Home care agency · Islington
Cavendish (Homecare) Professionals Ltd
Typical fee here £34–£41.50 an hour Estimate
Free · 2 minutes · No obligation · Families helped this month: 3
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- 16 St John’s Lane, London, EC1M 4BS
- Run by
- Cavendish (Homecare) Professionals Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- April 2017 (9 years)
- Registered manager
- Mairead Liston
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2012 (14 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 08044217)
- Last CQC check
- 20 Mar 2020
- Typical fees Estimated
- £34–£41.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,620–£1,980 a week. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-3670062156
About Cavendish (Homecare) Professionals Ltd
Cavendish (Homecare) Professionals Ltd is a CQC-registered home care agency in Islington. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages and children, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (March 2020), with Caring rated Outstanding. It is one of 47 CQC-registered home care agencies that are based in the borough of Islington; 28 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Track record
Cavendish (Homecare) Professionals Ltd has been registered with CQC since April 2017, about 9 years.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2017–2020), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
The rating is 6 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
The CQC website holds 2 reports for it, the latest from 20 March 2020.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe27 of 30 in Islington
- Effective30 of 30 in Islington
- Caring2 of 30 in Islington
- Responsive29 of 30 in Islington
- Well-led26 of 30 in Islington
From CQC's latest report, published 20 March 2020. Under each rating: how many agencies in Islington share it; for example, 2 of 30 agencies in Islington rated Outstanding for Caring.
Ownership and company checks
Cavendish (Homecare) Professionals Ltd is run by Cavendish (homecare) Professionals Ltd (company 08044217), incorporated in 2012, 4 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 human health activities.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 9 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is The Charterhouse, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: children (8 of the nearest 25).
5 of the 9 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Clerkenwell ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS West and North London ICB.
Who it can help
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Costs to expect
We estimate visits from Cavendish (Homecare) Professionals Ltd at £34–£41.50 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 £390 a week.
Live-in care in this region typically runs £1,620–£1,980 a week.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Islington Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
What the ratings tell you
Area by area, Caring is rated Outstanding; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Islington, 2 of 30 rated agencies are Outstanding for Caring (7%).
The report's Caring section explains what earned the Outstanding rating, which is a useful benchmark when comparing services.
Inspection findings in brief
- People were truly respected and valued as individuals and empowered as partners in their care in an exceptional service.
- This had a very positive impact on people's well-being.
- There was a strong, visible person-centred culture which was consistently modelled by managers and formed an essential part of how people and their relatives were treated.
- The service was exceptional at helping people to express their views preferences, wishes and choices People using the service and their relatives were very positive about the quality of care they received.
Inspected 22 January 2020; report published 20 March 2020; supporting 24 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Rating history
- Jul 2017
- Mar 2020
- Today Rating 6 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 20 March 2020
- CQC inspection report 26 July 2017
Where it is
- Ward
- Clerkenwell
- Parliamentary constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. The office location; ask which streets and villages carers cover.
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Compared with other agencies locally
- Rated Good. Across Islington, 93% of the 30 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2020) is more recent than 23% of agency ratings in Islington.
- Registered with CQC in 2017: it has been registered longer than 77% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Islington lists 6.
All figures compare it with other home care agencies in Islington; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Cavendish (Homecare) Professionals Ltd questions answered
- What are Cavendish (Homecare) Professionals Ltd's fees?
- No fee list from Cavendish (Homecare) Professionals Ltd has reached us. Visiting care typically costs £30–£40 an hour (typical 2026 prices in London). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- What services is Cavendish (Homecare) Professionals Ltd registered for?
- CQC lists Cavendish (Homecare) Professionals Ltd under: homecare agencies. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Where is Cavendish (Homecare) Professionals Ltd?
- Its office is at 16 St John’s Lane, London, EC1M 4BS. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
- Can Cavendish (Homecare) Professionals Ltd care for someone with dementia?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- Is Cavendish (Homecare) Professionals Ltd rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Outstanding; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- When did CQC last rate Cavendish (Homecare) Professionals Ltd?
- The latest rating is dated 20 March 2020, 6 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Is Cavendish (Homecare) Professionals Ltd registered with CQC?
- Cavendish (Homecare) Professionals Ltd is on the CQC register as a home care agency (ID 1-3670062156) and was rated Good overall in March 2020.
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