JULIAN SUPPORT LIMITED

Registered charity 1067883 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JULIAN HOUSING SUPPORT TRUST LIMITED

We work with the strengths of people with mental health difficulties, to help them lead an independent life of their choice.We use our strengths to provide reliable and innovative services. We use our expertise and commitment to best practice to promote social inclusion.Whilst we are great at solving problems, we focus on what is right rather than what is wrong.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.3m
Latest spending
£4.0m
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £1,977,759, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of at least £670,000. Net income for the year was £348,399, resulting in a surplus that increased total reserves to £2,040,748. The trustees confirmed the charity can continue as a going concern despite the loss of some contracts, citing adequate reserve levels.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £670,000 (held: £2.0m)
“On this basis, the Trustees aim to hold reserves of at least £670,000.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Website design services provided by a close family member of the CEO.
“During the year a close family member of Mrs L Spooner (the CEO of the charity) provided website design services to the charity totalling £15,548 (2024: £12,100) with no balance outstanding at the year end.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lovewell Blake LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Julian Support (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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Julian Support Limited — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 13/07/2016.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£4.3m
Total spending
£4.0m
Reserves (reported)
£2.0m
Employees
81

Reported reserves equal ~6.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£4.3m£4.0m
31/03/2024£3.8m£3.3m
31/03/2023£3.4m£3.0m
31/03/2022£3.0m£2.8m
31/03/2021£2.6m£2.6m

Common questions

Is JULIAN SUPPORT LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £1,977,759, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of at least £670,000. Net income for the year was £348,399, resulting in a surplus that increased total reserves to £2,040,748. The trustees confirmed the charity can continue as a going concern despite the loss of some contracts, citing adequate reserve levels. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lovewell Blake LLP.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/09/2019£8kDomestic Abuse Survivors Martial Arts
The National Lottery Community Fund18/04/2012£273kDiscovery Quest
The National Lottery Community Fund30/09/2010£9kDiscovery Quest - Explore

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Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Alongside Charity.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
JULIAN SUPPORT LIMITED£4.3m——unclear—no doubt
The Alongside Charity FY2025£11.2mover £60,0002within—no doubt
BLYTH STAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED FY2025£2.6m—2above—no doubt
MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS FY2025£28.2m£110,001 - £120,000—above—no doubt
TENDRING MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FY2025£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt
SUPPORT TO RECOVERY FY2025£331k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.