We are incredibly proud to celebrate our Great Meadows team, winners of Team of the Year – Large Organisation at the Surrey Care Awards 2026.
This award recognises a team whose personalised support has helped people with complex needs make significant progress—from moving out of long-term hospital settings and into homes of their own to attending college, building friendships, exploring new activities and developing overall greater independence.
It is recognition of the skill, patience and commitment our colleagues bring every day, and of the difference the right support can make in people’s lives.
Support shaped around each person
Great Meadows is a supported living service, providing personalised, 24-hour specialist support for adults with learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs.
Each person has their own self-contained flat, providing privacy and control over their home while ensuring support is always available when they need it.
This team, work together to understand what matters to each person, what helps them feel safe and how their environment and support can be adapted, to better suit them.
“We’re over the moon and proud of the team we have become. We’re also grateful to be recognised for the hard work we deliver on a daily basis.” Lauren, Great Meadows Manager
Winning ‘Team of the Year’ celebrates the team’s expertise and commitment, but its greatest significance lies in what that work makes possible for the people they support.
It reflects the core purpose of Active Prospects, enabling people to lead aspiring lives, with choice and control.
Four finalist places for Active Prospects
We were also proud to be named a finalist in all other categories we entered at this year’s awards:
- Excellence in People & Culture: creating an inclusive workplace where colleagues can learn, develop and help shape how we work.
- Digital & Technology Innovation: AI Can, developed with the University of Surrey and The Pro-Active Community to help autistic people and adults with learning disabilities explore AI safely.
- Community & Supported Living Provider of the Year: shaping homes and support around people’s needs, choices and aspirations.
Congratulations to the entire Great Meadows team, and thank you for the commitment you bring to the people you support every day.
Thank you also to Surrey Care Association for recognising the work taking place across adult social care in Surrey.
