About us
More Than a Provider is a collaboration of five not-for-profit social care organisations providing support to approximately 11,000 people with learning disabilities and autistic people.
We employ a total of 15,000 people and collectively deliver an annual budget of £550 million.
We favour models of support, such as supported living and Individual Service Funds or Budgets, which maximise a person’s independence, choice, control and intentionally shape how local neighbourhoods can become inclusive places to live.
Who are the partners?
We are Brandon Trust, Certitude, Choice Support, Dimensions, and MacIntyre.
By working in partnership with people who draw on social care and their families and paying our workforce as much as possible to encourage retention, we provide personalised support which builds community connections, independence, and delivers better value for the public purse. As not-for-profit providers we reinvest any small surplus made back into our organisations rather than paying dividends to shareholders.
This enables us to invest in colleague pay, infrastructure, and strong local connections ensuring people who draw on our support lead great lives within their local communities.
We provide solutions to commissioners to help them make better use of the funding, moving away from ‘time and task’ and lowest hourly cost towards values-based commissioning to create better outcomes for all.
Why we’re working together
More Than a Provider’s partners started collaborating in 2018 and are all members of the Social Care Future movement, that aims to make sure everyone has the chance to live a “gloriously ordinary life”.
We’re united in the belief that people drawing on and working in social care should be at the heart of decision-making.
Together, we’re working to influence politicians and policymakers so they prioritise the needs of disabled people in the reform of adult social care.
Together, we believe a brighter future for social care is possible.
Our key messages
The Ethical Provider approach defines what good social care looks like in practice: purpose-led organisations that use public money transparently, invest in their workforce, and measure success through real improvements in people’s lives. These providers align to Care Act wellbeing duties by supporting independence, dignity and participation, while reducing reliance on crisis interventions.
For commissioners and councillors, this offers a clear route to sustainable commissioning—linking fee decisions to workforce stability, quality and continuity of care. Stable services reduce risk, avoid disruption and deliver better long-term value. At the same time, ethical providers generate measurable social value through local employment, community partnerships and reinvestment.
