A small organisation,
by design.
We believe quality of care and scale of operation cannot always coexist. So we have chosen to stay small, stay close to the children we support, and grow only when we are certain we can grow well.
Why New Path Care exists
New Path Care Limited was incorporated in 2022 by Tracey Brydson, a children’s social care professional with over 20 years of experience in residential care, fostering, and therapeutic support. The founding question was straightforward: could a small, independent provider do this better than the system had managed to do it for too many children?
The answer we keep coming back to is: not necessarily better - but differently. Smaller. More personal. More willing to say no to a placement that isn’t right, so that every placement we do accept gets everything we have.
Lilly House opened in July 2025. It is a single home. We are not building an empire. We are building a home worth living in, and then - when we are sure - another one.
We grow only as fast as we can grow well. That is not a marketing line. It is a constraint we hold ourselves to, in writing, in our Statement of Purpose.
Children don’t heal on a schedule. They need adults who are still there when things go wrong - and when things finally go right. That’s what we’re building: a team that picks up the phone.- Tracey Brydson, Responsible Individual
What guides every decision we make
The child comes first
Not the placement figure, not the paperwork, not the convenience of the system. When we face a decision, the first question is always: what is right for this child?
Honesty builds trust
We tell placing authorities what we can do and what we cannot. A “no” given early is more professional than a “yes” that fails three months in.
Consistency is the intervention
For children who have experienced disruption and loss, showing up - reliably, repeatedly, without condition - is itself therapeutic. We hire for this quality first.
Quality over growth
We will not open a second home until the first is operating to the standard we set for it. Growth that compromises quality is not growth worth having.
Who oversees and works alongside us
New Path Care is registered with and inspected by Ofsted (URN: 2824161) under the Children Act 1989 and the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015. Our most recent inspection rated us Good overall. The full report is available on the Ofsted website.
We work within the children’s placement frameworks of Sefton Local Authority and maintain a professional relationship with the Sefton Local Safeguarding Children Partnership. Placing authorities are welcome to request a visit to Lilly House before or during any placement.
We are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office and comply fully with UK GDPR in our handling of all personal data relating to young people, families, and staff.