Blue Ribbon
Specialist provider of Adult Residential Care and Supported Living Services
Investment date: February 2022
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Blue Ribbon, based in the Northwest of England, is a specialist provider of Adult Residential Care and Supported Living Services focused on looking after adults with high acuity Autism and Learning Disabilities. The business currently operates nine Residential homes and Supported Living services.
Blue Ribbon has expanded quickly since opening its first home in 2017 due to its reputation for providing high quality care and a track record of working with commissioners to provide safe, bespoke community-based settings for individuals with complex needs.
“We are excited to secure this investment which will enable the group to focus on supporting many more individuals over the coming years. Many of the individuals we support come to us from institutional environments and need the bespoke services that we develop. Our partnership with QPE means we can focus on continuing to increase the number of individuals we care for, secure in the knowledge that we have a committed, supportive, and experienced investment partner.”
Mark Fuller
CEO, Blue Ribbon
Strategy
Through partnership with QPE, Blue Ribbon plans to accelerate its expansion plans, whilst continuing to invest in people, quality, and systems to support best-in-class care delivery. Management team Mark Fuller, Paul Carter and Sam Leonard will continue lead the business through its next phase of growth.
“We are very excited to be supporting Mark, Paul and Sam and the wider team to build on their impressive success to-date. Blue Ribbon stood out to us because of its uncompromising focus on quality, its innovative approach to partnering with commissioners and its expertise in looking after service users with high acuity Autism and Learning Difficulties.”
Alison Price
Investing, QPE
