Our Bluebird Care becomes entirely employee-owned
Published: 17/07/2023
On July 5th, five Bluebird Care branches stretching from the edges of London to the South Coast have been passed over to the care specialists who are the beating heart of the local services.
Over the past 13 years, directors of Bluebird Care in Chichester, Epsom & Kingston, Reigate, Sussex Weald, and Sutton, Paul and Kate Barry, have sought to build a service that is rooted in values of integrity and passion. They hope that passing the business on to their colleagues will further encourage this ethos of pride in, and responsibility for, delivering excellent care for the local area.
The offer of colleague ownership is also intended to reward the care teams all the branches, in recognition of their dedicated service. Through this ownership model, 229 team members across the five Bluebird Care branches will have the opportunity to share in the future profits of the business.
To ensure that the transfer of ownership from the directors to their care team is as seamless as possible, Kate Barry will continue as Managing Director, and Paul will become a Director of the Trustee Company holding the shares on behalf of staff.
Kate Barry, Managing Director of Bluebird Care Chichester, Epsom & Kingston, Reigate, Sussex Weald and Sutton said:
We founded our Bluebird Care services to serve communities across Sussex, and we hope that transferring the company to our talented management and care teams will maximise our positive impact on local people who provide and receive care. We are consistently amazed by the skill and dedication of our care teams and have every faith that the care services we have built will thrive under their guidance.
From investing in updated finance systems to building a specialist colleague recruitment platform, the group of local Bluebird Care franchises have introduced supportive measures that will allow its care teams to excel as they embark on this exciting new chapter of community care.
To mark the ownership transfer and the opportunities that it heralds for local communities, Bluebird Care will host five celebrations for their care assistants and customers across Sussex. These will take place in Chichester, Epsom & Kingston, Reigate, Sussex Weald, and Sutton over the course of the summer.
The five Bluebird Care branches included in the ownership transfer are part of the network of Bluebird Care franchises, which provide care in the comfort of people’s own homes in over 220 locations across the UK and Ireland.
Sandra Sousa, Operations Director, and Sally Davies, Regional Care Manager, said:
We and our colleagues were delighted to learn that we will soon own Bluebird Care branches! Throughout our career at these five Bluebird Care branches , we have always been encouraged to take on responsibility and strive for excellence: transferring ownership of the company to us will empower us to prove exactly what we are capable of in this respect. We can’t wait to work with Kate, Paul, and our care team as we embark on this exciting new chapter together!
