Home care agency · Towcester
South Northants Home Care Ltd
Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of South Northants Home Care Ltd- Address
- Briary Barn, Home Farm Business Park, 44 Church Way, Whittlebury, Towcester, NN12 8XS
- Run by
- South Northants Home Care Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- May 2016 (10 years)
- Registered manager
- Gemma Elaine Williams
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2015 (11 years), accounts overdue (Companies House 09584072)
- Last CQC check
- 28 Jun 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
Regulated activities on its registration: Personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-2652720737
About South Northants Home Care Ltd
South Northants Home Care Ltd is a CQC-registered home care agency in Towcester. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (June 2019). It is one of 17 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Buckingham; 4 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Ownership and company checks
South Northants Home Care Ltd is run by South Northants Home Care Ltd (company 09584072), incorporated in 2015, 1 year before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are overdue, 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).
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from May 2016, so the service has been operating for around 10 years under its current registration.
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 2 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 28 June 2019.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from South Northants Home Care 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.
Live-in arrangements here usually cost £1,450–£1,770 weekly.
West Northamptonshire Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
How its rating has changed
- Oct 2016
- Jun 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 28 June 2019
- CQC inspection report 18 October 2016
Map and area details
- Ward
- Rural South Northamptonshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Northamptonshire
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Smaller rural · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
Larger map · Directions · OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. Care happens at home, not here: this is where the agency is run from.
How it fits locally
Choice is thinner here: the nearest other agency is Levante Agency, 5.6 miles away.
Every one of the 6 nearest rated agencies has a more recent rating than this one, so ask what has changed since its inspection.
It sits in Rural South Northamptonshire ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Northamptonshire ICB.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe62 of 97 in West Northamptonshire
- Effective78 of 97 in West Northamptonshire
- Caring85 of 97 in West Northamptonshire
- Responsive78 of 97 in West Northamptonshire
- Well-led56 of 97 in West Northamptonshire
Source: CQC, published 28 June 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in West Northamptonshire share it.
What the ratings tell you
South Northants Home Care 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 55 of the 96 other agencies in West Northamptonshire that CQC has rated.
From the latest CQC inspection
- People were supported by staff who put them at the heart of what they do.
- Staff told us, "The best thing about my job is the clientele…they are looked after to the best of my ability." People and relatives were happy with the service they received and spoke positively to us about staff with whom they had good relationships.
- Recruitment checks took place before staff started work and there were enough staff available to meet people's care and support needs.
- Staff received comprehensive training to enable them to carry out their roles effectively.
Inspected 24 May 2019; report published 28 June 2019; supporting 41 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Needs it is registered to meet
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed South Northants Home Care Ltd on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews come from people who used the service or their families, verified by email. They sit alongside, not instead of, CQC ratings, and providers cannot take them down. How reviews work.
Where South Northants Home Care Ltd stands locally
- Rated Good. Across West Northamptonshire, 68% of the 94 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
- Its rating (June 2019) is more recent than 10% of agency ratings in West Northamptonshire.
- Registered with CQC in 2016: it has been registered longer than 86% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 7 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in West Northamptonshire lists 6.
Based on the CQC register for West Northamptonshire as at Oct 2026.
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South Northants Home Care Ltd questions answered
- What is South Northants Home Care Ltd's address?
- Its office is at Briary Barn, Home Farm Business Park, 44 Church Way, Whittlebury, Towcester, NN12 8XS. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
- What type of care does South Northants Home Care Ltd provide?
- Its CQC registration covers homecare agencies. Ask South Northants Home Care Ltd how it would adapt if needs increase.
- How much does care from South Northants Home Care Ltd cost?
- South Northants Home Care Ltd hasn't shared a price list 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.
- Is South Northants Home Care Ltd a registered provider?
- It is. The CQC register records South Northants Home Care Ltd as a home care agency, location ID 1-2652720737 and was rated Good overall in June 2019.
- When did CQC last rate South Northants Home Care Ltd?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 28 June 2019, 7 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- How is South Northants Home Care Ltd rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- Can South Northants Home Care Ltd care for someone with dementia?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
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