Home care agency · Yeovil
Thera South West
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- Load N Lock Storage, Bernards Way, Yeovil, BA20 2FH
- Run by
- Thera Trust (12 services)
- Type of provider
- Charity (registered charity 1090163)
- Service
- Home care agency, Supported living
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- August 2026 (2 months)
- Part of
- Thera Group
- Registered manager
- Anna Jane Gutteridge, Charlotte Tinham, Nina Rebecca Tuffey
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1998 (28 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03593418)
- Last CQC check
- 1 Jan 2020
- 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
Registered activities: Personal care
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Introducing Thera South West
Thera South West is a CQC-registered home care agency that also provides supported living in Yeovil, run by Thera Trust. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with physical disabilities and learning disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (January 2020). It is one of 20 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Yeovil; 13 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Reading Thera South West's CQC ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Thera South West: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 74 of the 91 other agencies in Somerset that CQC has rated.
Likely fees
We estimate visits from Thera South West 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.
Somerset Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Around Yeovil
There are 19 other agencies within 3 miles, 12 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Homelium Somerset, under 0.5 miles away.
12 of the 17 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Yeovil West ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 40% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Somerset ICB.
Who it can help
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
The registered provider
Thera South West is run by Thera Trust (company 03593418), incorporated in 1998, 28 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 14 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other social work without accommodation.
Thera Trust runs 13 CQC-registered services across 10 council areas; 12 of the 12 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 86% for the same mix of services across England.
It trades under the Thera Group brand, which covers 12 services run by 1 registered provider.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe86 of 92 in Somerset
- Effective85 of 91 in Somerset
- Caring82 of 91 in Somerset
- Responsive81 of 91 in Somerset
- Well-led75 of 92 in Somerset
Source: CQC, published 1 January 2020. Under each rating: how many agencies in Somerset share it.
Thera South West over the years
Thera South West registered with CQC in August 2026, so it is a new service.
There is a single overall rating on record, Good (January 2020).
6 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
CQC carried the rating over from the previous provider; the new one is still awaiting inspection at this address.
Past CQC ratings
- Jan 2020
- Today Rating 6 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Yeovil West
- Council
- Somerset Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Yeovil
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban: further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in BA20 (7)
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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. This is the agency's office; care is delivered in people's own homes around it.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Thera South West on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews are separate from CQC ratings. We verify the reviewer's email and never let providers remove reviews. How reviews work.
Thera South West in local context
- Rated Good. Across Somerset, 94% of the 90 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 7 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (January 2020) is more recent than 26% of agency ratings in Somerset.
- Registered with CQC in 2026, it is one of the newest home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Somerset lists 5.
Compared with every CQC-registered home care agency in Somerset. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Other home care agencies near Yeovil with recent ratings
- Hummingbird Homecare YeovilSep 2026 · 0.7 miles
Quick answers about Thera South West
- Is Thera South West regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-28827842423 and was rated Good overall in January 2020.
- What is Thera South West's address?
- Load N Lock Storage, Bernards Way, Yeovil, BA20 2FH is the agency's office; check it serves your postcode.
- When was Thera South West last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 1 January 2020, 6 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Can Thera South West care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
- Which provider runs Thera South West?
- On CQC's register the provider is Thera Trust.
- What services is Thera South West registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers homecare agencies, supported living. Ask Thera South West how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Is Thera South West rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How much does care from Thera South West cost?
- Thera South West's prices aren't on our site yet. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
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