The people behind Capricorn Excellence.

Andrew is a BA (Hons) Social Work graduate and Social Work England-registered social worker with over 15 years' experience leading and improving children's and adults' social care services. He led the registration and opening of two Ofsted-registered children's homes at Capricorn Care NW, from property acquisition through to operational launch, and provides ongoing executive oversight, regulatory compliance and safeguarding governance.

He holds a postgraduate Best Interests Assessor (DoLS) qualification, a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management, and Designated Safeguarding Lead training. Prior to Capricorn Care NW, Andrew held qualified social worker roles across multiple local authorities — including Knowsley, Liverpool, Warrington, Conwy and Cumberland councils — spanning Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH), Continuing Health Care, hospital discharge, community mental health, adult locality and children's disability teams. This included direct, hands-on delivery of Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, DoLS and Children Act statutory assessments, safeguarding investigations (including section 42 enquiries), and preparing social circumstances court reports for tribunals — the exact statutory and legal assessment work Capricorn Excellence now offers.

Andrew is supported by a small team of qualified social workers and residential managers, bringing a combined 25+ years of frontline experience across both children's and adults' social care. Between them, the team brings direct practice experience spanning transition-team work, secure accommodation settings, Children Act and Care Act assessments, court work, and hands-on residential management — including leading a home through Ofsted registration to a "Good" inspection outcome.

In line with safeguarding good practice for staff working directly with children and vulnerable adults, we don't publish full names, photos or individual profiles for frontline team members on our website. Full CVs, qualifications and references for everyone who would work on your service are available on request as part of any enquiry or proposal.