Home care agency · Wembley
Unique Personnel (UK) Limited Brent
Typical fee here £34–£41.50 an hour Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Unique Personnel (UK) Limited Brent- Address
- 553A High Road, Wembley, HA0 2DW
- Run by
- Unique Personnel (U.K.) Limited (7 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- October 2016 (10 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2001 (25 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04218958)
- Last CQC check
- 19 Mar 2020
- Typical fees Estimated
- £34–£41.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,620–£1,980 a week. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-2837809307
An overview of Unique Personnel (UK) Limited Brent
Unique Personnel (UK) Limited Brent in Wembley is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Unique Personnel (U.K.) Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia and physical disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (March 2020). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 95 CQC-registered home care agencies that are based in the borough of Brent; 59 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Earlier inspections
- Sep 2017
- Mar 2020
- Today Rating 6 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 19 March 2020
- CQC inspection report 12 September 2017
Map and area details
- Ward
- Wembley Central
- Council
- London Borough of Brent · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brent West
- NHS planning area
- NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in HA0 (14)
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Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence). This is the agency's office; care is delivered in people's own homes around it.
History with CQC
Registered in October 2016, it has 10 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2017–2020), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
It has gone 6 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 19 March 2020.
The inspection, summarised
- Systems and processes for overseeing and checking the quality of the service provided to people were not always robust and effective.
- Shortfalls in record keeping had not been identified by management.
- People and relatives were happy with the staff who they told us were kind and caring.
- The care and support people received was personalised and met their individual needs and preferences.
Inspected 21 February 2020; report published 19 March 2020. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from Unique Personnel (UK) Limited Brent at £34–£41.50 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 £390 a week.
Live-in care in this region typically runs £1,620–£1,980 a week.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Brent Council for a free care needs assessment.
Who runs it
Unique Personnel (UK) Limited Brent is run by Unique Personnel (u.k.) Limited (company 04218958), incorporated in 2001, 15 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.
Unique Personnel (U.K.) Limited runs 7 CQC-registered services across 7 council areas; 4 of the 5 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (80%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 17 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is J.C.Michael Groups Ltd Brent, under 0.5 miles away.
14 of the 19 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Wembley Central ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS West and North London ICB.
Who the service is registered for
Taken from its CQC registration.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Area by area, Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Brent, 13 of 69 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Well-led (19%).
If you are considering it, read the Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe57 of 69 in Brent
- Effective63 of 69 in Brent
- Caring68 of 69 in Brent
- Responsive68 of 69 in Brent
- Well-led13 of 69 in Brent
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 19 March 2020. Under each rating: how many agencies in Brent share it.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Unique Personnel (UK) Limited Brent on The Care Panel so far.
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Unique Personnel (UK) Limited Brent in local context
- Rated Good. Across Brent, 86% of the 69 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2020) is more recent than 25% of agency ratings in Brent.
- Registered with CQC in 2016: it has been registered longer than 71% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Brent lists 6.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Well-led (19% of home care agencies in Brent are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Compared with every CQC-registered home care agency in Brent. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
Other agencies close by
Guides for families
Recently rated home care agencies near Brent
- Eleanor Nursing & Social Care Ltd - Brent OfficeJan 2026 · 0.8 miles
- J.C.Michael Groups Ltd BrentMay 2025 · 1.2 miles
- Sihara Care - WembleyJan 2025 · 1.4 miles
Frequently asked about Unique Personnel (UK) Limited Brent
- What are Unique Personnel (UK) Limited Brent's fees?
- No fee list from Unique Personnel (UK) Limited Brent has reached us. Visiting care typically costs £30–£40 an hour (typical 2026 prices in London). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- How is Unique Personnel (UK) Limited Brent rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- What kind of care can Unique Personnel (UK) Limited Brent offer?
- Registration for Unique Personnel (UK) Limited Brent covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
- Who runs Unique Personnel (UK) Limited Brent?
- On CQC's register the provider is Unique Personnel (U.K.) Limited.
- Can Unique Personnel (UK) Limited Brent care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- When was Unique Personnel (UK) Limited Brent last inspected?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 19 March 2020, 6 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Where is Unique Personnel (UK) Limited Brent based?
- The agency's base is 553A High Road, Wembley, HA0 2DW. Confirm that its carers travel to your area.
- Is Unique Personnel (UK) Limited Brent a registered provider?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-2837809307 and was rated Good overall in March 2020.
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