Home care agency · Whitley Bay
RICMS Ltd
Illustrative photo, not of RICMS Ltd- Address
- 28 Eastbourne Gardens, Whitley Bay, NE26 1PU
- Run by
- RICMS Ltd
- Service
- Home care agency
- Registered with CQC
- September 2023 (3 years)
- Registered manager
- Kate Suzanne Carty
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2016 (10 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 09973155)
- Last CQC check
- Not listed
- Typical fees Estimated
- £29–£35.50 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
CQC regulated activities: Personal care
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-17595589509
Introducing RICMS Ltd
Registered with CQC as a home care agency, RICMS Ltd is based in Whitley Bay. It supports adults under 65 and children, with registered specialisms in physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
There is no published CQC rating yet; newly registered services are usually rated after their first inspection. It is one of 52 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Whitley Bay; 29 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who the service is registered for
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from RICMS Ltd at £29–£35.50 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 £340 a week.
Regional live-in prices sit at roughly £1,450–£1,770 per week.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from North Tyneside Council after a needs and financial assessment.
How it fits locally
There are 17 other agencies within 3 miles, 10 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Helping Hands Cramlington, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: children (7 of the nearest 25).
It sits in Whitley Bay North ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB.
The company behind RICMS Ltd
RICMS Ltd is run by Ricms Ltd (company 09973155), incorporated in 2016, 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 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Whitley Bay North
- Council
- North Tyneside Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tynemouth
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
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Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence. This is the agency's office; care is delivered in people's own homes around it.
Family reviews
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How RICMS Ltd compares
- Registered with CQC in 2023: it has been registered longer than 30% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in North Tyneside lists 6.
All figures compare it with other home care agencies in North Tyneside; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Nearest home care agencies
Guides for families
Similar home care agencies near Whitley Bay, rated recently
- Helping Hands CramlingtonNov 2024 · under 0.5 miles
- Flexible Support Options Ltd, Shiremoor Farm HouseMay 2025 · 1.9 miles
- Breeze Support SolutionsApr 2026 · 2.4 miles
Quick answers about RICMS Ltd
- Is RICMS Ltd registered for dementia care?
- Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
- Is RICMS Ltd regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Registered, yes: location 1-17595589509 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a home care agency, and has not yet been given an overall rating.
- What kind of care can RICMS Ltd offer?
- Registration for RICMS Ltd covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
- What are RICMS Ltd's fees?
- RICMS Ltd has not published its fees with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Where is RICMS Ltd?
- Its office is at 28 Eastbourne Gardens, Whitley Bay, NE26 1PU. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
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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.