Home care agency · Tadcaster
Guardian Care & Support Ltd
Illustrative photo, not of Guardian Care & Support Ltd- Address
- 4-6 Bridge Street, Tadcaster, LS24 9AL
- Run by
- Guardian Care & Support Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- October 2012 (13 years)
- Registered manager
- Sukhbir Bains
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2011 (15 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07482663)
- Last CQC check
- 13 Mar 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
Licensed by CQC for: Personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-503160617
Guardian Care & Support Ltd at a glance
Guardian Care & Support Ltd in Tadcaster is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (March 2019). It is one of 6 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Boston Spa; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Key points from CQC's visit
- This service provides care and support to young disabled adults and older people, either living with their family, in care or independently.
- They can provide companionship and assistance with household tasks, everyday activities, and personal care.
- People's experience of using this service: We received very positive views from people about the support provided to them.
- Without exception, people said they felt safe and staff were respectful.
Inspected 7 February 2019; report published 13 March 2019. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
How its rating has changed
- Aug 2016
- Mar 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 13 March 2019
- CQC inspection report 24 August 2016
- Inspection report 23 April 2014
- Inspection report 21 May 2013
Where it is
- Ward
- Tadcaster
- Council
- North Yorkshire Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
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Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence). A home care agency's office address; carers travel to people's homes nearby.
Ownership and company checks
Guardian Care & Support Ltd is run by Guardian Care & Support Ltd (company 07482663), incorporated in 2011, 1 year before this service registered with CQC.
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 social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).
How it fits locally
There is 1 other agency within 3 miles, 1 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Popplewell Springs, 0.5 miles away.
10 of the 15 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Tadcaster ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (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
- Caring119 of 130 in North Yorkshire
- Responsive120 of 130 in North Yorkshire
- Well-led102 of 130 in North Yorkshire
Source: CQC, published 13 March 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in North Yorkshire share it.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from Guardian Care & Support 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.
For live-in care, expect around £1,450–£1,770 a week in this region.
With savings below £23,250, North Yorkshire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
History with CQC
Guardian Care & Support Ltd has been registered with CQC since October 2012, about 13 years.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
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.
There are 4 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 13 March 2019.
Who it can help
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
What the ratings tell you
Guardian Care & Support Ltd 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 101 of the 129 other agencies in North Yorkshire that CQC has rated.
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Guardian Care & Support Ltd against its area
- Rated Good. Across North Yorkshire, 92% of the 130 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 7 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2019) is more recent than 28% of agency ratings in North Yorkshire.
- Registered with CQC in 2012: it has been registered longer than 87% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in North Yorkshire lists 6.
All figures compare it with other home care agencies in North Yorkshire; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Guardian Care & Support Ltd questions answered
- Is Guardian Care & Support Ltd regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes. Guardian Care & Support Ltd is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency (location ID 1-503160617) and was rated Good overall in March 2019.
- When was Guardian Care & Support Ltd last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 13 March 2019, 7 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- How did Guardian Care & Support Ltd score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- Does Guardian Care & Support 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.
- Where is Guardian Care & Support Ltd?
- The agency works from 4-6 Bridge Street, Tadcaster, LS24 9AL; ask which postcodes its carers cover.
- What kind of care can Guardian Care & Support Ltd offer?
- Its CQC registration covers homecare agencies. Ask Guardian Care & Support Ltd how it would adapt if needs increase.
- How much does Guardian Care & Support Ltd charge?
- No fee list from Guardian Care & Support Ltd has reached us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
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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.