JULIA'S HOUSE LIMITED
Registered charity 1067125 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DORSET CHILDRENS HOSPICE SERVICE, JULIAS HOUSE, THE JULIA PERKS FOUNDATION LIMITED
Hospice care for children in Dorset and Wiltshire at home and in the Julia's House hospices, and support for their families.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity carried forward £8,026,542 in free general funds, representing 15 months of budgeted operating expenditure, which exceeds its policy target of six to twelve months. However, the trustees report that financial deficits are expected for at least the next three years due to the economic climate, and reserves are forecast to reduce over this period.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: between six and twelve months’ worth of annual operating expenditure (held: £8.0m)
“It is the charity’s policy to hold between six and twelve months’ worth of annual operating expenditure in reserves that are accessible.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Julia’s House Trading Limited
“Julia’s House Limited also held a 100% investment in the Charity’s trading subsidiary, Julia’s House Trading Limited (company number 06296047)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Julia's House (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- PIKE, Lisa Claire — director, appointed 13/07/2026on trustee list
- SWANTON, Louisa Mary — director, appointed 07/11/2025on trustee list
- BENNETT, Helen Elizabeth — director, appointed 07/11/2025on trustee list
- GREEN, Deborah Jane — director, appointed 07/11/2025on trustee list
- JERRAM, Christopher Terence — director, appointed 01/02/2024on trustee list
- HORDLE, David Ian — director, appointed 01/01/2024on trustee list
- FRASER, Stephen John — director, appointed 11/04/2023on trustee list
- SMITH, Sally Ann — director, appointed 01/10/2022on trustee list
- IRVINE, Jacqueline Jean — director, appointed 27/05/2021on trustee list
- BAKER, Barbara Ann — director, appointed 12/11/2020on trustee list
- SWANTON, Louisa Mary — secretary, appointed 25/06/2026
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
15 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £350k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Julia's House Limited — Registered, 2 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 30/01/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£1.6m
Reported reserves equal ~8.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 13.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Julia's House: Outstanding (16/02/2023) · CQC record
- Julia's House: Outstanding (22/12/2021) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (21/09/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (17/04/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (29/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (13/11/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- BARBARA ANN BAKER
- Christopher Jerram
- David Hordle
- Deborah Jane Green
- Dr SIMON CRAIGEN PENNELL
- HELEN ELIZABETH BENNETT
- JACQUELINE JEAN IRVINE
- Lisa Pike
- Louisa Mary Swanton
- SALLY SMITH
- STEPHEN JOHN FRASER
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Dorset · Wiltshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is JULIA'S HOUSE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity carried forward £8,026,542 in free general funds, representing 15 months of budgeted operating expenditure, which exceeds its policy target of six to twelve months. However, the trustees report that financial deficits are expected for at least the next three years due to the economic climate, and reserves are forecast to reduce over this period. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.
Who funds JULIA'S HOUSE LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name JULIA'S HOUSE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST, TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST, SHAREDIMPACT, THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE UNDERWOOD TRUST.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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