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Excelcare Holdings

There are 30 care homes and 1 home care agency on the CQC register under Excelcare Holdings, across 3 regions of England. England's Good or Outstanding share for the same service types is 83%, and Excelcare Holdings's is 94% of 31 rated services.

  • 31registered locations
  • 94%of those rated are Good or Outstanding
  • 2with an Outstanding rating
  • 3ratings under 2 years old · 4+ years old: 22

Excelcare Holdings: CQC ratings by key question

QuestionRated InadequateRated Requires improvementRated GoodRated Outstanding
Overall rating02272
Safe02290
Effective03280
Caring01273
Responsive00301
Well-led02254

Each service counted once, by its most recent CQC rating; registered with CQC since October 2010; 2,022 care home beds in total.

Companies registered under this brand: Abbot Care Centre Limited, Aliwal Healthcare Limited, Ashlyn Healthcare Limited, Brook Healthcare Limited, Buchan Healthcare Limited, Castle Mead Court Care Centre Limited, Dovecote Manor Healthcare Limited, Etheldred Healthcare Limited, Excelcare (Home Care Division) Limited, Fitzwilliam Healthcare Limited, Glenfield Healthcare Limited, Goldenley Healthcare Ltd, Hunters Healthcare Limited, Dovercourt Healthcare Limited, Limetree Healthcare Limited, Longfield Healthcare Limited, Neath Hill Care Centre Limited, Okeley Healthcare Limited, Park Avenue Healthcare Limited, Springmarsh Homes Limited, Primrose Healthcare Limited, Sherrell Healthcare Limited, St. Fillan Healthcare Limited, St. Georges Court Healthcare Limited, Saffron Healthcare Limited, Sweyne Healthcare Limited, Willows Care Centre Limited, Water Hall Healthcare Limited, Ferrolake Limited, Windmill Healthcare Limited, Winifred Healthcare Limited.

About Excelcare Holdings's services

Its services received 2 new CQC ratings over the past year (up: 1, down: 0, first rating: 0). Most recent: St Georges Court Care Home, Inadequate to Good, 7 January 2026.

Region by region: East (20 care homes), London (5 care homes, 1 home care agency) and South East (5 care homes).

Responsive scores best for Excelcare Holdings (31 of 31 Good or Outstanding), while Effective has the most services rated Requires improvement or Inadequate: 3 of 31.

Oldest registration: Limetree Care Home, Lambeth, October 2010. Newest: Abbot Care Home, Harlow, July 2016.

Council areas covered: 7, with the largest numbers in Essex (11), Cambridgeshire (9) and Milton Keynes (5).

Compared with England, weighting for its mix of care homes and home care, Excelcare Holdings has 6% of rated services at Outstanding against 5%, and 6% (2 of 31) below Good against 17%.

Home sizes vary from 32 beds (Aliwal Manor Care Home) to 130 (The Willows Care Home). In total, 30 homes provide 2,022 beds, 67 on average.

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Ratings shown next to the local picture: all services of the same kind in that council.

Care serviceOverall ratingLocal authorityArea rated Good or betterMore recent than
Abbot Care HomeRequires improvementEssex84% of 36870% locally
Aliwal Manor Care HomeGoodCambridgeshire93% of 12550% locally
Ashlyn Care HomeGoodEssex84% of 36866% locally
Brook House Care HomeGoodCambridgeshire93% of 12557% locally
Buchan House Care HomeGoodCambridgeshire93% of 12558% locally
Castlemead Court Care HomeGoodMilton Keynes84% of 4432% locally
Dovecote Manor Care HomeGoodMilton Keynes84% of 4486% locally
Etheldred House Care HomeGoodCambridgeshire93% of 1253% locally
Excelcare (Home Care) Limited Tower Hamlets OfficeGoodTower Hamlets93% of 410% locally
Fitzwilliam House Care HomeOutstandingCambridgeshire93% of 12531% locally
Glennfield Care HomeGoodCambridgeshire93% of 12549% locally
Goldenley Care HomeGoodEssex84% of 36823% locally
Hunters Down Care HomeGoodCambridgeshire93% of 12548% locally
Lime Court Care HomeGoodEssex84% of 36816% locally
Limetree Care HomeGoodLambeth76% of 3315% locally
Longfield Care HomeGoodEssex84% of 36867% locally
Neath Hill Care HomeGoodMilton Keynes84% of 4416% locally
Okeley Care HomeGoodEssex84% of 36864% locally
Park Avenue Care HomeGoodBromley93% of 4516% locally
Peartree Care HomeGoodLewisham96% of 4652% locally
Primrose Croft Care HomeGoodCambridgeshire93% of 12546% locally
Sherrell House Care HomeGoodEssex84% of 3681% locally
St Fillans Care HomeRequires improvementEssex84% of 36855% locally
St Georges Court Care HomeGoodCambridgeshire93% of 12588% locally
Stanley Wilson Lodge Care HomeGoodEssex84% of 36831% locally
Sweyne Court Care HomeGoodEssex84% of 36843% locally
The Willows Care HomeGoodMilton Keynes84% of 4482% locally
Waterhall Care HomeOutstandingMilton Keynes84% of 4423% locally
Westport Care HomeGoodTower Hamlets90% of 1010% locally
Windmill Lodge Care HomeGoodLambeth76% of 3321% locally
Winifred Dell Care HomeGoodEssex84% of 36864% locally

Care homes: Excelcare Holdings

East (20)

NameLocationRatingBeds
Abbot Care HomeHarlow, EssexRequires improvement Rated May 2024117
Aliwal Manor Care HomeWhittlesey, CambridgeshireGood Rated Dec 201932
Ashlyn Care HomeHarlow, EssexGood Rated Dec 202360
Brook House Care HomeCambridge, CambridgeshireGood Rated Mar 202035
Buchan House Care HomeCambridge, CambridgeshireGood Rated Mar 202066
Etheldred House Care HomeHiston, CambridgeshireGood Rated Sep 201785
Fitzwilliam House Care HomeCambridge, CambridgeshireOutstanding Rated Apr 201940
Glennfield Care HomeWisbech, CambridgeshireGood Rated Dec 201988
Goldenley Care HomeSouth Benfleet, EssexGood Rated Apr 201941
Hunters Down Care HomeHuntingdon, CambridgeshireGood Rated Dec 2019102
Lime Court Care HomeDovercourt, EssexGood Rated Dec 201844
Longfield Care HomeMaldon, EssexGood Rated Dec 202340
Okeley Care HomeChelmsford, EssexGood Rated Sep 202384
Primrose Croft Care HomeCambridge, CambridgeshireGood Rated Nov 201938
Sherrell House Care HomeChigwell, EssexGood Rated Oct 201792
St Fillans Care HomeColchester, EssexRequires improvement Rated Nov 202271
St Georges Court Care HomeCambridge, CambridgeshireGood Rated Jan 2026Inspected recently76
Stanley Wilson Lodge Care HomeSaffron Walden, EssexGood Rated Aug 201980
Sweyne Court Care HomeRayleigh, EssexGood Rated Apr 202043
Winifred Dell Care HomeBrentwood, EssexGood Rated Sep 202376

London (5)

NameLocationRatingBeds
Limetree Care HomeLambethGood Rated Dec 202092
Park Avenue Care HomeBromleyGood Rated Dec 201951
Peartree Care HomeLewishamGood Rated Mar 202175
Westport Care HomeTower HamletsGood Rated Dec 201844
Windmill Lodge Care HomeLambethGood Rated Sep 202193

South East (5)

NameLocationRatingBeds
Castlemead Court Care HomeMilton KeynesGood Rated Feb 202079
Dovecote Manor Care HomeMilton KeynesGood Rated Oct 2025Inspected recently44
Neath Hill Care HomeMilton KeynesGood Rated Jul 201947
The Willows Care HomeMilton KeynesGood Rated Apr 2025Inspected recently130
Waterhall Care HomeMilton KeynesOutstanding Rated Nov 201957

Home care agencies run by Excelcare Holdings

NameLocationRating
Excelcare (Home Care) Limited Tower Hamlets OfficeTower HamletsGood Rated Nov 2017

CQC rates each service separately, not the group as a whole. Data: CQC register and published ratings, Oct 2026, used under OGL v3.0. Browse all care groups.

Excelcare Holdings FAQs

What does Excelcare Holdings operate?

On the CQC register, Excelcare Holdings operates 30 care homes and 1 home care agency across 3 regions of England, with 2,022 care home beds.

Are Excelcare Holdings's services well rated?

94% of Excelcare Holdings's 31 rated services are Good or Outstanding: 2 Outstanding, 27 Good, 2 Requires improvement and 0 Inadequate. Each service is inspected and rated separately, so check the one you are considering.

How old are the ratings for Excelcare Holdings?

Recent: 3 rated in the past two years. Older: 22 rated more than four years ago. Ask about changes since any older rating. How old care ratings are across England.

CQC register data (Oct 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is independent of every provider listed.

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