Home care agency · Warrington
Marlcroft
Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Marlcroft- Address
- 746 Warrington Road, Risley, Warrington, WA3 6AH
- Run by
- Community Care Matters Limited (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home, Home care agency
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- August 2015 (11 years)
- Registered manager
- William Robert Oliver Elizabeth Breeze
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2007 (19 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06396481)
- Last CQC check
- 19 Feb 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Personal care · Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-2171922635
Marlcroft at a glance
Marlcroft is a CQC-registered home care agency in Warrington, run by Community Care Matters Limited. Its registered specialisms include learning disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (October 2018). It is one of 97 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Culcheth; 58 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Rating history
- Mar 2016
- Oct 2018
- Feb 2022
- Today Rating 8 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 19 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 30 October 2018
- CQC inspection report 31 March 2016
Area and map
- Ward
- Birchwood
- Parliamentary constituency
- Warrington North
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in WA3 (13)
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Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence). Care happens at home, not here: this is where the agency is run from.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from Marlcroft 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.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Warrington Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Marlcroft 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.
How it fits locally
There are 18 other agencies within 3 miles, 10 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is The Aims Recruitment and Consultancy Ltd, under 0.5 miles away.
11 of the 14 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Birchwood ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB.
Inspection findings in brief
- Marlcoft is a small five bedded care home providing support for young people with learning disabilities.
- The service is owned by Community Care Matters and has a registered manager.
- The service is registered for accommodation and support.
- It is a domestic style bungalow/property located within the local community in Risley, Warrington.
Inspected 26 January 2022; report published 19 February 2022. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from August 2015, so the service has been operating for around 11 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2022), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
No new overall rating has been published for 8 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
There are 3 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 19 February 2022.
How CQC rated each 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
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 30 October 2018. Under each rating: how many agencies in Warrington share it.
Needs it is registered to meet
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Who runs it
Marlcroft is run by Community Care Matters Limited (company 06396481), incorporated in 2007, 7 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 care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.
Community Care Matters Limited runs 3 CQC-registered services; 3 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 85% for the same mix of services across England.
All 3 are in Warrington, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
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Marlcroft against its area
- Rated Good. Across Warrington, 88% of the 26 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
- Its rating (October 2018) is more recent than 12% of agency ratings in Warrington.
- Registered with CQC in 2015: it has been registered longer than 91% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 1 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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Questions about Marlcroft
- Where is Marlcroft based?
- 746 Warrington Road, Risley, Warrington, WA3 6AH. That is the office; visits happen in your own home, so confirm your area is covered.
- Is Marlcroft regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- It is. The CQC register records Marlcroft as a home care agency, location ID 1-2171922635 and was rated Good overall in October 2018.
- Is Marlcroft registered for dementia care?
- Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
- When was Marlcroft last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 30 October 2018, 8 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- What kind of care can Marlcroft offer?
- Registration for Marlcroft covers: residential homes, homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
- Which provider runs Marlcroft?
- Community Care Matters Limited is the registered provider for Marlcroft.
- How much does care from Marlcroft cost?
- Marlcroft hasn't shared a price list with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- How is Marlcroft rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
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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.