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Bluebird Care franchise: register facts
Facts about the Bluebird Care franchise from public registers, each with its source and date. Nothing here is paid for by Bluebird Care, and nothing here is advice.
At a glance
- Franchisor company
- BLUEBIRD CARE FRANCHISES LIMITED (05701718), active
- Latest accounts filed
- Full accounts, year to 31 December 2025
- CQC-registered locations
- 133, run by 99 providers
- Companies named after the brand
- 2 counted: 0 active, 2 closed
Franchisor companySource [1] Companies House, 10 Nov 2026
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 8 February 2006
- Registered office
- 1st Floor 244-248, Great Portland Street, London, United Kingdom, W1W 5QX
- Trade codes (SIC)
- 86900
- Charges (secured lending) registered
- 9: 1 outstanding, 8 satisfied
- Insolvency history on the register
- None shown
| Year to | Accounts type (as filed) | Filed | Filed after year end | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Full accounts | 23 Oct 2026 | 9 months | View on Companies House |
| 31 December 2024 | Full accounts | 19 Aug 2025 | 7 months | View on Companies House |
| 31 December 2023 | Full accounts | 4 Jan 2025 | 12 months | View on Companies House |
- Accounts types are the descriptions Companies House gives each filing. Small, dormant, micro-entity and audit-exempt subsidiary accounts show less detail than full accounts.
Care locations on the CQC registerSource [2] Care Quality Commission (CQC), 2 Nov 2026
- Locations registered under the brand
- 133
- Registered providers running them
- 99 (99 with a Companies House number)
- Registrations under the brand that have ended
- 190 (2011 to 2026)
- Providers with an ended registration and no current location under the brand
- 39
| Rating | Locations |
|---|---|
| Outstanding | 25 of 133 (19%) |
| Good | 96 of 133 (72%) |
| Requires improvement | 6 of 133 (5%) |
| No published rating | 6 of 133 (5%) |
| Year | Registrations ended |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 24 |
| 2015 | 24 |
| 2016 | 30 |
| 2017 | 24 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 |
- Matched on CQC's own brand field ("Bluebird Care").
- An ended registration is not always a closed branch: CQC notes that a service can carry on under a new registration after a change of provider, legal entity or address.
Companies named after Bluebird CareSource [1] Companies House, 10 Nov 2026
- Companies found by name search
- 7
- Counted after the matching rules
- 2
- Active
- 0
- Closed (dissolved or removed)
- 2
- In liquidation, administration or another insolvency process
- 0
- Median time from incorporation to closure, closed companies
- 1 year 10 months
| Reason | Companies |
|---|---|
| The franchisor company itself | 1 |
| Registered at the franchisor's or group's office | 4 |
- Counts only: these companies are not named here. How they are chosen is set out on the method page.
- Franchisees who trade under their own company names, or as sole traders, are not found by this search.
What these registers cannot show
- Companies House does not check the accuracy of what companies file. Facts here are as filed.
- Franchisees who trade under their own company names, or as sole traders, cannot be found by searching for the brand name, so they are not in the count of companies named after the brand.
- Turnover and net assets from filed accounts are not shown yet.
- CQC lists locations by brand name, not by franchise agreement. When a registration ends, the service can carry on under a new registration (for example after a change of owner or address).
How each figure is worked out: how we know.
Sources and dates
- Companies House: Companies House register: company profile, accounts filing history, charges and insolvency pages, and advanced company search results
- Care Quality Commission (CQC): CQC care directory: HSCA active locations and deactivated locations