Rose Speech Therapy LTD

What Rose Speech Therapy LTD does

Rose Speech Therapy LTD is a UK-based independent speech and language therapy practice founded in 2012 by co-directors Gillian Buckingham and Karen Scrivener-Fearn, headquartered in Brighouse, West Yorkshire. The firm delivers speech, language, and swallowing rehabilitation services to adults across the North of England, with a clinical focus on acquired brain injury, neurological conditions (stroke, Parkinson's, MS, dementia), dysphagia, and medico-legal casework. It operates a small team of approximately 9 staff comprising the two co-directors plus specialist associates, delivering care across clinic rooms, home visits, hospitals, hospices, and mobile settings within roughly two hours' travel.

The company's service portfolio comprises three core lines: Communication Support (speech, language, cognitive-communication, and AAC therapy), the ED&S (Eating, Drinking & Swallowing) Clinic, and Medico-Legal Services (expert witness reports, treating therapist intervention, capacity assessments). The ED&S Clinic is supported by advanced diagnostic capability, including Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) — available in-clinic or mobile — and Videofluoroscopy conducted in a hospital radiology setting with no waiting list and structured MBSImP reporting. Treatment modalities include neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), expiratory muscle strength training (EMST), and IOPI tongue strengthening, with documented outcomes including PEG tube removal in dysphagia patients. A partnership with Cognishine extends digital therapy delivery.

The business runs as a founder-owned private limited company with no external investment. Revenue is generated through service-dependent professional fees billed on a pay-as-you-go basis, with the practice registered with several major insurance companies. The go-to-market is sales-led via direct client and solicitor/case-manager enquiry, supported by a content-driven website and organic social media presence on Instagram and LinkedIn. Strategic partnerships with Parkinson's UK, Kirkwood Hospice, regional neuro-rehabilitation centres, and care homes diversify the referral base beyond individual self-pay clients.

Name

Rose Speech Therapy LTD

Legal name

Rose Speech Therapy LTD

Website

https://rosespeechtherapy.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rose Speech Therapy LTD is a UK independent speech and language therapy practice based in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, delivering specialist rehabilitation in communication, swallowing, and cognitive-communication for adults with acquired brain injury, neurological conditions, and medico-legal cases across the North of England.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Speech and Language Therapy Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134), Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340), Home Health Care Services (62161)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) & Swallowing Therapy Centers (HLADAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outpatient Rehabilitation & Physical/Occupational/Speech Therapy Centers (HLAFABAB), Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) In-Home (HSABADAC), Swallowing (Dysphagia) & Feeding Therapy In-Home (HSABADAK)

Keywords

• Speech and language therapy
• Swallowing rehabilitation
• Dysphagia assessment
• Acquired brain injury therapy
• Medico-legal speech therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Brighouse

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Speech and Language Therapy Services: Professional speech and language therapy services including assessment, treatment, expert witness reports, and capacity assessments. Charges are dependent on the service required. Registered with several major insurance companies.
2. ED&S Clinic Services: Specialist eating, drinking and swallowing (dysphagia) clinic services including FEES and videofluoroscopy assessments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rose Speech Therapy LTD provides specialist adult speech, language and swallowing rehabilitation services across the North of England, with three core service lines: Communication Support (speech, language, cognitive-communication, and AAC), an Eating, Drinking & Swallowing (ED&S) Clinic for dysphagia (offering FEES, Videofluoroscopy, NMES, EMST and IOPI), and Medico-Legal Services including expert witness reports, treating therapist intervention and capacity assessments. Services are delivered in clinic, at home, in hospital or hospice, or any location where communication takes place.

Product overview

Rose Speech Therapy LTD operates as a speech, language, and swallowing therapy service provider rather than a software product company. Their portfolio consists of three interconnected service lines: Communication Support services addressing speech, language, and cognitive communication difficulties; the ED&S (Eating, Drinking & Swallowing) Clinic providing dysphagia assessment and treatment; and Medico-Legal Services offering expert witness reports and capacity assessments. The ED&S Clinic is supported by two specialist diagnostic procedures—Videofluoroscopy and Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)—which provide instrumental swallowing assessments. The company serves adults throughout the North of England, specializing in acquired brain injury and dysphagia rehabilitation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Communication Support

Quantifiable outcome

• Clients have had PEG tubes removed following NMES treatment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Kirkwood HospicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to provide specialised Speech and Language therapy, including dysphagia and swallowing rehabilitation, for individuals facing life-limiting illnesses. Joint efforts aim to enhance quality of life for patients and their families.
• Parkinson's UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership dedicated to supporting individuals living with Parkinson's disease. Tailored therapy interventions encompass communication and swallowing rehabilitation to address challenges associated with this condition.
• Neuro-Rehabilitation Centres and Care HomescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExtended services to local neuro-rehabilitation centres and care homes offering specialised Speech and Language therapy input including comprehensive dysphagia and swallowing rehabilitation to contribute to resident well-being and rehabilitation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• InHealth Group: UK-based specialist provider of diagnostic and clinical services including FEES and videofluoroscopy swallow assessments. Most directly comparable peer operating in the same instrumental dysphagia assessment niche that Rose Speech Therapy's ED&S clinic targets.

Broad incumbents

• Nuffield Health: Large UK private hospital and wellbeing provider offering outpatient speech and language therapy within broader rehabilitation services. Comparable as a broadly operating incumbent with overlapping SLP service lines, though not specialist in dysphagia or medico-legal.
• HCA Healthcare UK: Premium private healthcare provider in the UK with rehab and outpatient services. Comparable as a high-end private incumbent offering allied health, though scales a much broader acute and elective portfolio.
• Spire Healthcare: UK private hospital group with outpatient physiotherapy and speech therapy services within larger secondary care portfolio. Comparable private-pay ambulatory provider, but operates at much broader scale and without specialist ED&S or medico-legal focus.
• Ramsay Health Care UK: International private hospital group with UK operations delivering outpatient therapy services including SLP. Comparable incumbent in private ambulatory care, but broader portfolio without specialist neurology or medico-legal niche.
• Circle Health Group: UK private hospital operator offering outpatient rehabilitation including speech therapy. Comparable as a private-pay ambulatory and inpatient platform, though lacks Rose Speech Therapy's specialist dysphagia and medico-legal positioning.
• Connect Health: UK provider of community musculoskeletal and specialised pain services, increasingly adding allied health specialties. Comparable as a multi-site outpatient allied health provider, though anchored in MSK rather than neuro/dysphagia.
• Ascenti: UK-based allied health provider delivering outpatient physiotherapy and related services through a national clinic and home-visit network. Comparable operational model blending clinic and home-visit delivery, though not SLP-specialised.
• Practice Plus Group: UK private and NHS healthcare provider operating outpatient services including allied health. Comparable as an incumbent multi-service provider; less specialist depth in adult neuro SLP and medico-legal work.

Emerging players

• Totally plc: UK-listed provider of NHS urgent care, well-being, and community health services including allied health. Comparable as a smaller, scaling operator in community and outpatient healthcare that could plausibly acquire or partner with specialist SLP practices like Rose Speech Therapy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rose-speech-therapy-ltd
• Instagraminstagram.com/rosespeechtherapyuk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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