Town Break Dementia Support

What Town Break Dementia Support does

Town Break Dementia Support Services is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO), registered charity number SC020526, established in 1992 and headquartered at 1 Springkerse Road, Stirling. It provides community-based, person-led dementia support across the Forth Valley region — covering Stirling, Clackmannanshire, and Falkirk — for people living with dementia and their unpaid carers. The organisation's core offering comprises four service lines: Stirling Services, Clackmannanshire Services, and Falkirk Services (each delivering weekly social groups, lunch groups, brunch groups, and peer support groups at churches, community centres, hospitals, and community hubs), plus Town Break at Home, a paid one-to-one in-home and community support service priced at £30/hour that includes companionship, outings, and Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST).

The organisation is funded through a mixed-economy model combining service income, trust and grant funding (over £3 million cumulatively from institutional funders since inception), individual donations, memorial giving, the Stirling Community Lottery, JustGiving online fundraising, and event fundraising including Kiltwalk and Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI). A new charging structure for community-based group services was introduced from September 2025, formalising earned-income contribution. Distribution is community-led: services are accessed via healthcare and social care professional referrals, self-referral through Microsoft Forms, phone (01786 641 841), and email ([email protected]). The charity is supported by 1,100 volunteers and a board of trustees chaired by Paul, with Gina McKie serving as Patron. Since 1992 it has supported over 12,500 families and 23,100 individuals, with 349 new referrals recorded in 2023 — a record annual figure.

Name

Town Break Dementia Support

Legal name

Town Break Dementia Support Services

Website

https://townbreak.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Town Break Dementia Support is a Stirling-based Scottish charity (SCIO, est. 1992) providing community-based dementia support and respite services across Forth Valley — Stirling, Clackmannanshire, and Falkirk — for people living with dementia and unpaid carers through group activities and one-to-one home visits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dementia Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Dementia Companion & Engagement Care (HSABAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Senior Social Clubs & Community-Based Day Programs (Non-Clinical) (HSABANAK), Dementia & Alzheimer’s Respite Care (HSABAGAF), Memory Care Respite (Short-Term) (HSABAEAD), In-Home Dementia Care Services (Specialized Personal Care) (HLADACAI), Elder Services & Aging Support (BPAGAEAF)

Keywords

• Dementia support services
• Community care
• Social support groups
• Carer respite services
• Person-centred care

Headquarters

HQ city

Stirling

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Service Income: Charging a fair rate for community-based services helps continue services reliably, grow support across Forth Valley, and stay independent and community-led. Services include Town Break at Home at £30/hour.
2. Trusts and Grants: Funding from trusts and grant-makers invested in dementia support across communities. Over £2.5 million in grants and trusts have contributed to support their work.
3. Donations: Voluntary donations from individuals, including one-time donations, regular contributions through standing orders, and Stirling Community Lottery (50% from each ticket sold goes to support Town Break).
4. Fundraising: Income from fundraising activities including Kiltwalk events, own fundraising events, and Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI). In 2022, raised £291,223.
5. Memorial Donations: In Memory programme allowing people to commemorate their loved one with a donation to support services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Town Break Dementia Support is a Scottish charity delivering community-based, person-led dementia support services across Forth Valley. Its core offerings are group social activities (social groups, lunch groups, brunch groups, peer support) delivered at community venues across Stirling, Clackmannanshire, and Falkirk, alongside Town Break at Home, a paid one-to-one in-home and community support service priced at £30/hour. All services include respite for unpaid carers and are delivered by trained staff and volunteers using a person-centred dementia care methodology that incorporates Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) and crisis response.

Product overview

Town Break Dementia Support is a charity-based service organization operating across Forth Valley (Stirling, Clackmannanshire, and Falkirk) since 1992. It is not a technology platform but a community care provider offering a portfolio of in-person dementia support services. The portfolio consists of three regional service lines — Stirling Services, Clackmannanshire Services, and Falkirk Services — each delivering group-based social activities (social groups, lunch groups, brunch groups, peer support groups), all of which include respite for unpaid carers. A fourth named service, Town Break at Home, provides one-to-one at-home and community support. Together, these services form a coordinated ecosystem of person-centred dementia care, ranging from group social engagement to individual home visits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Town Break at Home: Flexible, one-to-one support for people living with dementia at home or in the community, offered at £30/hour
• Town Break at Home

Products and services

• Town Break at Home

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 12,500 families supported since 1992
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Gina McKieminorOthersGina McKie serves as the organisation's Patron. She is a Radio Presenter, Events Host, Author, and Motivational Speaker with over 20 years of experience in broadcasting. She regularly hosts charitable events including Cash For Kids, Beatson Cancer Charity, and Scottish Autism events.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Quarriers: Large Scottish third-sector provider of social care, dementia support, and community-based services. Acts as a broader incumbent with overlapping service lines in respite, day services, and supported living across Scotland.
• Age Scotland: National Scottish charity for older people offering information, advice, and community services. Broad incumbent serving all older adults but with significant overlap on dementia support, day services, and carer respite in Scottish communities.
• British Red Cross (Scotland support services): National charity providing community support services across the UK including for older people and those with care needs. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering community-based personal support and connection services.

Direct peers

• Alzheimer Scotland: Scotland's largest dementia charity offering information, support services, and day care for people living with dementia and carers. Directly comparable to Town Break as a community-based dementia support provider operating across Scottish geographies.
• Crossroads Caring Scotland: Scottish charity providing respite and personal care services to carers and people with long-term conditions including dementia. Directly comparable to Town Break's at-home respite and community support model.
• Dementia UK: National UK charity providing specialist dementia nurse (Admiral Nurse) support and one-to-one family-facing services. Directly comparable to Town Break's model of expert-led personal support for people with dementia and unpaid carers.
• Carers Trust Scotland: Network of local carer centres across Scotland providing respite and support to unpaid carers, including those caring for people with dementia. Comparable model of community-based services with strong referral pathways from health and social care.

Emerging players

• Royal Voluntary Service: UK charity mobilising volunteers to support older people in hospitals and communities, including dementia befriending and companion services. Comparable volunteer-led model serving older adults across the UK.

Regional players

• Leuchie House (East Lothian): Scottish regional charity providing respite breaks and dementia-specific support to individuals and carers. Comparable as a regional, community-anchored dementia respite provider operating in a defined Scottish geography.
• Age UK Forth Valley (formerly Clackmannanshire Council on Aging): Regional branch of Age UK operating in the same Forth Valley geography as Town Break, offering similar day services, social activities, and support for older people including those affected by dementia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TownBreak
• Facebookfacebook.com/TownBreak
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/town-break-dementia-support-services
• Instagraminstagram.com/town_break

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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