Dolphin Healthcare – South West
Castle Down Business Park, Andover, SP11 9FA · Wiltshire · South West
Community based adult social care services · operated by Delight Essential Services UK Limited
CQC lists this location as dormant — registered, but not currently providing the regulated activity.
Diligence verdict
Rated Inadequate overall.
- Below Good on
- SafeInadequate30 Jul 2024EffectiveRequires improvement23 Jan 2024CaringRequires improvement30 Jul 2024ResponsiveRequires improvement30 Jul 2024Well-ledInadequate30 Jul 2024
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Inadequate | 30 Jul 2024 |
| Effective | Requires improvement | 23 Jan 2024 |
| Caring | Requires improvement | 30 Jul 2024 |
| Responsive | Requires improvement | 30 Jul 2024 |
| Well-led | Inadequate | 30 Jul 2024 |
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 — 1 other location
Other active services registered to Delight Essential Services UK Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Dolphin Healthcare Services | Not Rated | Birmingham |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 4 Oct 2023
- Service type
- Community based adult social care services
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-17591701293
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.