FLEXIBLE OPTIONS LIMITED

What FLEXIBLE OPTIONS LIMITED does

Flexible Options Limited is a private, for-profit social care provider based in Newport, Wales (United Kingdom), founded in 2014. The company delivers day care, social support sessions, and community activities tailored for adults with learning disabilities, organised around a person-centered philosophy that emphasises skill development, independence, and personal choice.

The core service offering consists of two structured session types. In-House Activity Sessions are conducted at the organisation's Transport House office on Cardiff Road and span animation, art and craft, cooking and baking, film, gardening, music, and sewing. Community Activity Sessions extend support into external settings and include bowling, cinema, an explorers programme, golf, and Zumba. The organisation also publishes The Flex Magazine biannually as a collaborative community publication. Service delivery is supported by referral partnerships with external providers such as EchoYoga and Multi-Sport Social Health and Wellbeing. The underlying technology footprint is minimal; the company operates a Squarespace-hosted marketing website and relies on standard telephony and email for operations, with no proprietary software, app, or AI component disclosed.

Flexible Options generates revenue through three channels: referrals from local-authority social workers following an assessment of need, direct payments that enable self-directed care funding by individuals, and private-pay arrangements for self-funded users. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company serves a single horizontal persona — individuals with learning disabilities in the Wales region — and is not venture- or private-equity-backed based on the available data, operating as an independent private limited company.

Name

FLEXIBLE OPTIONS LIMITED

Legal name

Flexible Options Ltd.

Website

https://flexibleoptions.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Flexible Options Limited is a Newport, Wales-based private social care provider delivering day care, in-house activity sessions, and community activities for adults with learning disabilities, accessed via local-authority referrals, direct payments, or private pay.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Care / Disability Support Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Needs Adult Day Programs (Developmental/Physical Disabilities, Seniors) (HLADAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

Keywords

• Adult day care
• Social support services
• Community activities
• Learning disability support
• Person-centered care

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Services Funding: Services accessed via referral from social workers following an assessment of need, indicating public sector/social services funding model.
2. Direct Payments: Services can be accessed by individuals through direct payments, allowing self-directed care funding.
3. Private Pay: Services available on a private basis for individuals who choose to pay out-of-pocket.

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Flexible Options Limited provides person-centered day care and social support sessions for adults with learning disabilities. Offerings include in-house activity sessions (Animation, Art & Craft, Cooking & Baking, Film, Gardening, Music, Sewing) and community activity sessions (Bowling, Cinema, Explorers, Golf, Zumba) designed to develop skills, build independence, and encourage social engagement. Services are accessed via social worker referrals, direct payments, or private pay.

Product overview

Flexible Options Limited is a social care organization offering a structured portfolio of person-centered support services for individuals with learning disabilities. The core offering consists of two session types: In-House Activity Sessions (conducted at their Newport office, covering Animation, Art & Craft, Cooking & Baking, Film, Gardening, Music, and Sewing) and Community Activity Sessions (enabling participation in Bowling, Cinema, Explorers, Golf, and Zumba in community settings). The organization also publishes The Flex Magazine biannually, a collaborative publication featuring recipes, quizzes, games, stories, comics, and community articles. Access to services is via social worker referral, direct payments, or private arrangement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• In-House Activity Sessions Person-centered support sessions conducted at the organization's Newport office, including Animation, Art & Craft, Cooking & Baking, Film, Gardening, Music, and Sewing activities. Designed for adults with learning disabilities to develop skills, gain independence, and build confidence.
• Community Activity Sessions Outreach support sessions enabling individuals with learning disabilities to participate in community settings, including Bowling, Cinema, Explorers, Golf, and Zumba activities. Designed to support social integration and access to community life.
• The Flex Magazine A biannual magazine published by Flexible Options featuring recipes, quizzes, games, factual writing, stories, comics, and articles highlighting different voices in their community. Created collaboratively by the team and the people they support.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• EchoYogaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExternal yoga service provider that Flexible Options supports individuals to access as part of their community activities and wellness programs.
• Multi-Sport Social Health and WellbeingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExternal multisport and health wellbeing service that Flexible Options connects individuals with to support their physical health and social integration.

Recent moves4 records

Broad incumbents

• Mencap: The UK's largest learning disability charity, offering a broad portfolio of day services, housing, employment support, and advocacy across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Comparable in target beneficiary (people with learning disabilities) and service breadth, but operates as a large national incumbent rather than a regional specialist.

Direct peers

• Voyage Care: A specialist UK provider of support for people with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs, offering day services, supported living, and outreach. Directly comparable in service mix and LD specialization, but with a larger, more national footprint.
• Consensus Support Services: A specialist UK provider of learning disability, autism, and complex needs services including day opportunities and supported living. Comparable in target population and service model, operating multiple small community-based sites similar in concept to Flexible Options' Newport day program.
• United Response: A national UK charity supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, and mental health needs through personalized support, day opportunities, and community-based services. Directly comparable in mission, service user profile, and community-integration approach, though with broader geographic reach.
• Hft: One of the UK's largest learning disability charities, providing person-centered support, day services, and supported living across England and Wales. Directly comparable to Flexible Options in operating model (LD-focused, community-based, person-centered) but at significantly greater scale and geography.
• Lifeways: A specialist UK provider of supported living and community-based day opportunities for adults with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs. Directly comparable in its focus on community participation, person-centered support, and local-authority commissioning.
• MacIntyre: A UK charity providing lifelong learning, day services, and supported living for people with learning disabilities and/or autism. Directly comparable because it emphasizes person-centered, community-based support similar to Flexible Options' in-house and community sessions model.
• Sense: A UK charity supporting people with complex disabilities including learning disabilities, deafblindness, and autism through day services, supported living, and community activities. Directly comparable because it delivers person-centered, community-based support for adults with learning disabilities similar to Flexible Options' model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/flexibleoptionsltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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