Our History
History of Heritage Care
Heritage Care was formed in 1993 as an Industrial and Provident Society and part of English Churches Housing Group (ECHG). Originally we provided residential care homes and day services in East London for people with Learning Disabilities and Mental Health support needs. By 1999 we had extended our services to other London Boroughs and East Anglia and included services for Older People.
During 2000 and 2001 substantial growth took place in Lincolnshire and Buckinghamshire with new services for people with Learning Disabilities and Older People.
In 2002 Heritage Care become an independent organisation separate from ECHG.
During 2004 and 2005 further major growth occured in Learning Disability Services in Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Norfolk and by 2009 we expanded in new areas in East Anglia, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, London and Sussex. We also established a Housing and Property services subsidiary called Amber Housing.
In April 2010 Heritage Care changed its status to become a Registered Charity.
In 2010 further growth took place with the transfer of four residential services in Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire from another charity and new Learning Disability services in Derby, Leicestershire and Solihull. In addition, specialist mental health provider Community Options merged with Heritage Care and took over the management of mental health services as a subsidiary of the Group.
Heritage Care has established itself in the forefront of progressive individualised services and now employs over 1850 staff supporting more than 1000 people in over 130 different locations and has an annual group turnover in excess of £37m.