Hollybank Trust acquires community based supported living and day services provider

West Yorkshire based Hollybank Trust has acquired a Calderdale provider of support services for people with learning disabilities to broaden its service offering.The charity has signed a deal for Halifax-based Community Support Services (CSS), following the retirement of the previous owners who founded the business 30 years ago, in 1995.

CSS has grown from being a small local provider of outreach and domiciliary care into one of the largest supported living and day service providers for people with learning disabilities in the Calderdale area.

Hollybank Trust, provides education and residential care, plus a range of therapies and enrichment activities, for children, young people and adults with profound and multiple disabilities in West and South Yorkshire.

The charity has over 600 employees and is commissioned by over 40 local authorities and Integrated Care Boards. As well as running a SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) school, it operates two children’s homes, seven adult residential homes and one nursing service.
Hollybank Trust secured funding from Lloyds to support the acquisition, which will help the business broaden its offering to deliver supported living and day support services for people with learning disabilities.

Anna O’Mahony, Hollybank Trust chief executive, said:

“This acquisition aligns with our mission to expand locally and strengthen and diversify our service offering while ensuring continuity of high quality care for the people we support.
CSS will continue operating under its existing structure, maintaining its high standards of service while benefiting from the additional resources and expertise of Hollybank.

Our new partnership will allow us to enhance service delivery by sharing best practice and expertise, ensure long-term sustainability for both organisations, and continue providing high-quality, person-centred support to those who rely on our services.”

Previous CSS joint managing director, Dawn Hartley, said:

“It was important to us to find a buyer that cared as much about the people we support and employ as we do. The fit around ethos and values between CSS and Hollybank could not be any closer. I wish all of the team well with the future.”

CSS will continue to operate under its own name for the immediate future following the deal. There will not be any job losses.