HF Trust - 117 a & b Hitchin Road
117 A & B Hitchin Road, Shefford, SG17 5JD · Central Bedfordshire · East of England
12 beds · operated by HF Trust Limited, part of HF Trust Limited
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 7 years old, and 4 of this operator's 40 rated homes are below Good.
- Age of rating
- 7 years old — published 24 May 2019. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 4 of 40 of HF Trust Limited's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate. See the operator.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 24 May 2019 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 24 May 2019 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 24 May 2019 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 24 May 2019 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 24 May 2019 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 48 other locations
Other active services registered to HF Trust Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Beech Spinney | Good4 May 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Telford and Wrekin |
| HF Trust - 1 & 2 Clementi Court Houses | Good20 Dec 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Worcestershire |
| HF Trust - 1 Foxlydiate Mews | Good18 Sep 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Worcestershire |
| HF Trust - 330 Westward Road | Good3 Sep 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Gloucestershire |
| HF Trust - 34 Shipston Road | Good18 Nov 2023 | Warwickshire |
| HF Trust - 38 South Road | Good28 Dec 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Hertfordshire |
| HF Trust - Bradbury | Good14 Jun 2026 | Cornwall |
| HF Trust - Central Lancashire | Not yet rated | Blackburn with Darwen |
| HF Trust - Chy Keres | Good4 Jul 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Cornwall |
| HF Trust - Clifton View | Good7 Jan 2020rating 3+ yrs old | Central Bedfordshire |
| HF Trust - Corunna Close | Good12 Jan 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Cambridgeshire |
| HF Trust - Hollycroft | Outstanding4 Mar 2026 | Central Bedfordshire |
…and 36 more. See the full group view.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- On CQC’s site
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Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.