Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Care Association

Name

Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Care Association

Legal name

Nottinghamshire Care Association Limited

Website

https://nca.care

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nottingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Annual membership fee of £25 provides access to all association services including advice, DBS checks, legal helpline, financial benefits from supplier discounts, and networking opportunities.
2. DBS Checking Service: The association operates as an umbrella group for DBS disclosures, processing criminal record checks for care providers at competitive industry rates. Enhanced DBS checks typically completed within 7 days, many returning in 4 hours.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Care Association operates a not-for-profit membership association for adult social care providers in the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire region. Members pay an annual £25 subscription to access industry advice, an electronic DBS (criminal record) checking service, a legal helpline, supplier discounts, networking events, and the annual Proud to Care Awards program.

Product overview

Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Care Association (NCA) operates as a not-for-profit membership organization offering a suite of services for care providers. The core offerings include an annual NCA Membership (£25/year) providing access to all services, the DBS Checking Service for electronic criminal record checks with 24-hour self-administered access, and the Jobs in Care Service for free vacancy posting. Members also receive access to a Legal Helpline provided by care sector lawyers, and discounted rates from commercial partners including Access Group, Anthony Collins, Aston Brooke, Christie & Co, Empathika, Fulcrum Care, Medicine Drop, and Solutions for Care. The association also organizes the annual Proud to Care Awards. The DBS service is technically provided through a partnership with the West Midlands Care Association.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Proud to Care Awards: Annual awards program recognising excellence in the care sector across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

Products and services

• NCA Membership
• NCA DBS Checking Service
• Jobs in Care Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Enhanced DBS checks typically completed within 7 days, many returning in 4 hours
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• The Access GroupminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommercial partner offering member discounts. The Access Group provides business management software solutions for the care sector.
• Anthony CollinsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommercial partner providing legal services to care sector. Specialist solicitors advising care providers on regulatory and business matters.
• Aston BrookeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommercial partner offering financial and business services to care sector organisations.
• Christie & CominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommercial partner specialising in property and business advisory services for care homes and healthcare facilities.
• EmpathikaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommercial partner providing care sector services or products with member discount arrangements.
• Fulcrum Care ConsultingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommercial partner offering care consulting services to members. Tony Thiru represents Fulcrum through the partnership.
• Medicine DropminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommercial partner providing medication management or pharmaceutical services to care providers.
• Solutions for CareminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommercial partner offering care sector-specific solutions and services with member discounts.
• HCS UKminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the Proud to Care Awards 2026. Healthcare and care sector supplier.
• Digital Care HubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the Proud to Care Awards 2026. Digital solutions provider for the care sector.
• Executive Care SolutionsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the Proud to Care Awards 2026. Executive-level consulting for care providers.
• Mansfield Mortgages and ProtectionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the Proud to Care Awards 2026. Financial services provider based in Mansfield.
• NCTXminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the Proud to Care Awards 2026.
• RISE LifeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the Proud to Care Awards 2026.
• Care SDS PlusminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the Proud to Care Awards 2026.
• Our Dementia ChoirminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the Proud to Care Awards 2026. Community choir organisation.
• WNC (West Nottinghamshire College)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the Proud to Care Awards 2026. Further education college offering care training programmes.
• West Midlands Care AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe NCA DBS System is provided and administered by colleagues at the West Midlands Care Association. NCA operates as an umbrella group for DBS disclosures for their members, leveraging WMCA's platform and infrastructure.
• Quality of CareminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommercial partner offering care sector services or products with member discount arrangements.

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Care Forum: Membership organization for not-for-profit social care providers across the UK. Comparable mission of supporting provider members with representation and resources, with overlap on NCA's voluntary and housing association members.
• Care England: National representative body for independent adult social care providers in England. Operates a broader scope than NCA but shares the same mission of provider advocacy, regulatory representation, and member services.
• UK Home Care Association (UKHCA): National membership organization for home care providers in the UK. Strong peer overlap on home care provider segment served by NCA, with a similar advocacy-plus-services value proposition but at national scale.

Direct peers

• Care Providers Alliance: Alliance of national care provider associations representing the adult social care sector. Structural peer to NCA's role as a regional care association, with strong overlap in advocacy mission and member base.
• Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG): Membership body for voluntary sector providers of social care and support services. Comparable member mix with NCA's charity and voluntary sector segment, with similar advocacy-plus-member-services model.
• Registered Nursing Home Association (RNHA): Membership body for nursing home providers across the UK. Direct peer on the nursing home segment of NCA's membership, offering advocacy and member services to a closely overlapping audience.
• Skills for Care: Statutory workforce development body for adult social care in England. Comparable in serving the same provider base with training, data, and compliance support, though with a workforce rather than advocacy focus.
• West Midlands Care Association: Operates the same regional care association model in the West Midlands and is NCA's core DBS service partner. Direct peer in mission, structure, and service mix; comparable size and not-for-profit posture.
• Care Association Alliance: Alliance of regional care associations across England. NCA is a likely member; the alliance directly competes with and complements NCA by representing the same regional association model nationally.

Regional players

• Scottish Care: Membership body for independent social care providers in Scotland. Closely mirrors NCA's regional care association model but in a different UK nation, making it a structural peer rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/nottscareassoc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nottingham-nottinghamshire-care-association

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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