Meet the team

The people behind our care.

Meet the people behind Guidance Care, from leadership and home management to office and specialist support.

Leadership and oversight.

Meet the people leading Guidance Care and overseeing our homes.

  • Generated illustrated portrait of Simran Soin.

    Simran Soin

    Managing Director & Founder

  • Generated illustrated portrait of Joanne Soin.

    Joanne Soin

    Managing Partner & Founder

  • Generated illustrated portrait of Darren Michaels.

    Darren Michaels

    Managing Partner & Founder

  • Generated illustrated portrait of Lorraine Anderson.

    Lorraine Anderson

    Responsible Individual

Home management.

Meet our registered and proposed managers.

  • Generated illustrated portrait of Julie Hodgkinson.

    Julie Hodgkinson

    Dual Registered Manager

  • Generated illustrated portrait of Nicky Reason.

    Nicky Reason

    Registered Manager

    Named on formal records as Nicola Reason

  • Generated illustrated portrait of Jo Jacklin.

    Jo Jacklin

    Registered Manager

  • Generated illustrated portrait of Chelsea Taylor.

    Chelsea Taylor

    Proposed Registered Manager

  • Generated illustrated portrait of Michelle Willacy.

    Michelle Willacy

    Proposed Registered Manager

Office and specialist support.

From our office team to specialist support, there are many people behind the work of our homes.

  • Generated illustrated portrait of Becca Cartmell.

    Becca Cartmell

    Office Manager

  • Generated illustrated portrait of Ellie Robinson.

    Ellie Robinson

    Business Admin

  • Generated illustrated portrait of Lucy Winston.

    Lucy Winston

    HR

  • Generated illustrated portrait of Jordan Thomas.

    Jordan Thomas

    Care Consultant

  • Generated illustrated portrait of Stephen Henshaw.

    Stephen Henshaw

    Shells Space Counselling

* Our team portraits are generated illustrations based on supplied reference images.

Contact us or make a referral.

Talk to our referral team about whether one of our homes is the right fit for a young person you are placing. Our referral line is open 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, and we take planned placements only.

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