About us

We deliver a wide spectrum of care ranging from elderly residential and dementia to complex care specialists such as Mental Health, Acquired Brain Injuries and Learning Disabilities. We design, build and operate care services for the Local Authorities we partner with to meet and adapt to their bespoke care requirements.

We are the largest employee-owned care provider and the third largest employee-owned company in the UK. We heavily invest in our workforce to ensure our residents receive excellent care from a skilled, engaged and passionate team.

We could not deliver the quality of care we do without dedicated passionate people. The sense of 'The Shaw Family' flows throughout our business. We go the extra mile, delivering care with a personal touch by giving extra special care and attention based on the preferences of our residents.

Our Vision

To deliver the quality of care that we would want for our loved ones in a safe and caring home at the heart of the community.

Our Values

Our values of wellness, happiness and kindness underpin how we interact with our residents, employees and the communities in which we operate. They enhance the experience of those we deliver care for.

Our Partners

Throughout the nation we design, build and manage care services that really belong to the local community. Our heritage of designing, building and operating care services means we are well placed to consult on all areas of care.

Our numbers

76%

Employee
owned

3,300

Employees

64

Registered
Services

55

Care
homes

118

Extra care
flats

2,160

Beds delivering care

59

Supported living beds

215

Day care
places

The Board

Our board ensures Shaw is operating and growing in alignment with our visions and values

Russell has over 16 years’ experience in the care sector having joined Shaw healthcare in 2008 as Group Finance Director. Russell has been instrumental in transforming Shaw into an Employee-Owned business which included the establishment of an Employee Trust. He is an advocate of giving employees both a stake in the business and say in how it is run and believes this model of ownership is well suited to adult social care where the employees are at the heart of everything a care provider does. Shaw’s mission to provide the kind of care that we would want for our loved ones is what our employees strive to do with their dedication and commitment and these achievements are recognised and celebrated regularly as part of Russell’s drive to ensure employees feel part of the Shaw family. In 2021, Russell became Chief Executive Officer and one of his first priorities was to ensure that employees were fairly remunerated for the amazing work that they do. Shaw became a Real Living Wage employer in early 2022 and today it is the largest employee-owned healthcare provider in the UK, employing over 3300 employees in 64 cares services across England, Wales and Scotland.
Russell Brown

Russell has over 16 years’ experience in the care sector having joined Shaw healthcare in 2008 as Group Finance Director. Russell has been instrumental in transforming Shaw into an Employee-Owned business which included the establishment of an Employee Trust.

He is an advocate of giving employees both a stake in the business and say in how it is run and believes this model of ownership is well suited to adult social care where the employees are at the heart of everything a care provider does. Shaw’s mission to provide the kind of care that we would want for our loved ones is what our employees strive to do with their dedication and commitment and these achievements are recognised and celebrated regularly as part of Russell’s drive to ensure employees feel part of the Shaw family.

In 2021, Russell became Chief Executive Officer and one of his first priorities was to ensure that employees were fairly remunerated for the amazing work that they do. Shaw became a Real Living Wage employer in early 2022 and today it is the largest employee-owned healthcare provider in the UK, employing over 3300 employees in 64 cares services across England, Wales and Scotland.

Gareth joined Shaw healthcare in 2016 as Group Financial Controller and in November 2021 became Chief Financial Officer and a member of the board. Gareth previously spent 11 years with Deloitte LLP in their audit and advisory practice being the senior manager on a number of the region’s public interest audits. He was also involved in a number of high-profile corporate finance transactions. Gareth attained a MA (Oxon) from Oxford University and is a chartered accountant (ACA). His responsibilities include Finance, Payroll, Property Services and IT.
Gareth Morgan
Gareth joined Shaw healthcare in 2016 as Group Financial Controller and in November 2021 became Chief Financial Officer and a member of the board. Gareth previously spent 11 years with Deloitte LLP in their audit and advisory practice being the senior manager on a number of the region’s public interest audits. He was also involved in a number of high-profile corporate finance transactions. Gareth attained a MA (Oxon) from Oxford University and is a chartered accountant (ACA). His responsibilities include Finance, Payroll, Property Services and IT.
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Simon was appointed Chairman in November 2022 after joining the Shaw board in 2019 after a successful executive career in estates management and construction. Simon held the role of chair for the Shaw Employee Ownership Trust prior to his appointment. Simon holds a number of other non-executive Director roles in the healthcare, education and built environment sectors.
Simon MacSorley
Simon was appointed Chairman in November 2022 after joining the Shaw board in 2019 after a successful executive career in estates management and construction. Simon held the role of chair for the Shaw Employee Ownership Trust prior to his appointment. Simon holds a number of other non-executive Director roles in the healthcare, education and built environment sectors.
After reading Biology at Oxford, Jeremy taught at secondary level for four years and then worked as a priest in a Cardiff parish. He then set up the Secondary Housing Association for Wales (SHAW) which created ten new Housing Associations in Wales and at one stage was developing a fifth of all new social Housing in Wales. Shaw was asked by the NHS to develop and then to manage a small specialist care home. Other NHS orders followed and Shaw won many tenders to develop and operate care homes and hospitals for Councils and the NHS. In 2006 he led the management buy-out of the business to form Shaw healthcare Group Ltd. The buy-out price became the £15 million cash endowment of a separate charity, The Shaw Foundation which gives grants and loans for health and care purposes.
Jeremy Nixey
After reading Biology at Oxford, Jeremy taught at secondary level for four years and then worked as a priest in a Cardiff parish. He then set up the Secondary Housing Association for Wales (SHAW) which created ten new Housing Associations in Wales and at one stage was developing a fifth of all new social Housing in Wales. Shaw was asked by the NHS to develop and then to manage a small specialist care home. Other NHS orders followed and Shaw won many tenders to develop and operate care homes and hospitals for Councils and the NHS. In 2006 he led the management buy-out of the business to form Shaw healthcare Group Ltd. The buy-out price became the £15 million cash endowment of a separate charity, The Shaw Foundation which gives grants and loans for health and care purposes.
Alan had a 30 year executive career in healthcare services and has recently been Chairman of several healthcare businesses. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the charitable Benenden Hospital, Kent and Chairman of the Governors of Haileybury, the independent school in Hertfordshire.
Alan Pilgrim
Alan had a 30 year executive career in healthcare services and has recently been Chairman of several healthcare businesses. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the charitable Benenden Hospital, Kent and Chairman of the Governors of Haileybury, the independent school in Hertfordshire.
Helen joined the board of Shaw healthcare in March 2022. She has had a successful executive career, directing and leading on major programmes within local government and NHS trusts, specialising in corporate strategy, financial recovery, performance improvement and sustainable partnership models. For the last 11 years, Helen has run a consultancy and interim executive business, which has seen her take on a series of high-profile and politically sensitive leadership roles, both within adult social care and a range of other sectors. Helen has also had a range of Trustee and Chair roles for charitable organisations in sport and social care, since 2005.
Helen Coombes
Helen joined the board of Shaw healthcare in March 2022. She has had a successful executive career, directing and leading on major programmes within local government and NHS trusts, specialising in corporate strategy, financial recovery, performance improvement and sustainable partnership models. For the last 11 years, Helen has run a consultancy and interim executive business, which has seen her take on a series of high-profile and politically sensitive leadership roles, both within adult social care and a range of other sectors. Helen has also had a range of Trustee and Chair roles for charitable organisations in sport and social care, since 2005.
Robert joined the Shaw healthcare board in April 2022, bringing experience gained through a 30-year career in corporate law. He is recognised by both Chambers and Legal 500 as a leading individual in his field. Having spent his early career in London, he returned to Wales in 1995, becoming a partner in Blake Morgan LLP in 2001 and a Board Member in 2011. He retired from Blake Morgan LLP as a partner in May 2021 but remains active as a legal consultant. He has a particular expertise in social care sector acquisitions and has advised Shaw healthcare on corporate matters for some years, including on its becoming an employee-owned company in 2020. He is also a Non-Executive Director of a non-care sector company called Bluecap Resources Ltd.
Robert Cherry
Robert joined the Shaw healthcare board in April 2022, bringing experience gained through a 30-year career in corporate law. He is recognised by both Chambers and Legal 500 as a leading individual in his field. Having spent his early career in London, he returned to Wales in 1995, becoming a partner in Blake Morgan LLP in 2001 and a Board Member in 2011. He retired from Blake Morgan LLP as a partner in May 2021 but remains active as a legal consultant. He has a particular expertise in social care sector acquisitions and has advised Shaw healthcare on corporate matters for some years, including on its becoming an employee-owned company in 2020. He is also a Non-Executive Director of a non-care sector company called Bluecap Resources Ltd.
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