, and full Agency Management services, supplemented by in-house training programs covering mandatory care training, specialist care skills, leadership, and first aid.

Product overview

Lancashire Care Services is a care sector recruitment agency providing a unified staffing platform combining temporary and permanent placement services with in-house training programs. The core offering comprises three staffing services (Temporary Staffing, Permanent Placement, and Agency Management) supported by a Staff Registration Platform and Candidate Dashboard for staff management. Training is delivered through four specialist modules covering mandatory care training, specialist care skills (Dementia, Palliative, Mental Health), leadership and management, and first aid/emergency response. Staff are DBS-checked, reference-verified, and vetted against care standards before placement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temporary Staffing
• Permanent Placement
• Agency Management
• Staff Training Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Staff provided within 24 hours for unexpected absences or urgent needs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• NHS Professionals: NHS Professionals is the NHS's in-house staffing bank, supplying temporary clinical and non-clinical staff to NHS trusts. It is a broad incumbent in UK healthcare staffing that competes with LCS for shared candidate pools, particularly in the Lancashire/North West NHS-adjacent care market.
• HCRG Care Group: HCRG Care Group is a large UK provider of community health and social care services, employing a substantial clinical workforce and delivering outsourced staffing. It operates at scale in overlapping geographies and competes for the same pool of care staff.

Direct peers

• Florence: Florence is a UK-based digital marketplace for care and nursing temporary staffing. It directly competes with LCS by connecting care homes with vetted temporary nurses and carers, but at scale and via a tech platform rather than traditional recruitment.
• Total Assist Group: Total Assist is a UK healthcare staffing specialist supplying locum doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals to NHS trusts and care providers. It competes with LCS in the nursing and care staffing category, particularly for the North West care home segment.
• Pulse Nursing at Home: Pulse is a UK healthcare staffing brand placing nurses, carers, and allied health professionals into NHS and private sector clients. It overlaps with LCS in nursing and care temporary staffing and competes for the same care home customers.
• Sugarman Health & Wellbeing: Sugarman Health & Wellbeing is a UK healthcare recruitment agency placing nurses, carers, and support workers across care homes, supported living, and clinical settings. It is a directly comparable peer to LCS in temporary and permanent care staffing.
• Newcross Healthcare: Newcross Healthcare is one of the UK's largest temporary healthcare staffing providers, supplying nurses, carers, and support workers to care homes, NHS, and home care settings. It competes with LCS across overlapping service lines and customer segments in the North West and nationally.
• Prestige Nursing + Care: Prestige Nursing + Care is a UK-wide nursing and care staffing agency offering temporary and permanent placements into care homes, hospitals, and home care. It overlaps directly with LCS in supplying qualified nurses and carers to UK care providers.

Regional players

• Home Instead UK: Home Instead is a UK franchised home care provider employing large numbers of carers across regions. While primarily a care delivery operator rather than a staffing agency, it is a relevant peer in the North West care workforce market and competes for similar carer candidates.

Emerging players

• Cera Care: Cera Care is a UK tech-enabled home care provider using digital tools to match carers with clients and manage visits. It intersects with LCS in the UK care workforce pool and targets overlapping care home and home care commissioners, but operates its own care delivery model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lancashire-care-services

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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