Stallcombe House

Stallcombe House is a residential working environment for adults with a learning disability. We provide a happy and safe work place with a holistic and organic approach to personal health and the living environment. We provide a rural setting in which each person is able to develop to the maximum of his/her ability, in their own time. Stallcombe House now operates as a limited non-profit company with charitable status.

Stallcombe House provides residential accommodation, and a place of work and personal development, for up to 27 adults with learning disabilities, aged eighteen and over. We do not have the facilities to offer placements to adults who need nursing care or have profound and multiple learning disabilities, and cannot support people who exhibit extremely challenging behaviour, or may experience major psychiatric disturbance. Our policy of admission, therefore, is based on a careful assessment of individual needs.

Our 55 acre site provides beautiful gardens, a 5 acre organic fruit and vegetable garden, and a 50 acre farm (mainly laid to pasture), in which individuals are encouraged to work towards their full potential at their own level and pace. We provide a homely and supportive environment, which promotes maximum independence through education, appropriate employment and recreation.

At Stallcombe we believe that people with learning disabilities should have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else, and we promote equal opportunities as an important part of our philosophy. Our staff are trained to positively encourage the residents to make wise choices when shopping in the wider community. Health food shops are the place where most treats and toiletries can be purchased. All our cleaning products are biodegradable. This ensures that they are environmentally friendly for the health of the reed bed, into which all our waste water runs.

We are proud of our targets to date to have as little impact as possible on the environment. Apart from the reed bed, we generate our own electricity through our solar array, have a biomass boiler to heat the houses, and use a bore hole to water our organic garden. Stallcombe House was the Overall Winner of the DEBI award in 2015, and the winner of the Sustainable Ethos category – read the press release here.