Walfinch, a network of leaders
Imagine being part of the home care revolution, not designed to ‘keep people at home’, but focused on streamlining clients’ daily lives and helping them to Thrive in (and beyond) their homes.
Let’s talk cash: the financial information
The minimum investment with a Walfinch franchise is £110,000 - 120,000, with a franchise fee £41,000 + VAT, along with an ongoing management support fee of 5%.
These figures underline that, while there is a serious investment, you’re backed by a proven model and recognised brand, with strong relationships with the banks. The opportunity is substantial, and the potential for return is transformative.
Walfinch was designed by a former home care franchisee
Walfinch is rooted in forward-thinking leadership, with our CEO, Amrit Dhaliwal having been a former home care franchisee. Our model combines entrepreneurial energy with care expertise, nationally supporting franchisees to set up their own Walfinch home care businesses. Could your individual expertise enrich our vibrant network of entrepreneurs? We want to hear your vision. When you join Walfinch, you’re signing up to a brand which values ambition, innovation, and seizing opportunities within a market that’s primed for growth.
Could Walfinch be the investment for you?
What kind of industry do you want to start a business in? Future-proof, deeply profitable, scalable, meaningful? You’re looking right at it. Walfinch is actively tapping into a broadening market, therefore, an undeniable demand.
Better yet: you’re not starting from scratch. You’re plugging into a brand with tested systems, operational tools, referral pathways and a growth-oriented mindset – a brand that is actively redefining what care means. This isn’t for people content with following, this is for leaders in the making.
As you build, your Walfinch business earns both social and commercial value. You’ll be creating jobs, contributing to communities and building something you can scale or sell. Walfinch franchisees are already seeing notable turnover and that momentum is infectious.
Are you what Walfinch is looking for?
We’re looking for driven, ambitious individuals who share our values of possibility, progress and perseverance. People who set new standards, people with passion, people with a hint of revolution in them. If you’ve ever looked at something and seen exactly what needs to change, you are suited to Walfinch.
We welcome franchisees from diverse backgrounds (we’ve had Marketing Executives, Accountants, Care Managers, Nurses, even Television Producers all become proud Walfinch business owners). Previous care experience is a bonus but not required.
All you need is the Thriving mindset:
- You believe great care comes from genuine human connection and operational excellence.
- You’re driven to build something in your local community; generating employment, creating value, making a difference.
- You embrace technology, systems and high standards, because you know that scalable success comes from disciplined frameworks.
- You’re willing to lead, to learn, and evolve.
- Previous experience of running a business or managing teams.
- You’re willing to get out there, shake hands, and become a person of influence within and beyond your local community.
As a Walfinch franchisee, you will…
- Be your own boss and have control of your life, with the backing of an award-winning brand.
- Work in a rewarding, high-impact sector: you’ll be helping people live better lives in their own homes.
- Support your local community by creating jobs, fostering partnerships, and building a reputation for excellence.
- Leverage a ready-built model: from referrals and service lines to admin systems and compliance frameworks.
- Potentially reach significant turnover, some franchisees are achieving up to £1 million turnover or more.
- Enjoy the support, network and ongoing development that comes with being part of a Thriving franchise system.
Training and support: marketing and regulation made manageable
Walfinch understands that care is a highly-regulated sector. So, we have designed our training and support to match. The start of your journey includes:
- A rigorous 10-day initial formal training programme covering business set-up, operations, compliance, marketing and more.
- Full assistance with registration (for example with the regulator Care Quality Commission in England) so you can get trading as quickly and smoothly as possible.
- A 90-day business launch plan that gives you clear milestones, actions and support.
- Office setup assistance, software training, marketing support and system implementation.
- Weekly and ongoing coaching meetings, business development workshops and compliance coaching.
- Access to a network of fellow franchisees, sharing best practice, referral networks and collaboration.
- Dedicated leadership team support, so you’re never left on your own.
How does the Walfinch franchise business model work?
The model is smart, clear and built to work in today’s digital age while staying human centred. At its core: you operate a home-care business under the Walfinch brand, delivering services in your exclusive territory. Our system ensures you have the technology, processes and branding to deliver standout service.
Key components:
- Exclusive territory license: You’re supported to establish a dominant local presence, with an expertly researched territory based on the population of potential clients.
- Technology-enabled operations: From rostering and care-monitoring to client management and compliance., the systems handle the heavy lifting so you can focus on growth and relationship-building.
- Marketing and referral strategy: You’ll be trained on how to build your network of referral providers, community relationships and local leads.
- Service diversity: You’ll offer a full range of care, from hourly/daily visits to live-in support, from simple companionship to complex care for conditions like dementia, stroke recovery, MS. That broad menu means you’re not locked into one niche, and you can scale your operations.
- Scale opportunity: While you might start as a single-unit franchisee, the model gives you potential to scale to multi-unit or multi-territory.
- Ongoing business development: Support doesn’t end at launch; you’ll be coached, updated, networked and encouraged to maximise the value of your business via best practices, operational innovation and strategic growth.
Stop surviving, start Thriving
By joining the Walfinch network you gain access to a proven platform: a recognised brand, a complete operating system, and a market position built for the future - with your own, exclusive territory. Why bother? Because setting up a home care business in such a regulated, evolving industry is tough. With Walfinch you get the backing, training and systems you need to succeed. Because it’s never enough just to survive. Through this high-potential business, make it your Time to Thrive.
Amrit Dhaliwal’s LaingBuisson Keynote to Spotlight How Reforms Bring Opportunities for Home Care
The home care sector offers huge opportunities, but it needs huge systemic changes.
Amrit Dhaliwal, founder and CEO of Walfinch home care, will make a keynote speech at the LaingBuisson Social Care Summit 2026, and has co-curated the afternoon home care stream to help find solutions.
Amrit says: “The home care sector faces some huge challenges, but I believe it can be fixed, if the whole sector acts together. Technology and AI will be a part of that, and utilising outside investment, and seizing strategic opportunities offered by the Casey Commission, can help us transform adult social care.
“There are opportunities for innovation and a redefinition of what home care is, and this LaingBuisson Social Care Summit is an essential step on that road.”
The summit is on Wednesday 17 June 2026 at Church House Westminster, London.
Critical topics
- Home Care at Breaking Point: Workforce, Market Fragility and the Collapse of a Non-System. This panel looks at the issues highlighted by Baroness Casey, and also explores ways to build a more innovative, resilient and sustainable home care system.
- The challenges in UK home care, including workforce shortages, market fragility, fee rates, immigration policy, and the cost to clients and providers will be discussed, plus the potential of innovative change to benefit businesses, clients and our whole society.
Amrit, author of Time to Thrive: The Home Care Revolution, which set out his proposals to fix the sector, worked alongside Daniel Casson of Casson Consulting, specialist in health and social care digital transformation, to create the afternoon programme.
Amrit will introduce and frame each session, set the context, and steer the discussions about where home care stands now, and future opportunities.
Speakers include
- Martin Jones MBE, former UK and International CEO of Home Instead (session chair)
- Lucy Campbell, CEO, Right at Home UK
- Fred Lloyd George, Co-founder, Hamilton George Care and My Lighthouse Care
- Raina Summerson, Group CEO, Agincare
- Louise Watson-Jones, contract law specialist, health and care, DAC Beachcroft
The In Conversation panel on the need for movement to be an essential part of care, and how that can be implemented, includes Kam Gill, Managing Director and Registered Manager of Walfinch Oxfordshire and Bailey Greetham-Clarke, Founder of Be Great Fitness.
The role of technology
The session on Dementia and Complex Care will examine whether technology could enable more integrated, effective care.
Speakers include
- Sharon Lowrie, CEO, Be Caring, Chair, Homecare Association (session chair)
- Dr Jane Pritchard, Dementia Nurse Specialist, Home Instead
- Nina Allen, Founder, Austen Allen Homecare and N-AbleUK
- Alice Ainsworth, social care digital transformation consultant
- Sophie Chester-Glyn, MD, Coproduce Care
Can it be done?
Amrit will finally summarise the key themes of the home care stream, highlighting insights and priorities from the day’s discussions.
He says: “The whole summit is about transforming the care sector. Can we all work together to solve the challenges? This afternoon home care session will point the way.”
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