Companionship that fits your life
Four ways people use us, one published price list, and a free meet-and-greet before you are charged anything at all.
Two-hour visits from £54One-hour visits from £30No assessment fee, no deposit, no minimum term
Companionship visits
Conversation, cards and puzzles, hobbies picked back up, a meal made and eaten together, help with the phone for a video call.
From £54 a two-hour visit · £27 an hour
Shopping and errands
The weekly shop done together rather than done for you, plus prescriptions, the post office and the bits that pile up.
From £30 for an hour · no minimum term
Outings and activities
A walk, the hairdresser, a café, the library, a community group, a faith service or an appointment — door to door.
From £54, plus 45p a mile · HMRC rate
Light home help
Bins out, a load of washing on, the kettle descaled, a bulb changed. Practical, non-personal, and never the whole visit.
Included in any visit · no separate chargeThree services with a particular job to do
Keeping Well
For someone who has lost a little confidence rather than someone who is frail. A regular walk and talk, gentle encouragement back towards the things they used to do, and a shape to the week. More about Keeping Well
Care home companion
One-to-one time for a relative already living in a care home — conversation, reminiscence, reading and outings beyond the front door, arranged with the home’s agreement. More about care home visits
Respite for a family carer
A fixed slot each week when the person caring at home can leave the house without worrying. Same companion, same day, so it can be planned around. More for families
Published, so you can compare us properly
| Visit | Price |
|---|---|
| Two-hour visit, weekday 8am to 6pm £27 an hour — our core visit |
£54 |
| One-hour visit, weekday | £30 |
| Each additional half hour | £13 |
| Evenings after 6pm and weekends | +25% |
| Meet-and-greet before your first visit | Free |
Bank holidays at time and a half; Christmas Day and New Year’s Day at double. Mileage on outings in the companion’s own car at the HMRC rate of 45p a mile. Travel to your home is never charged.
Companionship is the whole job, not a line on a rota
Most home care agencies offer companionship as one item inside a care package. It is the first thing squeezed when the round runs late. We do not run a care round, so there is nothing for your visit to be squeezed by.
Doing one thing means we can say exactly what it is, in writing, before you book.
Whitegreen Companions provides non-regulated independent living support. We do not provide personal care, nursing care, clinical care or any other activity regulated by the Care Quality Commission. Our companions can remind you to take medication but never administer it. If your needs change, we will help you find a registered care provider.
Personal care is defined in regulation 2 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. If it is what your family needs, tell us and we will help you find a provider registered to give it — at no charge and with no commission to us.
The same companion
Every regular visit, with one named backup you meet inside the first month. Not whoever is free.
Employed and vetted
Our companions are on our payroll, not introduced to you as self-employed strangers. Enhanced DBS on every one.
A written update
A short note to your nominated family contact after every single visit. You should not have to ask how it went.
A published price
£54 for a two-hour weekday visit. No assessment fee, no set-up fee, no deposit and no minimum term.
Start with a conversation, not a contract
Tell us who the visits are for and where they live. If we can help, we will arrange a free meet-and-greet with the companion we have in mind. If we cannot, we will say so and point you somewhere that can.