Green Harvest Capital Consulting Ltd

Inspection report for supported accommodation provider: Green Harvest Capital Consulting Ltd 1 Green Harvest Capital Consulting Ltd Registered provider: Green Harvest Capital Consulting Ltd

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Green Harvest Capital Consulting Ltd registered its supported accommodation service with Ofsted on 18 September 2024. The registered service manager registered at the same time.

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provider

This supported accommodation service provides non-ring-fenced shared accommodation for up to 14 children across 3 properties.

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At the time of the inspection, 5 children were receiving the service.

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Inspection dates: 29 June to 2 July 2026

The inspection was announced on 29 June 2026 and started that day. The inspector was on site on 1 and 2 July 2026.

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Outcome

Consistently strong service delivery leads to typically positive experiences and progress for children. Where improvements are needed, leaders and managers take timely and effective action. The next inspection will be within approximately 3 years. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider: Green Harvest Capital Consulting Ltd 2

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Summary of findings

Children receive high-quality support from caring and skilled staff. Over time, children become more independent and look to their futures with confidence and excitement.

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Summary of findings

Safeguarding practices are proactive, collaborative and effective at enabling children to understand risks and learn how to keep themselves safe.

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Summary of findings

The leaders and managers have created a culture of high standards and continued improvement. They inspire staff and invest in their professional development. There is high staff retention, and this underpins the consistency and effectiveness of this service.

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Overall experiences and progress of children

Staff create a nurturing and emotionally warm environment for children. All children spoke positively about their experiences. They talked about being understood, valued and respected. One child said that they really loved where they live and that the staff are brilliant. All children spoke highly of the staff and the quality of the support that they get from them.

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Overall experiences and progress of children

Staff ensure that the support is individually tailored and child led. Staff achieve the right balance of directly helping children when they need this and giving them increasing opportunities to do things independently. Children typically leave this service to live on their own, shortly after their eighteenth birthday. One child was excited in anticipation of moving to their own place in a few weeks’ time. The child felt ready and prepared for this important step in their life. The child identified increased emotional resilience as being the best thing that she has achieved. Another child talked about getting used to being more independent while knowing that staff are always there if needed as one of the best things about the service.

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Overall experiences and progress of children

Staff are strong advocates for children to access educational provision and learn in ways that are right for them. Staff research how children’s interests can lead to qualifications and professional careers, for example enabling children to follow their passions for looking after horses, making music and helping vulnerable people, as springboards for learning. This is particularly important for those children who have had negative experiences of being in education and those who have not attended any education for a considerable time. Children are increasingly able to see the value in learning through attending colleges, volunteering, training, apprenticeships and employment. They gain confidence in their own abilities and find professional pathways that suit them.

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Overall experiences and progress of children

The accommodation is of a high standard. It is furnished and maintained well. Children like the areas where they live and are proud of their homes. They understand their part in keeping all the areas of the home tidy and clean. Some Inspection report for supported accommodation provider: Green Harvest Capital Consulting Ltd 3 children are involved in preparing the garden for the hot summer days. They take care of the lawn and make sure that the pool is inflated and filled with water, the barbecue is ready and the gazebo is up to provide shade.

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Overall experiences and progress of children

The careful admission decisions contribute to the harmonious atmosphere in the homes. One child said about the other children who live in the same accommodation, ‘We are quite a good match. There have never been any issues. We all get on and are friendly.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children

The positive relationships between children and staff act as a blueprint for children’s positive relationships with other people. Some children have built better relationships with their families, when there was strain before.

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How well children are helped and protected

Staff use a trauma-informed approach to understand children’s vulnerabilities and agree safeguarding strategies with them. This proactive and collaborative approach to safety minimises the risks of serious incidents occurring.

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How well children are helped and protected

Children trust the staff and have confidence in them. When children have worries, they are comfortable approaching staff for help. Staff reassure children and support them to find constructive solutions to problems.

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How well children are helped and protected

Staff appropriately share information with other professionals and work together with them to protect children from harm. Children are aware of this and appreciate that the staff are the key people in the safeguarding network around them, as they are the ones whom children know the best and find the easiest to talk to. Staff sometimes act as mediators between children and other professionals, enhancing those relationships.

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How well children are helped and protected

Themed conversations between staff and children clearly link with the individual risk management plans. Examples of targeted support include talking about the negative impact of the use of illegal substances, peer pressure and the risks of being exploited. Children learn how to recognise risks, keep themselves safe and take appropriate responsibility for their safety.

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How well children are helped and protected

Children enjoy being at home and stay in contact with staff when they are out. Children know what time they are expected to be back in the evening and what to do if they are running late. Staff consistently follow individualised protocols when considering if a child needs to be reported as missing from home to the police. Over time, children go missing from home less. This decreases other risks that are associated with missing children, such as the risk of being exploited and physical harm.

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How well children are helped and protected

Regular health and safety checks ensure everyone’s physical safety. Children learn how to keep the environment safe, because their own health and safety awareness increases. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider: Green Harvest Capital Consulting Ltd 4 In collaboration with other safeguarding partners, staff keep up to date with the risks and any new facilities in the areas where the accommodation is. The locality assessments are regularly reviewed to ensure that the areas remain suitable for the supported accommodation service and for each individual child.

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How well children are helped and protected

The managers’ procedures for recruiting staff are safe and contribute to the overall safeguarding of children. Staff are thoroughly vetted before they start working with children and take on roles where they are in a position of trust.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

The nominated individual and registered service manager have high standards and always strive to do better for children. The managers have developed comprehensive systems, procedures and practices to deliver their child-centred mission and statement of purpose. They closely monitor the service and its impact on children’s experiences, progress and outcomes. They know their service well and have a development plan in place.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

The managers’ commitment to reflective practices and continued improvement is embedded across the service. This clearly shows in the notes of the meetings, which happen regularly across the various levels of the organisation. Reflective practice is also evident in the supervision meetings between staff and their line managers, and annual appraisals of performance.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

The leaders and managers understand the importance of investing in the staff’s knowledge, skills and wellbeing. Staff access a comprehensive training programme. They complete qualifications that are relevant for their roles and enable them to follow their professional aspirations. Professional pathways motivate staff to increase their competency and make progress in their careers. The service grows its own future leaders and managers, and some staff have already been promoted into management.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

Staff speak highly of the leaders and managers. One staff member said, ‘They truly listen to me as a team member, and I feel incredibly fortunate to have them as leaders.’ Another said, ‘I have been immensely supported by management to work at my best. They are very responsive, reachable and easy to relate with. I feel heard and seen. They have provided the enabling environment to make supporting our young people very easy.’

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

The high staff satisfaction has led to the high retention of staff. The team stability has had a cumulative positive impact on the skills and cohesion in the team and on the consistency of practices and relationships with children. This in turn has enhanced the stability in children’s lives and the effectiveness of the service.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

The professionals commented positively about the impact of the service on children’s increased safety and preparation for adulthood. Social workers receive weekly relevant updates on children’s progress. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider: Green Harvest Capital Consulting Ltd 5 There is an effective procedure for children to raise complaints if they are unhappy about any aspect of the service. All complaints have been resolved on the same day and to the children’s satisfaction. Children feel listened to and empowered.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

The service is run in line with the regulations and good practice guidance. No requirements or recommendations were made at this inspection.

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Information about this inspection

The inspector has looked closely at the experiences and progress of children using the social care common inspection framework. This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service, how it meets the core functions of the service as set out in legislation, and to consider how well it complies with The Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023. Inspection report for supported accommodation provider: Green Harvest Capital Consulting Ltd 6

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered provider: Green Harvest Capital Consulting Ltd

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Supported accommodation provider details

Registered provider address: 1st Floor, Unit 3-4, Cranmere Court, Lustleigh Close, Matford Business Park, Exeter EX2 8PW

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Supported accommodation provider details

Email address: emmanuel@greenharvestcc.com

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Inspector

Seka Graovac, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for supported accommodation provider: Green Harvest Capital Consulting Ltd 7 to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children’s social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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