Home care agency · Harrogate
Sova Healthcare Harrogate
Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Sova Healthcare Harrogate- Address
- 20 Bower Road, Ground Floor Office, Harrogate, HG1 5BW
- Run by
- Huntleigh Medical Healthcare Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- September 2018 (8 years)
- Registered manager
- Fozia Tabasum
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2018 (8 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 11350527)
- Last CQC check
- 20 Nov 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-5809965856
An overview of Sova Healthcare Harrogate
Sova Healthcare Harrogate in Harrogate is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Huntleigh Medical Healthcare Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and children and lists dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, sight or hearing loss, drug or alcohol problems and eating disorders among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (November 2019), with Caring rated Outstanding. It is one of 38 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Harrogate; 31 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Rating history
- Nov 2019
- Today Rating 6 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 20 November 2019
Where it is
- Ward
- High Harrogate & Kingsley
- Council
- North Yorkshire Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- NHS planning area
- NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in HG1 (21)
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Ownership and company checks
Sova Healthcare Harrogate is run by Huntleigh Medical Healthcare Limited (company 11350527), incorporated in 2018.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other social work without accommodation.
Sova Healthcare Harrogate over the years
Registered in September 2018, it has 8 years on the CQC register.
So far CQC has published one overall rating: Good, in November 2019.
At 6 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
What the ratings tell you
Area by area, Caring is rated Outstanding; 4 other areas are Good.
Across North Yorkshire, 9 of 130 rated agencies are Outstanding for Caring (7%).
Outstanding ratings for a single area are uncommon; the Caring section of the report gives examples of what inspectors saw.
From the latest CQC inspection
- People received support from staff who were exceptionally caring and encouraged them to be the lead decision-makers for their care.
- Staff provided highly attentive and responsive care.
- People thrived from the person-centred, attentive culture, experiencing significant improvements in their wellbeing.
- People's safety was supported, they felt safe with their care staff.
Inspected 3 October 2019; report published 20 November 2019. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Specialisms
Taken from its CQC registration.
Likely fees
We estimate visits from Sova Healthcare Harrogate 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.
Live-in care in this region typically runs £1,450–£1,770 a week.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask North Yorkshire Council for a free care needs assessment.
Around Harrogate
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 20 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Support Solutions Harrogate, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: children (4 of the nearest 25).
16 of the 21 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in High Harrogate & Kingsley ward, classed by ONS as urban (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.
The five key questions
- Safe109 of 130 in North Yorkshire
- Effective124 of 130 in North Yorkshire
- Caring9 of 130 in North Yorkshire
- Responsive120 of 130 in North Yorkshire
- Well-led102 of 130 in North Yorkshire
Source: CQC, published 20 November 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in North Yorkshire share it; for example, 9 of 130 agencies in North Yorkshire rated Outstanding for Caring.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Sova Healthcare Harrogate on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews come from people who used the service or their families, verified by email. They sit alongside, not instead of, CQC ratings, and providers cannot take them down. How reviews work.
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 (November 2019) is more recent than 35% of agency ratings in North Yorkshire.
- Registered with CQC in 2018: it has been registered longer than 52% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 10 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.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Harrogate: home care agencies inspected recently
- Visiting Angels North Yorkshire and WestMar 2025 · under 0.5 miles
- Select Choice Community Support LtdApr 2025 · under 0.5 miles
- Ellie Sunrise Healthcare LtdDec 2025 · 0.5 miles
What families ask about Sova Healthcare Harrogate
- How much does care from Sova Healthcare Harrogate cost?
- No fee list from Sova Healthcare Harrogate has reached 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.
- How did Sova Healthcare Harrogate score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Outstanding; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- What kind of care can Sova Healthcare Harrogate offer?
- Sova Healthcare Harrogate is registered with CQC for: homecare agencies. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Who is the registered provider for Sova Healthcare Harrogate?
- The registered provider is Huntleigh Medical Healthcare Limited, according to CQC.
- Can Sova Healthcare Harrogate care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- When was Sova Healthcare Harrogate last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 20 November 2019, 6 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Where is Sova Healthcare Harrogate?
- The agency works from 20 Bower Road, Ground Floor Office, Harrogate, HG1 5BW; ask which postcodes its carers cover.
- Is Sova Healthcare Harrogate a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-5809965856 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a home care agency and was rated Good overall in November 2019.
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