Come and join Caremark - the REAL care company! What do we mean when we say we’re the REAL care company?
Our values of respect, honesty, integrity and support remain the same for all of our people; be that a customer, our care team or our franchise network. We really do care about everyone.
It’s these values that make us different… and successful. After all, the strongest businesses are those that set out to make a difference and not only money.
In short, we are exactly what a care company should be!
If you’re looking to make a difference and a rewarding life for yourself, both personally and financially, read on as we’d love to hear from you.
A Rewarding Business!
Caremark firmly believe in getting the caring formula right. By really caring about your customers and really caring about your staff, coupled with using our business model and policies, financial success will naturally follow.Your profits matter to us too! That’s why we still have one of the lowest Advice and Support Fees in the industry. We can do this because we are wholly UK owned with no overseas investors to report to.
Why Home Care?
Home care is an extremely stable industry. And it’s growing year on year!With the ageing population ever increasing, and the fact that they’re choosing to receive care in their own homes, means home care is recession and pandemic proof.
With stability and longevity, home care is a great choice for owning a franchise and a profitable future.
Why Caremark?
We’re not new to this. In fact, we are one of the largest home care companies in the UK; delivering more than 124,000 hours hours of excellent home care each week. Our 19 years of experience means our business model and policies are fine-tuned and proven to succeed.As a Caremark franchise owner, you will be one of 126 or so other Caremark offices. That’s a lot of people to bounce ideas off, share success stories and to network with. With that in mind, we facilitate regular events and conferences for our franchise network and provide regular platforms to tap into this non-competing, yet knowledgeable peer group.
Our brand operates in all home care markets. This is because, as we’ve said before, we care passionately about people - all people!
We believe that everyone, regardless of their social standing, should have the right to remain living in their own home and be given the care and assistance to do so as safely and securely as possible.
We have worked hard to build our brand in all markets and across the entire home care industry; serving private customers who pay for their own care as well as customers who require their local authority to arrange care for them. Irrelevant of how people find Caremark, we provide the same exacting, high-quality care to everyone. For you, this means you have access to the entire home care market, not just a portion of it.
Our Ideal Franchise Owner
Caremark franchise owners come from a variety of backgrounds, some with extensive business experience and others with none at all. Whatever your level of knowledge, we will work in partnership to give you the skills you require. You do not need any care experience.With a caring nature, great business acumen and dedication, you can have a successful business, both financially and personally. Not only that, you’ll be providing a service that changes lives for the better whilst also creating hundreds of job opportunities. What could be better?
The Caremark Support
With Caremark you are never alone. You will have access to a full team of experts providing excellent training and ongoing in-region support. With 1 Regional Support Manager and 1 Quality and Compliance Manager supporting 20-25 offices, the level of support is exceptionally high, personal and extremely accessible.Our entire support team are dedicated to assisting you to maximise business growth – we care as much about your business as you do.
The Investment
Our franchise package and license costs £37,500 + VAT. You will require a minimum of £37,500 of your own capital to invest and working capital of around £73,000 for your first year’s running costs.Caremark has a strong relationship with the major banks, who will consider lending 70% of the total investment of approximately £118,000.
Plus it has one of the lowest ASF (Advice and Support Fee) of 4.5% + VAT and an NMF of 1%.
Join us. You’ll love being part of the REAL care company!
Caremark wins Elite Franchise 100 Innovation of the Year
On Thursday 14 March, Caremark, a prominent UK home care provider, clinched the prestigious title of Innovation of the Year at Elite Franchise Top 100 UK (EF100) awards - a definitive list that celebrates excellence within the franchise community.
As the winner, Caremark met the award criteria by showcasing industry-changing strategies, consistently applying cutting-edge methodologies, and establishing itself as a leader within the industry.
Having been positioned in the top 10 by the EF100 at the end of last year, Caremark was invited to the awards ceremony at Leonardo Royal, St. Paul’s in London, alongside other top UK franchises to mark their achievements. Other brands nominated for the Innovation of the Year award included Tax Assist Accountants, Subway, The Travel Franchise, InXpress, Snap on Tools and Water Babies.
The award is sponsored by BusinessesForSale.com and its COO, Saleem Anwar, presented the award on stage to Caremark’s Director of Marketing, Emma Scholes, and Director of Training and Compliance, Kirsty Jones.
Saleem highlights the reasons Caremark was crowned the winner:
“The winning brand embodied innovation with its impressive use of network wide app technology, empowering individual franchise owners to run more efficient businesses.
“Caremark also put a lot of time and love into its new recruitment videos, with individuals explaining why they love what they do. They really shed such a positive light on how our sector provides a route to a rewarding career. Truly inspiring to watch and no doubt one to inspire the industry and beyond.
“And finally, this point hit us in the heart a little, Caremark has enabled all its staff to volunteer up to five days a year to support local charities of their choice, fully paid. We thought this was a very generous allocation of paid time and just one of many initiatives allowed by an efficient operation underpinned by innovation.”
David Glover, joint CEO of Caremark, commented on the award win:
“I am absolutely thrilled that we have been recognised by Elite Franchise as innovation champions against a very strong group of franchisors. Receiving such esteemed recognition on a national level is an outstanding achievement and marks a significant milestone in our company’s history. To be recognised for innovation makes this national award even more gratifying.
“Our dedication to bringing Caremark Limited to the forefront and leading within the world of franchising has been acknowledged, and it is testament to the exceptional collaboration, dedication, and commitment of our whole team.”
Caremark’s joint CEO continues:
“Over the course of the past few years, we have adapted, developed, and expanded our support structure, implementing new strategies to collectively grow our businesses and to provide care to as many people as possible throughout the UK and Ireland. Our cumulative efforts to build our brand throughout the network have definitely had an impact on Caremark gaining the recognition it deserves.
“Winning this award is evidence of our collective determination to never settle for ‘good enough’. We have pushed boundaries and continually look to improve and strive for excellence. I am very proud and lucky to work alongside an incredible team and have such a dedicated network of franchise owners. This achievement belongs to us all, and I am very excited about what the future brings.”
Brilliant team at the Franchise Support Centre and improving all the time. I do feel supported and when I need help the team are helpful and responsive. I have a good relationship with my Regional Support Manager.
Watching the bank account grow is just a fantastic feeling. Anybody that doesn't tell you that, shouldn’t be running their own business!”
We had a few companies which we were exploring however the values and ethos is what drew us to Caremark. We also took feedback from our friends who were part of the Caremark group already which backed up our decision to join Caremark.
I chose Caremark because of the brand name. Caremark is nationally known and I also like its mission statement which is to achieve greatness in the provision of domiciliary care throughout the UK. I found out during the initial consultation that Caremark has in place an excellent support package for all its Franchisees and that is something you don't really get with other Franchise companies.”
We enjoy a healthy financial bottom line, in a long-term sustainable sector, however, the real deal is that we make such a huge impact on many vulnerable people in our community. It’s very, very rewarding!”
It is important for any franchisor to quickly recognise weaknesses in their franchise owners and help them grow and develop in those areas. After all, one of the reasons we bought into a franchise was for the guidance and support the franchisor can provide. I believe Caremark, through personal experience, are well placed to recognise these issues in new franchise owners.
If you were to ask me what I was doing right, then the only thing that I can say is that in our business there is no formula for success except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of the Caremark system and what this brings. Caremark is the best investment I have ever made and I would like to share that belief with the rest of the network.
We have worked together for the past 10 years at Oldham local authority within children, young people and families directorate. Having previously considered other franchisors within the domiciliary care sector, we came to the decision that Caremark was the one for us. This was due to the quality and professionalism shown at every level of the organisation.
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