Home care agency · Leigh
Cherish UK Ltd
Illustrative photo, not of Cherish UK Ltd- Address
- 14 Brown Street North, Leigh, WN7 1BU
- Run by
- Cherish UK Limited (4 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- December 2015 (10 years)
- Registered manager
- Sam Stockell
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2005 (21 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05435700)
- Last CQC check
- 27 Sep 2019
- 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
Licensed by CQC for: Personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-2317220014
About this agency
Cherish UK Ltd is a CQC-registered home care agency in Leigh, run by Cherish UK Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (September 2019), with Responsive rated Outstanding. It is one of 121 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Leigh; 77 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Inspection findings in brief
- People were supported to access the local community and participate in activities of their choice.
- We saw a number of examples where the staff team had gone 'above and beyond' expectations of them to ensure people could continue to pursue their hobbies and interests.
- People said they felt safe using the service, with staff demonstrating a good understanding about how to protect people from the risk of harm.
- Staff were recruited safely, with appropriate checks carried out to ensure risks were minimised.
Inspected 22 July 2019; report published 27 September 2019. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Specialisms
Registration details from CQC.
What the ratings tell you
Looking at the five areas: Responsive is rated Outstanding; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Wigan, 6 of 32 rated agencies are Outstanding for Responsive (19%).
The report's Responsive section explains what earned the Outstanding rating, which is a useful benchmark when comparing services.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe29 of 32 in Wigan
- Effective28 of 32 in Wigan
- Caring26 of 32 in Wigan
- Responsive6 of 32 in Wigan
- Well-led20 of 32 in Wigan
From CQC's latest report, published 27 September 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Wigan share it; for example, 6 of 32 agencies in Wigan rated Outstanding for Responsive.
Earlier inspections
- Jun 2017
- Aug 2018
- Sep 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 27 September 2019
- CQC inspection report 1 August 2018
- CQC inspection report 10 June 2017
Map and area details
- Ward
- Leigh Central & Higher Folds
- Council
- Wigan Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- NHS planning area
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in WN7 (10)
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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. Carers work from this office and visit homes in the surrounding area.
Cherish UK Ltd over the years
CQC registration dates from December 2015, so the service has been operating for around 10 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2017–2019), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
It has gone 7 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.
The CQC website holds 3 reports for it, the latest from 27 September 2019.
Likely fees
We estimate visits from Cherish UK Ltd 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.
A live-in carer typically costs £1,450–£1,770 a week locally.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Wigan Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Ownership and company checks
Cherish UK Ltd is run by Cherish Uk Limited (company 05435700), incorporated in 2005, 10 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.
Cherish UK Limited runs 4 CQC-registered services across 4 council areas; 4 of the 4 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.
Around Leigh
There are 18 other agencies within 3 miles, 11 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Ashwood Care Leigh, under 0.5 miles away.
11 of the 17 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Leigh Central & Higher Folds ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Greater Manchester ICB.
Family reviews
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Cherish UK Ltd in local context
- Rated Good. Across Wigan, 94% of the 31 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (September 2019) is more recent than 26% of agency ratings in Wigan.
- Registered with CQC in 2015: it has been registered longer than 76% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Wigan lists 6.
All figures compare it with other home care agencies in Wigan; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Leigh: home care agencies inspected recently
- Belong at Home Domiciliary Care Agency - Wigan & SouthportMay 2026 · 3.6 miles
- Imagine Act and SucceedOct 2025 · 6.3 miles
- Home Instead Warrington & LymmAug 2026 · 7.0 miles
What families ask about Cherish UK Ltd
- What is Cherish UK Ltd's address?
- 14 Brown Street North, Leigh, WN7 1BU. That is the office; visits happen in your own home, so confirm your area is covered.
- Is Cherish UK Ltd registered with CQC?
- Cherish UK Ltd is on the CQC register as a home care agency (ID 1-2317220014) and was rated Good overall in September 2019.
- Does Cherish UK Ltd support people with dementia?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- When was Cherish UK Ltd last inspected?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 27 September 2019, 7 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- What services is Cherish UK Ltd registered for?
- Registration for Cherish UK Ltd covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
- Who is the registered provider for Cherish UK Ltd?
- CQC lists Cherish UK Limited as the provider responsible for Cherish UK Ltd.
- What are Cherish UK Ltd's fees?
- We don't have published prices from Cherish UK Ltd yet. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- How is Cherish UK Ltd rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Cherish UK Ltd: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Outstanding; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
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