Home care agency · Middlesbrough
Springboard Business Centre
Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate
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- Ellerbeck Way, Stokesley Business Park, Stokesley, Middlesbrough, TS9 5JZ
- Run by
- Ms Beverley Harker
- Type of provider
- Independent (owner-run)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- November 2014 (11 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Last CQC check
- 15 Mar 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-1716008085
About Springboard Business Centre
Springboard Business Centre is a CQC-registered home care agency in Middlesbrough, run by Ms Beverley Harker. It is registered to support adults of all ages.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (March 2018). It is one of 5 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Stokesley; 4 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe109 of 130 in North Yorkshire
- Effective124 of 130 in North Yorkshire
- Caring119 of 130 in North Yorkshire
- Responsive120 of 130 in North Yorkshire
- Well-led102 of 130 in North Yorkshire
CQC key question ratings, published 15 March 2018. Under each rating: how many agencies in North Yorkshire share it.
What inspectors found
- Inspection site visit activity started on 22 January 2018 and ended on 1 February 2018.
- Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated Regulations about how the service is run.
- Safe recruitment processes were in place and continued to be followed.
- Staff had up to date safeguarding training and understood the importance of reporting concerns.
Inspected 1 February 2018; report published 15 March 2018; supporting 36 people at the time. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Springboard Business Centre: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 101 of the 129 other agencies in North Yorkshire that CQC has rated.
Around Middlesbrough
There are 2 other agencies within 3 miles, 2 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is BPJ Case Management Limited, under 0.5 miles away.
Every one of the 14 nearest rated agencies has a more recent rating than this one, so ask what has changed since its inspection.
It sits in Stokesley ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB.
How its rating has changed
- Jan 2016
- Mar 2018
- Today Rating 8 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 15 March 2018
- CQC inspection report 28 January 2016
Area and map
- Ward
- Stokesley
- Council
- North Yorkshire Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Smaller rural: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
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Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence). The office location; ask which streets and villages carers cover.
Likely fees
We estimate visits from Springboard Business Centre at £30–£37 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 £350 a week.
Regional live-in prices sit at roughly £1,450–£1,770 per week.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), North Yorkshire Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Springboard Business Centre over the years
CQC registration dates from November 2014, so the service has been operating for around 11 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2018), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
It has gone 8 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
CQC lists 2 reports for this location, the latest dated 15 March 2018.
Who runs it
Springboard Business Centre is the only service its provider, Ms Beverley Harker, runs, so it is an independent, single-site operator rather than part of a chain.
Who the service is registered for
Registration details from CQC.
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Compared with other agencies locally
- Rated Good. Across North Yorkshire, 92% of the 130 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 7 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2018) is more recent than 5% of agency ratings in North Yorkshire.
- Registered with CQC in 2014: it has been registered longer than 75% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in North Yorkshire lists 6.
Comparison set: every registered home care agency in North Yorkshire, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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Similar home care agencies near Middlesbrough, rated recently
- Town CloseMay 2026 · under 0.5 miles
- BPJ Case Management LimitedFeb 2026 · 0.8 miles
Springboard Business Centre: common questions
- Where is Springboard Business Centre?
- The agency works from Ellerbeck Way, Stokesley Business Park, Stokesley, Middlesbrough, TS9 5JZ; ask which postcodes its carers cover.
- Is Springboard Business Centre regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-1716008085 and was rated Good overall in March 2018.
- Is Springboard Business Centre registered for dementia care?
- Its CQC registration does not list dementia. If that is a need now or later, check with the provider before deciding.
- When did CQC last rate Springboard Business Centre?
- The latest rating is dated 15 March 2018, 8 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- What kind of care can Springboard Business Centre offer?
- Registration for Springboard Business Centre covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
- Who is the registered provider for Springboard Business Centre?
- The registered provider is Ms Beverley Harker, according to CQC.
- How much does care from Springboard Business Centre cost?
- Springboard Business Centre hasn't shared a price list with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Is Springboard Business Centre rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
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