Home care agency · Warrington
Acute Need CIC
Illustrative photo, not of Acute Need CIC- Address
- Executive Suite 12, St James Business Centre, Warrington, WA4 6PS
- Run by
- Acute Need CIC
- Type of provider
- Not-for-profit
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- March 2025 (1 year)
- Registered manager
- Thomas Daniel Hughes
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2011 (15 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07494681)
- Last CQC check
- 18 Jan 2024
- 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
Regulated activities on its registration: Personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-22155598785
Introducing Acute Need CIC
Registered with CQC as a home care agency, Acute Need CIC is based in Warrington. It supports adults of all ages and children, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (January 2024). It is one of 78 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Warrington; 44 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe23 of 27 in Warrington
- Effective25 of 27 in Warrington
- Caring25 of 27 in Warrington
- Responsive26 of 27 in Warrington
- Well-led19 of 27 in Warrington
Source: CQC, published 18 January 2024. Under each rating: how many agencies in Warrington share it.
Ratings over time
- May 2016
- Jan 2019
- Jul 2022
- Jan 2024
- Today Rating 2 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Latchford West
- Parliamentary constituency
- Warrington South
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
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Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence). Carers work from this office and visit homes in the surrounding area.
The company behind Acute Need CIC
Acute Need CIC is run by Acute Need Cic (company 07494681), incorporated in 2011, 14 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 other social work without accommodation.
Acute Need CIC over the years
Acute Need CIC has been registered with CQC since March 2025, about 1 year.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2024), starting at Good; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
CQC carried the rating over from the previous provider; the new one is still awaiting inspection at this address.
Around Warrington
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 12 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Dimensions Warrington Domiciliary Care Office, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: children (6 of the nearest 25).
4 of the 15 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Latchford West ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB.
Specialisms
Taken from its CQC registration.
Likely fees
We estimate visits from Acute Need CIC 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), Warrington Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
The ratings in context
Acute Need CIC has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 18 of the 26 other agencies in Warrington that CQC has rated.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Acute Need CIC on The Care Panel so far.
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Where Acute Need CIC stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Warrington, 88% of the 26 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
- Its rating (January 2024) is more recent than 73% of agency ratings in Warrington.
- Registered with CQC in 2025: it has been registered longer than 22% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 8 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Warrington lists 6.
Compared with every CQC-registered home care agency in Warrington. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Guides for families
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- Warrington Borough Council Intermediate Care at HomeJul 2026 · 0.7 miles
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What families ask about Acute Need CIC
- When was Acute Need CIC last inspected?
- The rating now shown was published on 18 January 2024, 2 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Is Acute Need CIC registered with CQC?
- Yes. Acute Need CIC is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency (location ID 1-22155598785) and was rated Good overall in January 2024.
- Is Acute Need CIC registered for dementia care?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- How is Acute Need CIC rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- What is Acute Need CIC's address?
- The agency's base is Executive Suite 12, St James Business Centre, Warrington, WA4 6PS. Confirm that its carers travel to your area.
- How much does Acute Need CIC charge?
- No fee list from Acute Need CIC has reached us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- What services is Acute Need CIC registered for?
- Registration for Acute Need CIC covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.