Caremark Harrogate

I’m the franchise owner, here at Caremark Harrogate.

After university, I volunteered in a care home and loved it so much that I knew that care and support were where I belonged. Nearly thirty years later, I can definitely say it was the right decision. More recently, in July 2022, I had the opportunity to purchase Caremark Harrogate.

Since then, as a team, we have been focussing on developing the services we provide and building a strong business. I’m really proud to be able to create jobs for local people and to help them provide brilliant care and support services.

If I’m not working, I’m often in the garden or the kitchen – ideally cooking fresh veg grown in my garden.

I’m Ben, and I am a co-director at Caremark Harrogate.

I have run my own business for over 15 years. I have always been focused on the wellbeing of other people – which I have done in other ventures – and so when the opportunity to run Caremark in Harrogate was available to me, it was something that felt like a natural progression.

I like to be busy, and am always doing something! I love gardening, decorating, arts and travel. Canada is my favorite country to visit!

My role is to ensure our clients are safe and receive the best possible care, and how we do this is by ensuring our carers have the training, tools, support and clarity of what they need to do and how. Culture plays a huge part in this, and we are a team with strong values and a desire to develop and progress in the ways we work.

I’m a people-first leader who truly enjoys what care can do for others—so much so that this is my third role within Caremark!

Before joining Caremark, I held senior roles in both SME and global businesses, always centring my work on organisational performance, culture transformation, and leadership development. It’s a genuine passion of mine to see individuals, teams and businesses flourish.