First and foremost, we would like to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who voted for Florence Legacy and supported our journey. On behalf of our Board, including our Founder and CEO, Chairman, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Solicitor, Succession Planning Team, Quality Team, and our valued internal and external partners, we would like to thank you all. Your support, trust and belief in what Florence Legacy stands for mean more to us than words can fully express.
It is truly heart-warming to be recognised as the Most Visionary Secondary Care Sector Organisation 2026 within the SME News UK Enterprise Awards (add link: Florence Legacy LLP (2026 Winner: UK Enterprise Awards) – SME News ) This recognition belongs not only to Florence Legacy as an organisation, but to every person who has contributed time, expertise, care, insight and encouragement to the vision we are building together.
For Florence Legacy, being described as “visionary” carries a very particular meaning. Our purpose has never been change for the sake of change. It is about creating a better, stronger and more compassionate future for the UK secondary Care sector; one where Care Home, Nursing Home and Assisted Living residents receive the dignity, attention and quality they deserve, while caregivers are equally recognised, respected and appreciated for the extraordinary work they do every day.
We remain firmly committed to our vision and to the pledge we have made: to help bring the changes Florence Legacy promised to bring and to elevate the quality of Care across the UK Care sector. That commitment extends from operational excellence and regulatory standards to succession planning, responsible ownership transitions, stronger governance and the preservation of the legacies that Care facility owners have spent years, and often decades, building.
This award gives us even greater motivation and aspiration to continue walking in the direction originally laid out by our Founder and CEO, Mars Burke. Florence Legacy was built around the belief that the future of Care can be improved when compassion is supported by strong leadership, thoughtful strategy, accountability and a genuine determination to do better. That belief continues to guide our Board, our specialist teams and the partners who work alongside us.
Recognition is meaningful, but for us it is not a finishing line. It is a reminder of the responsibility that comes with our ambitions. Being recognised for vision challenges us to keep translating that vision into practical action: supporting Care providers, improving environments, strengthening standards, protecting continuity, listening to those on the frontline and keeping the wellbeing of Care receivers at the centre of every decision.
We also recognise that meaningful transformation is never achieved by one person, one department or one organisation acting alone. It requires collaboration. Our CEO, Chairman, COO, CFO, Solicitor, Succession Planning Team and Quality Team each bring different disciplines and perspectives to the Florence Legacy model. Alongside our internal and external partners, they help ensure that commercial strength, compliance, succession, operations, quality and compassionate Care are considered together rather than in isolation.
To everyone who voted, advocated for us, worked with us, challenged us, trusted us or simply took the time to understand what Florence Legacy is seeking to achieve: thank you. This award is an important milestone, and we receive it with deep appreciation and renewed determination.
As we look ahead, our focus remains unchanged. We will continue to champion better standards, stronger legacies and a more compassionate future for secondary Care throughout the United Kingdom. We will continue to learn, innovate and hold ourselves accountable to the promises that shaped Florence Legacy from the beginning.
We accept this recognition with humility, pride and a clear sense of purpose. It strengthens our resolve to build an organisation whose success is measured by lasting improvements in care, people and communities.
Most importantly, we will continue to champion the mission statement that unites everyone at Florence Legacy:
Providing loving care to every care receiver and heartfelt appreciation for every caregiver.
We are Florence Legacy!
