Pharos East Midlands

Ownership and company checks

Pharos East Midlands is run by Pharos Care Limited (company 05613970), incorporated in 2005, 20 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.

Pharos Care Limited runs 9 CQC-registered services across 4 council areas; 2 of the 6 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (33%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.

2 of its services are in Staffordshire.

It trades under the City and County Healthcare Group brand, which covers 172 services run by 21 registered providers.

Budgeting for this agency

We estimate visits from Pharos East Midlands at £29–£35.50 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £340 a week.

Live-in arrangements here usually cost £1,450–£1,770 weekly.

With savings below £23,250, Staffordshire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.

How it fits locally

There are 16 other agencies within 3 miles, 10 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is JJ Starlight Care, 1.1 miles away.

It sits in Fazeley ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB.