CSL
The Sycamores, Alford, LN13 9AN · Lincolnshire · East Midlands
Community based adult social care services · operated by Linkage Community Trust, part of Linkage Community Trust
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but 1 of this operator's 23 rated homes are below Good.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 1 of 23 of Linkage Community Trust'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 | Good | 22 Sep 2025 |
| Effective | Good | 22 Sep 2025 |
| Caring | Good | 22 Sep 2025 |
| Responsive | Good | 22 Sep 2025 |
| Well-led | Good | 22 Sep 2025 |
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 — 26 other locations
Other active services registered to Linkage Community Trust. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey House | Outstanding16 Feb 2019rating 3+ yrs old | North East Lincolnshire |
| Beech Lodge - Mablethorpe | Good20 Mar 2026 | Lincolnshire |
| Bellamy's Cottage | Good7 Jul 2018rating 3+ yrs old | North East Lincolnshire |
| CSL Grimsby | Not yet rated | North East Lincolnshire |
| CSL Lincoln | Good4 Dec 2025 | Lincolnshire |
| CSL Louth | Not yet rated | North East Lincolnshire |
| CSL Mablethorpe | Requires improvement21 Jul 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Lincolnshire |
| CSL Skegness | Not yet rated | Lincolnshire |
| CSL Spilsby | Good4 Nov 2025 | Lincolnshire |
| Dunsford | Good22 May 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Lincolnshire |
| Ferriby Lane | Good8 Aug 2019rating 3+ yrs old | North East Lincolnshire |
| Keal View | Good8 Mar 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Lincolnshire |
…and 14 more. See the full group view.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- Service type
- Community based adult social care services
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-16322310395
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.