Tim founded Bright Care in 2009, with a desire to build a company where people love what they do, love who they work with and believe in the business they work for. Inspired by the successes and challenges of a family journey to provide care for a much loved elderly family member Bright Care was founded.
The vision was that with the right foundations and resources in place, everyone can live out their later years, with peace, security and purpose, in the comfort of their own home. He opened many successful branches throughout Scotland before moving, with his wife and three daughters, to Surrey to establish Bright Care in England. As Founder and Managing Director, Tim works tirelessly to ensure Bright Care continues to deliver care at home as it should be.
In his spare time, Tim enjoys sailing, climbing and spending time with his family.
As Head of Operations, Lindsay oversees the care delivered by each of the Bright Care branches. She ensures all relevant compliance and protocols are adhered to and that Bright Care is always delivering exceptional care.
Based in Cranleigh, Lindsay enjoys gardening and going for walks with her dog.
Shona is Head of Finance at Bright Care.
In her spare time she enjoys playing Ultimate Frisbee.
Nick has been a non exec with Bright care since 2021, solving strategic problems, setting clear paths to success and ensuring delivery with a trust based approach. He is especially capable at helping entrepreneurial companies sustain growth without compromising core values. He believes in encouraging growth and innovation through the excellent execution of focused plans led by empowered confident people.
Nick worked at Pret a Manger from 2006-2017 as CFO and then COO and is currently also co-Chair of Cook Trading, one of the UK’s leading B Corps and CPJ Field, one of the UK’s oldest family companies. He has also been a trustee of Project Art Works since 2004 and Chair since 2010.
Nick lives near Haywards Heath with his wife and has two grown up daughters and enjoys tennis.
Branch Managers
Lee joined Bright Care in June 2019, to pursue a career where she could both gain job satisfaction and make a difference to people's lives. She lives with her husband, three children and an overexcited Cavachon, Maisie. Her hobbies are playing bingo and spending time with her family.
Sandra began working for Bright Care in 2020 and oversees all the care provided by the Bright Care Perthshire and Broughty Ferry teams.
Email: sandra.brennan@brightcare.co.uk
Cheryl joined Bright Care in 2016 and is the Registered Branch Manager of our Edinburgh branch. She oversees all the care provided by our local team and will ensure that all your needs are met by the right staff, and this includes matching you with your Care Manager and small team of Bright Carers.
Email: cheryl@brightcare.co.uk
Phone: 0131 344 4670
Anne joined the team in April 2019. After being a finance Co-Ordinator for BBC Scotland and an Admin/Office Manager at St. Enoch Shopping Centre Management, she decided to change direction and to join the care sector 13 years ago. She also graduated in Social Science in 2016, specialising in Psychology, and obtained a Masters degree in Global Social Work and Social Policy in 2018. She is a great addition to the team.
Email: anne@brightcare.co.uk
Tel: 0141 249 0650
Sonia joined Bright Care in October 2017 as Registered Branch Manager for the Scottish Borders branch, having previously worked in different capacities in the care industry delivering high-quality customer service. Sonia has 3 children and 2 grand-daughters who are 7 and 4 and lives in Hawick. Sonia is passionate about music and teaches music in her spare time.
Email: sonia@brightcare.co.uk
Tel: 01896 829 420
Natalie joined the Bright Care team in January 2016 as a Care Manager; she has a keen interest and experience in dementia, palliative and end-of-life care. Previous roles include team leader of a specialised dementia unit, visiting officer and home carer. Natalie graduated in 2012 with a BA degree in Education and Social Services from the University of Strathclyde and has a PDA in Health and Social Care supervision.
Natalie is now our Stirling Branch Manager.
Sam joined the Bright Care team as a carer in March 2022. She has worked in Nursing and care for 18 years and was keen to develop and progress within Bright Care. She was promoted to Care manager in May 2022.
Sam loves the way Bright care works and the dedication it gives to clients and their families.
Sam loves the way Bright care works and the dedication it gives to clients and their families.
Email: samantha.lucking@brightcare.co.uk
Laura has worked with adults within the private care industry out in the community, for over a decade. She began her career as a care worker and progressed over 11 years to positions including Coordinator, Deputy Manager and Live-in Care Manager. She graduated in 2022 and achieved a BA Hons in Health and Social Care.
Laura enjoys the great outdoors and days out spent with family.
Laura enjoys the great outdoors and days out spent with family.
Email: laura.grafham@brightcare.co.uk
Care Managers
Darius believes very passionately in the Bright Care values and his family, friends (and dog) are all very important to him. In his spare time, Darius enjoys going to gigs and watching live music.
Email: darius.smith@brightcare.co.uk
Kerry joined the team in 2017 as a carer. She already worked as carer for 10 years before, both for an agency and privately for a nice lady. She loved from the very beginning the Bright Care way of taking care of clients. After doing an outstanding job as a Bright Carer, she has become one of our Care Managers in April 2019.
Rachael has been with Bright Care since February 2020 employed as a live-in Carer. She recently joined the office team as a Care Manager. Rachael was drawn to Bright Care after reading about their values and their approach to care for the elderly. The minimum two hour visits in particular stood out as an amazing way to build good relationships with clients. In her spare time, Rachael loves the garden and spending time with her grandson.
rachael.moir@brightcare.co.uk
Michelle has worked with BrightCare since 2019 as a carer. She very much enjoyed being a carer and loved what BrightCare stands for. Michelle was drawn to Bright Care as we promote independence and enable clients to stay in their own home. When the opportunity to join the office staff as Care Manager came up, Michelle jumped at the chance to further her career and give continued support to the clients and their families.
Nicki joined the office team as Care Manager in February 2019, after being a Bright Carer with us since 2018. She has two children, a boy and a girl. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family, taking her dog out and socialising with friends at weekends.
Email: nicki@brightcare.co.uk
Tel: 0131 344 4670
Helen joined the Edinburgh team in September 2020, as a Care Manager. Before joining Bright Care, she used to work in a care home setting, coming from more than 26 years of experience in child care and education, where she worked her way up the ladder, from support worker to manager. She moved profession as she wanted a new challenge and she's very enthusiastic about her role at Bright Care.
Email: helen.ramsay@brightcare.co.uk
Tel: 0131 344 4670
Laura joined Bright Care as a Care Manager in September 2024. Before she joined Bright Care, Laura worked in social care and childcare. In her free time, Laura enjoys spending time with her partner, going for trips away and meeting friends for coffee at weekends.
Email: laura.sibbald@brightcare.co.uk
Tel: 0131 344 4670
After 18 years working in fashion, Gayle had a career change in January 2023. Gayle was drawn to care as she wanted to work in a sector where she could really make a difference. She joined Bright Care as a Carer initially before securing her new role as Care Manager.
Gayle lives with her partner Pete and the apples of her eyes, her dogs, Ozzy and Hugo.
She loves to socialise, eat out and anything creative!
Email: gayle.harte@brightcare.co.uk
Tel: 0141 249 0650
Sheridan started working in the Care sector when she was 17, working with various ages and disabilities. She travelled a lot throughout her early 20s, working in hospitality and becoming the restaurant manager for Gleddoch hotel. After having her Son in April, she decided to return to her roots, working in a rewarding job and providing a positive impact on people's lives.
Email: sheridan.stokes@brightcare.co.uk
Tel: 0141 249 0650
Gillian joined Bright Care in 2018 and lives in the Scottish Borders with her husband and daughter. She is a wonderful addition to our team!
Email: gillian@brightcare.co.uk
Tel: 01896 829 420
Danielle joined Bright Care in September 2022 as a carer, becoming a Care Manager in 2023. She is married with 3 daughters. In her spare time, she likes to go on little adventures with the family, read and go to the theatre.
Email: danielle.marr@brightcare.co.uk
Tel: 01896 829 420
Rhiann joined Bright Care as a Carer and then becoming a Care Manager. She is passionate about making a difference in people’s lives.
In her spare time, Rhiann is a Lead Tenor Drummer in Innerleithen Pipe Band and has been in the Pipe Band pretty much her whole life!
Email: rhiann.hamilton@brightcare.co.uk
Tel: 01896 829 420
Sarah-Jane spent the early part of her career working in retail and banking. In 2023, she decided to change career and do something that would make a real difference to others. She joined Bright Care as a Carer which she says was one of the best decisions she ever made. She was then promoted to Care Manager in 2025.
In her spare time, Sarah-Jane, her husband and daughter enjoy caravan holidays.
Email: sarah.downs@brightcare.co.uk
Lucy worked in various care positions before joining Bright Care, predominantly in an inpatient setting. She is also a qualified personal trainer and worked in a gym too. Lucy is very excited to be part of the Bright Care team and is looking forward to developing and progressing under the guidance of the Bright Care team. In her spare time, Lucy likes to go to the gym and play football.
Email: lucy.apps@brightcare.co.uk
Keira has been working in the Care Sector since she was 18 years old, starting out with hands on care and building her experience working in the community. In 2016, Keira joined Bright Care as a Bright Carer, and has since worked in many roles within the company, from Care Manager to Registered Branch Manager. Keira holds qualifications in Social Care as well as a Leadership and Management award. In April 2022, Keira welcomed her third child, baby Hunter to her family, joining big brothers Daniel and Michael. Keira works part time as a Care Manager, and you can reach her at the office on Mondays and Fridays.
Outside of work, Keira enjoys time with her family and especially escaping off to visit the grandparents in Cyprus.
Outside of work, Keira enjoys time with her family and especially escaping off to visit the grandparents in Cyprus.
Email: keira@brightcare.co.uk
Megan has been working in the care sector since 2021 and has an Honours Degree in Mental Health Nursing.
Megan is really passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of others. She loves that Bright Care provide visits of at least 2 hours, enabling really good relationships to develop between clients and carers.
In her free time, Megan enjoys spending time with her family and friends, and going on big walks with her Labrador Oscar.
Email: megan.hughes@brightcare.co.uk
Support Staff
Carolyn has worked for Bright Care since 2020, initially as a Designer and more recently as Marketing Manager. She ensures Bright Care's successes are shared and clients have all the information they need to make informed decisions about the best possible care.
Carolyn lives with her husband and three children in Edinburgh and enjoys painting, reading and runs with friends.
Rebecca joined Bright Care in 2014 and has worked supporting the branches in various roles. Since 2021 she has provided financial support to Bright Care in the Finance Assistant role.
Rebecca is married to Russell and they have 2 young children. Together they enjoy food with friends and exploring the beaches and countryside around the Lothians.
After gaining her degree and social work qualification, Kathy worked in child care and child
and adolescent mental health. This led her to gain a teaching qualification for training social work students. Following this, Kathy worked as a carer and ran her own wedding business.
and adolescent mental health. This led her to gain a teaching qualification for training social work students. Following this, Kathy worked as a carer and ran her own wedding business.
Kathy was drawn to the values and ethos of Bright Care and is delighted to be returning to her caring and teaching roots.
She is married with 2 grown up children and loves travel. In her time off you, will often
find her out walking and taking photos. Kathy swims regularly and also enjoys Pilates, gardening, craft activities and time with her family and friends.
Karen started with Bright Care in February 2021 as a part-time carer in Perth. She hadn't worked in care prior to joining Bright Care so it was a new opportunity and a new learning experience. Previously, Karen had been working in the retail sector as a Manager and then laterally as a Learning and Development Manager. When she first started with Bright Care, Karen had looked into the values of the company and really liked the focus on companionship as the people aspect was one of the things she enjoyed most in her previous role. Karen worked as a carer for 2 and half years until the opportunity came along for the Staff Trainer role. Karen is so excited to be working to help train current and future generations of carers within Bright Care.
Karen is married with a daughter and fur baby. She loves movies, arts and crafts, holidays and enjoys family time and time with friends.
Sheena started work with Brightcare in 2012 as a live in carer. In September 2015 she moved to do payroll for the Bright Care branches.
Sheena has 3 children and 2 grandchildren. Her hobbies include Scrabble and doing jigsaws and puzzles.
