Longcroft Luxury Cat Hotel Franchise
Pet Sitting FranchiseSwap the commute, the endless meetings and the missed school runs for a business at the bottom of your own garden. Run a luxury cat hotel from home, backed by an award winning team that’s been doing this since 2010.
Overview
£68,000
Yes, through a third party
Yes, and ongoing training and mentorship.
Pet Sitting
2010
28
Franchise
Yes
UK Wide
Join our Award-Winning Team
PARTNERING WITH LONGCROFT: THE JOURNEY TO A PREMIUM LIFESTYLE BUSINESS
Does this sound familiar? You’re good at your job, but you’re running someone else’s targets, sitting in traffic twice a day and missing too much at home. You’ve always wanted to work with animals, but have never known how to make it pay.
That’s exactly where Abi Purser was in 2010, when she built a small luxury cat hotel in her garden in Welwyn Garden City. Today Longcroft has 28 hotels across England and Scotland, and we’ve been featured on the BBC, ITV and Channel 4.
You’ll be your own boss, but never on your own. And the market is strong: there are around 10.2 million owned cats in the UK, over half of recently acquired cats are pedigrees, and a new generation of younger, more affluent owners want their cats genuinely cared for while they’re away (Cats Protection CATS Report 2025). While AI and redundancy reshape so many careers, kitty care remains firmly untouchable.
Benefits at a glance
- Established Premium Brand: trading since 2010, multi-award-winning and nationally recognised.
- Proven Business Model: refined over 15 years and successfully replicated across 28 locations.
- Comprehensive Training & Support: no animal or business experience needed; we train you in everything.
- Flexible Lifestyle Business: work from home, set your own diary, and be there for the moments that matter.
- Strong Marketing Support: national PR and brand awareness plus a local launch plan.
- Community & Network: a friendly network of hotel owners who’ve been exactly where you are.
- Growing Demand: owners treat cats as family and pay for premium care.
- Home-Based Opportunity: no premises, no commute, no staff to manage.
The Franchise Journey:
Discovery Call
A relaxed, no-obligation chat to see if we’re a match.
Site Visit
We assess your garden and how the hotel will fit your life.
The Build
We submit planning, design and build your bespoke luxury hotel.
Launch
Full training, then your first guests arrive.
Ongoing support
Throughout the life of the contract from veterinary support to licensing training.
WHAT WE DO FOR YOU: THE LONGCROFT PARTNERSHIP
We handle the complicated bits so you can focus on the cats.
FROM DAY ONE
- Our territory reservation scheme secures your area while we gain planning permission
- Full management of your planning application
- Construction of your custom built hotel, interior design, and all equipment
- Complete support with regulation and licensing
- Intensive training in feline welfare, our IT systems and booking management
- We start taking your bookings as soon as planning is granted, so many hotels open with revenue already in the diary
- A tailored launch plan with our in-house PR and marketing expert
ONGOING SUPPORT AND GROWTH
- Free holiday cover: when you’re away, our team takes your calls and enquiries, so you never miss a booking and can properly switch off
- Vet-led behaviour training and one-to-one mentoring from the founder
- Ongoing marketing, SEO, social media support and annual profitability reviews
- Our proven operating processes, so you’re never guessing
- Flex bookings around school holidays or push for maximum turnover; it’s your choice
- Our private owners’ forum for advice, support and the odd cat photo!
Territories are limited and can be reserved while planning is underway.
Ready to leave the 9 to 5 behind? Request a discovery call today.
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