About Us

The Calico Group is a values led company who through an integrated approach, using our specialist knowledge and expertise, will work collaboratively with our customers, providing outstanding and innovative services to enable us to find the best possible outcomes, ensuring the future success of the Calico Group. Group Business Services, along with all other parts of the Group, have a shared purpose as part of the Calico Group, to make a real difference to people’s lives. Each part of the Calico Group has its own specialism and expertise but the “One Calico” vision is to help people to build a better future, whatever their background and wherever they are in their life’s journey. Because we know we can always do more for our customers, we are continually expanding the range of services which we offer and looking for new talent. This means we need more amazing people who share our values and have real passion for helping others. The Calico Group: innovative charities and businesses working together to make social profit, rather than financial profit, the driving force behind our wide range of high quality services. We define “social profit” as the positive difference we make to people’s lives, across all the communities in which we work. We create social profit by developing innovative services, and harnessing the opportunities of our unique group structure. Acorn Recovery Projects – Acorn Recovery Projects provides a range of innovative drug and alcohol rehabilitation services across the North West. Acorn helps individuals and their families to break free from drug, alcohol and other addictions. Calico Enterprise – Calico Enterprise works with a host of organizations to deliver a range of services across the North West that: provide housing-related support; tackle worklessness; and give information and advice. Such services include: Calico Interiors; Constructing the Future; Calico Careers; and Floating Support contracts. Calico Homes – Calico Homes owns and manages approximately 4,600 homes in Lancashire. Calico Homes aims to make a difference to the quality of life of individuals and the wider communities in which they work. Delphi Medical – Delphi Medical is a leading independent provider of drug and alcohol treatment in the UK. Their focus is on ensuring excellent clinical and psychosocial provision as part of an integrated recovery pathway, which supports and facilitates patients to engage in genuine recovery. Ring Stones Maintenance and Construction – Ring Stones undertakes maintenance and house building contracts on a commercial basis. They provide a full service to help clients achieve their targets through employment, construction and regeneration. SafeNet – SafeNet protects victims and survivors of domestic abuse through the provision of safe refuge and support services, and promotes the prevention of further harm, through various initiatives including, working to build safe and healthy relations and promote equality