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Looking at 39 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the exceptional staff, describing them as kind, professional, cheerful, and always willing to go the extra mile to support families. The reliable home help and compassionate companionship provided have made a significant positive difference in the daily lives and independence of elderly relatives. Some people also felt that finding this bespoke assistance was an essential lifeline when dealing with overwhelming personal anxiety and difficult situations. Reviewers frequently note that the flexible care packages and attentive management successfully meet specific household duties and individual daily support needs.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Clare is absolutely wonderful, I struggle with massive anxiety amongst other things and don't like strangers in my house and need help with the the house work, sometimes it can be really messy and clu... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This company helped my father with his shopping but, when he became unwell, they went above and beyond to help him even more. Carol and Dawn were wonderful, supporting both him and me in his last few... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sue and Lindsey have been so good with my parents who both have dementia. They are warm, caring and extremely accommodating and flexible. Both Sue and Jill try very hard to accommodate our wishes and... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have nothing but nice things to say. I was looking for a long time, trying to find someone that would be able to do what I needed at a reasonable price. Alexandra from Extra Help was extremely h... See more

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Company details

  1. Home Help
  2. also in
  3. Cleaning Service
  4. Disability Services & Support Organisation
  5. Home help service agency
  6. House cleaning service

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Extra Help is an award winning home help franchise - originally set up to respond to the needs of home help for elderly people who were still living independently and needed a helping hand. We recognised that many elderly people didn’t necessarily need a full-time or live-in carer, but having help with domestic tasks could significantly prolong the time that they were able to stay in their own homes. And sometimes, it’s just about providing company; a friendly smile and a small chat which could mean the world to someone who lives alone. Since launching, we have expanded our range of services to include parent’s help and domestic cleaning services. This enables us to provide ad-hoc or regular assistance to new and working parents, working professionals and just about anyone who needs us. We can help with all sorts of domestic tasks and nothing is too much trouble. Our experienced, trustworthy and fully reference-checked home-helpers are always on hand with a friendly smile to help with a diverse range of everyday jobs, from cleaning to gardening, shopping and meal preparation. We aim to always provide you with the same home-helper but, if this is ever not possible, we’ll always honour our commitment to you and send an alternative. Our charges are simple, straightforward and affordable so that clients can easily keep control of their home-help budgets. We can provide you with a one-off, occasional or regular home-helper to meet your requirements, and our comprehensive range of services means that you only ever need one point of contact for all your domestic needs. So no more time wasted talking to different companies to source a cleaner, gardener, dog-walker, senior sitter or driver – simply talk to Extra Help and let us give you the helping hand you need. We are accredited by the British Franchise Association and won the BFA HSBC Lifestyle Franchise Award in 2023, we have over 30 branches nationwide currently - please mention your local branch in the review!


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Professional

Professional, knowledgeable,understanding and kind.
Highly recommended

15 September 2025
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Reply from Extra Help

Hi Lock, thank you so much for taking time to review our service. It means a lot so much to us all to read these lovely reviews.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really friendly people

I wanted to share my experience with Extra Help North and Mid Devon.

I find Samantha really helpful and efficient — she always goes the extra mile for me. I definitely recommend this company!

21 August 2025
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Reply from Extra Help

Hi Rebekah, thank you so much for taking the time to review the service you’ve received from Samantha, these reviews mean so much to our wonderful franchisees and their teams.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Have emailed this company twice for…

Have emailed this company twice for info on buying into their franchise and never received a reply. Obviously my money isnt good enough or my reliability. ... I have 25 years experience in all aspects of the caresector but obviously not enough to not receive a reply.

3 September 2025
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Reply from Extra Help

Hi Rob, I’m sorry you feel we have been ignoring you but we have no knowledge of any contact from you. I’ve also checked with my franchise consultants who follow up on any enquiries and no one called Rob hadn’t been contacted.

I do feel it sad that you feel it appropriate to try and tarnish our reputation on here and not just go on our website and call us. All our franchisees work really hard to do a good job and gain great reviews from their clients. It’s sad you felt the need to contact us this way!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Recommended

Have used Extra Help Sandwell for 5 months following a long hospital stay and have found them friendly, honest, reliable and trustworthy, would definitely recommend them to anyone needing a bit of extra help .

10 September 2025
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Reply from Extra Help

Thank you for your lovely review Clive, glad Tanisha and her team could help. These reviews mean so much to each business, thank you for taking the time to review Extra Help.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Help for mum while away

Zoe helped me just before starting Extra Help Beverley. While I was away on holiday twice over summer she arranged and dropped food, popped in for a chat and a check up on my mum. She really loved it and I liked the flexible approach to what was happening while I was away to what was needed and keeping me informed of how things were going. It was great peace of mind and I couldn’t recommend enough. Will use ongoing now.

19 August 2025
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Reply from Extra Help

Hi Ross, thank you so much for your great review. So glad we could help while you were away. Zoe will be delighted to read this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend this company.

I have been using Caroline's branch of Extra Help Huntingdonshire for over a year now.I can't fault them. I was introduced to the person who would help me, she was carefully chosen for me.
They help me with my housework, even cutting the grass for me.
They are very reliable, friendly and always on time. Nothing is too much trouble. They brighten up my day each week.
I would recommend Extra Help, and in particular Caroline's branch in Huntingdonshire to anyone needing that bit of help without needing a care worker.

28 August 2025
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Reply from Extra Help

Thank you Suzy for your lovely review of the services Caroline and her team are providing for you. It’s great to hear how happy you are with them. Caroline and her team will be delighted with your review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Samantha Bees team

Samantha Bees team are doing a great job with my 94 year old mother in law. Caring ladies, who know how to deal with the elderly. She looks forward to their visits and agrees that she has a ‘good team’ looking after her.

27 August 2025
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Reply from Extra Help

Thank you so much for your review, these reviews mean so much to us all, especially Sam and her team. Great to hear your mother is very happy too. Thank you for taking the time to review our service.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing support and cleaning always

The help we have for my Dad is amazing Viveen goes above and beyond to help keep on top of the cleaning and washing always . Her help is invaluable to us and to keep his home comfortable clean and manageable for him to live in . Thanks so much

18 August 2025
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Reply from Extra Help

Thank you Kirsty, so glad we can help your Dad, Viveen will be delighted with your kind review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

North West Leicestershire

My helper Dava does a excellent job nothing is to much trouble he is friendly and helpful

21 August 2025
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Reply from Extra Help

Thank you Anthony for taking the time to send us this review. We’re glad you’re happy with our service.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Such a fantastic service

Such a fantastic service. We were match with the most amazing sitter. Our Tuesday afternoons saved us from going crazy. We had complete trust in our sitter she went over and above for us. If dad returns home we will definitely use Extra Help North West Leicestershire again

5 August 2025
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Reply from Extra Help

Thank you so much for taking time to review our services, we’re so glad we could provide you with some respite. Sam and her team in NW Leicestershire will be delighted to receive this.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Unexpectedly living on my own

Unexpectedly living on my own, I did not think I needed help, but found my standards were slipping and my visiting family hinted at it. Extra Help has provided me with a cheerful visit each week, and cleaning of a standard I was nowhere near achieving myself. My family have since remarked how clean the house is looking!

13 August 2025
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Reply from Extra Help

Thank you for your kind review Anthony, we’re glad you and your family are happy with the cleaning service we are providing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have a very good cleaning person

I have a very good cleaning person. They are on time,reliable and have good standards.
I have 3 dogs so lots of dog hair, the house is spotless when she has finished.

13 August 2025
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Reply from Extra Help

Thank you for your review, we’re delighted you’re happy with the cleaning service provided. It means a great deal to the team to receive these great reviews, thank you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Exceptional Service and Reliability!

I've used this company for cleaning and recently gardening for over a year. My assigned helper is consistently excellent, and the owner (Alexandra) is friendly and reliable. Highly recommended!

12 August 2025
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Reply from Extra Help

Thank you for taking the time to review our service, Alexandra and her team will be delighted.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good cleaning service

Alexandra is responsive and cares about the service offered

5 August 2025
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Reply from Extra Help

Thank you Douglas for your review, Alexandra and her team will be delighted you’ve taken the time to review our service.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Weekly clean from Extra Help

we have a weekly clean from Extra Help and this has really helped me stay on top of things especially as I am so busy with my job.

12 August 2025
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Reply from Extra Help

Thank you for your kind review, glad we’re helping to make things easier for you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic service

Fantastic service! Tanya has been cleaning for us for the past two years and we couldn’t be happier. She’s friendly, reliable, and incredibly hardworking honestly, we don’t know what we’d do without her.

11 August 2025
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Reply from Extra Help

Thank you for your review Ami, it means so much to our managers and their teams to receive these reviews.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Extra Help are fabulous…

I have been using Extra Help MK for just over six months now and I'm finding the organisation fabulous.

Alexandra (Franchise owner in Milton Keynes) is very efficient and effective in arranging Cleaning for me (at the moment it's only this element of their services that I've been using, but I would have no qualms in using any of the other elements such as befriending, shopping et cetera).

Alexandra organises the specific cleaner for me who comes very promptly on the arranged day each week. She too is lovely, very efficient, very helpful and I would have no difficulty in recommending her to another person). Alexandra is very quick in offering an alternative visit if ever my main Cleaner isn't able to come for some reason.

Keep up the good work folks, I am so grateful to be using you.

12 August 2025
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Reply from Extra Help

Thank you Grant for sending such a great review. These reviews mean a great deal to our franchisees and their teams, thank you again for taking the time do write this review. Alexandra and her team will be delighted.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Going above and beyond.

I had changed my mothers care to Extra help Plymouth a couple of months ago now and can honestly say that to date I have been extremely satisfied with the company.
Luda the manager for Plymouth was very accommodating from the start!
The first day that I enquired there was no answer by phone, I left a message as instructed but to be honest as it was late afternoon on a Friday I never expected a call back that day and wasn’t full of hope that a call would come.
I intended to ring again the following week.
But ten minuets later Luda rang me back out of working hours all apologetic that I had to leave a message.
We arranged for a home visit with my mother so Luda could meet her and see what her needs were. Luda arrived well on time and was the most lovely warm person ever.
I could tell straight away that Luda was very passionate about her role and that of the clients needs.
William is the carer that visits my mother once a week to get some shopping, change her bedding and do a bit of housework and he is just so lovely. I feel blessed that William is my mother’s carer.
William really does go above and beyond, is caring and very thoughtful! Only today William rang me with great concern that my Mother had a nose bleed and (as I was working) I asked William to ring me back later in the day to say that she was ok which he did without hesitation! A lovely compassionate individual.
I have had to ask for my mother’s normal time to be changed on occasion so that she could attend dental appointments which with no hesitation was granted.
I have txt out of hours and always had a response.
All the above I never experienced with the last care company that she was with and they were more expensive.
Extra care to date has delivered an above and beyond service of which I am very grateful for but of course I can only speak for myself.
In a job that in my opinion is underpaid and can be very Stressful Luda and William have shown compassion mixed with professionalism that other companies could learn from.
Long may it continue and I thank Luda and William immensely!
Hayley

8 August 2025
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Reply from Extra Help

Thank you Hayley, what a lovely review. These reviews mean so much to Luda and her team at Extra Help Plymouth. We’re so glad you’re happy with our service.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding

Luda and her team have been caring for my mum for the past couple of years, and the support they've provided has been outstanding. They started with a bit of light housekeeping, but as my mum’s health declined, they seamlessly took on more—helping with meal preparation, daily tasks, and offering companionship.

What really made a difference was the personal touch. They often took her out for a coffee, which gave her a much-needed change of scenery and helped lift her spirits. Their kindness, professionalism, and dedication have been a huge comfort to our whole family. We’re so grateful for everything they’ve done.

Highly recommended.

7 August 2025
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Reply from Extra Help

Thank you Carol for your wonderful review, Luda and her team will be delighted to hear your comments. It means so much to hear how happy you are with the service. The business was set up to help enhance our clients and their families lives, giving peace of mind.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Extra Help Plymouth

I am really pleased with my experience with Extra Help Plymouth , my home help Gemma a wonderful, polite and sweet. Would recommend Luda and Gemma to everyone

31 July 2025
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Reply from Extra Help

Thank you Sonia for your lovely review of Plymouth Extra Help, Luda and her team will be delighted with your feedback.

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