Quest Guardians provides guardianship services for parents living overseas and for their sons and daughters attending boarding schools in the UK. Founded in 1993 by Sheelagh Michelmore, the business continues to be run on a personal and professional level by her son, Christopher. During term, the prime responsibility for a student’s welfare lies with the school, with Quest Guardians acting on behalf of parents when necessary in circumstances where parents are unable to do so due to distance. Quest acts as guardian to students at about 180 schools across the UK. At times when the school is closed, Quest Guardians takes over this responsibility in its entirety, most notably by providing host families with whom the students live whilst the school remains closed and by arranging transport as needed. During these periods, Quest Guardians retains the role of the student’s legal guardian, with the host family undertaking day to day care. Quest Guardians is an accredited member of AEGIS (The Association for the Education and Guardianship of International Students). This is the recognised “umbrella” organisation for the regulation of guardianship agencies, and membership follows a rigorous inspection of the business and its relationships with schools, parents and students.