Awards
Tim Cocking started Bright Care after he observed many families struggle to navigate the options available for elderly care. He was frustrated that care was often focused on completing tasks rather than encouraging social connection. Starting with one small office in Edinburgh in 2009, Bright Care has grown and now operates across Scotland and the South of England, providing in-home care that brings joy to clients in their later years.
We are delighted that, over the years, our culture and commitment to quality have been recognised with a number of awards. External recognition is really meaningful because it shows others the hard work, dedication and professionalism of all staff. It also reassures families that the standards Tim set from the beginning are being lived out every day.
Managing Director Tim Cocking winning the Scottish Youth Business of the year award.
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Sunday Times
Best Places to Work 2024
Highly Commended in the best places to work for employees aged 55+
Employees were asked to anonymously complete an employee engagement survey developed by behavioural scientists, data analysts, psychologists, business leaders, academics and other independent parties. The Sunday Times were looking for organisations who scored well across the following categories; reward and recognition, instilling pride, information sharing, empowerment, wellbeing and job satisfaction. They said that our awards highlighted our commitment to boosting staff happiness.
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Health & Social Care’s
Named number one in the UK’s Top Companies To Work For 2021
10th in the Best Companies To Work For in Scotland, and 20th overall in the UK
About the award, Tim said, “The golden rule at Bright Care is that everyone loves the role they have, loves the people they work with and loves the organisation they work for. It’s a remarkable achievement and testament to the commitment of our workforce that Bright Care has again been recognised as a company where this philosophy is outworked everyday. This achievement will inspire us all the more to continue creating a company where everyone is positioned to bring their greatest contribution and can feel like they are part of a dream team, working together to build something bigger than the sum of its parts.”
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Sunday Times
100 Best Small Companies To Work For 2018
This distinguished list showcases top businesses from across the UK. With extensive feedback from nearly 440,000 employees, the award was a huge tribute to Bright Care. We were the highest-ranking care provider on the list and our win follows the receipt of a 2-star accreditation in the annual Best Companies survey.
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Scottish Care Awards
Winner of Care at Home Provider of the Year 2017
The National Care at Home and Housing Support Awards are a celebration of the outstanding individuals, teams, and services that make an exceptional difference across Scotland’s homecare sector. We joined care providers from across Scotland for a day conference followed by an awards dinner where we were delighted to win Care at Home Provider of the Year.
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Investors in People
Investors in People Award 2015
The Investors in People Award is an internationally recognised accreditation for organisations that excel in people management, employee engagement, and workplace culture, aiming to ‘Make Work Better’. It assesses businesses on leadership, support, and continuous improvement. We were extremely proud that our commitment to developing our staff was recognised and to receive this accreditation.
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Scottish Care Awards
Finalist of Care at Home Provider of the Year 2013
We were really pleased to reach the finals of the Scottish Care Awards, Care at Home Provider of the Year. We were up against some stiff competition from other Scottish care companies and were delighted that our outstanding contribution was recognised.
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The Prince’s Trust
National Business Awards – Winner of Scottish Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012
All of the regional winners of The Prince’s Trust Business of the Year 2012 attended the Scottish Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 awards at Glasgow City Chambers. We were absolutely thrilled to win the overall award.
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The Prince’s Trust
Regional Business Awards – Winner of Business of the Year 2012
We were delighted to win Business of the Year 2012 at The Prince’s Trust Regional Business Awards (now known as The King’s Trust. We were put forward for this award by the Business Gateway. As a business we benefited hugely from support from Business Gateway , in particular, their strong focus on mentoring and networking. This was a regional award for Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Tim Cocking along with some winners at our Bright Care Awards ceremony in Edinburgh.
Bright Care Awards
As well as external awards, we also hold our own Bright Care awards for staff across the business.
Every year in March, we hold The Bright Care Awards for management at the Sky Bar in Edinburgh. These awards are an opportunity to recognise and reward the effort and hard work from the previous year. There are four branch awards: Sales Award, Contribution Awards, New Clients Award, Recruitment Award and Marketing Award as well as Extra Special Contribution Awards for individual members of staff who have gone above and beyond during the year.
Our Care Assistants also receive recognition for their contribution to the success of the business. Each branch celebrates their own staff with an event like afternoon tea, a meal or an awards night. Care Assistants are nominated by their clients and awards are given for staff who demonstrate our values: Can Do, Own It, Championing People, One Team.
Why awards are important
Receiving external awards and rewarding our staff is hugely important at Bright Care. External recognition is deeply meaningful as it serves a dual purpose: to publicly validate the hard work, dedication, and professionalism of all our staff, and critically, to reassure families that the high standards.
Recognising the contribution of our staff is important because it provides an opportunity to formally recognise and reward the hard work, dedication, and professionalism of all staff throughout the year, reinforcing the company’s commitment to quality.
