Julian Church and Associates Ltd

23/09/2026

September marks a shift:
With the final quarter of the year ahead, it’s a natural time to review what’s been achieved, what’s still to come and whether the processes behind a project are working as they should, as behind every project is a hundred invisible decisions that prevented problems before they happened.

Over the course of the year we’ve produced work across an unusually broad range of sectors—restaurants, hotels, retail, education, social housing, healthcare, dispute resolution, contract drafting, Principal Designer roles and project recovery.

That's a considerable strength, but it's also easy for the market to perceive JCA as "able to do anything."

We still remain centred on hospitality project delivery, even though we are capable of much more.

Within hospitality delivery, we’ve been working on multiple restaurant renovations including longstanding client Gaucho for their refurbishment in Manchester, plus also a restaurant within the Hilton Hotel on Park Lane for a new client (to us).

In each project we provide a range of services including Cost Management, Project Management, Contract Administration, Principal Designer, Employer's Agent and Project Recovery.

These works and services expand into similar works and other sectors through the same relationships. We have also worked on a couple of hotels, one in Oxfordshire assisting with bringing it back into a working hotel after recently providing housing for asylum seekers.
This shall complete early 2027.

We have then been working on the historic Victorian swimming pool in Eastbourne, where we have brought back to life the ‘admin’ block as a first phase of the gradual reopening of the heritage pool; this phase provides areas for exercise class, staff rooms and space which can be rented out to increase their income.

This although in a different sector adds to our purpose and helping our local communities.

As we mark 25 years of service in 2026, as from 2001, our work aligns from concept to opening day.

22/09/2026

Chourangi Indian Restaurant, London 2019.
Works completing onsite behind the vinyl window coverings.

The electrician and site foreman in the doorway.

The rear of the restaurant is a large hotel with shared services provisions.

We provided QS and PM services including monitoring the integration to client supplied services.

Our primary purpose in project coordination is to add significant and specific value to the process of delivering the construction project by the systematic application of a set of project orientated management principles.

As part of the project, we not only supported the traditional building contract aspects of developments but also procurement, monitoring and cost managing of direct suppliers and subcontractors on the clients behalf.

21/09/2026

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀
In 2026, our residential portfolio has included works to private residential property for one of our commercial clients in Walworth, South East London plus also to provide our services to lead the remediation of cladding works to flats in Bexhill-on-Sea, alongside extension and development projects for two properties in Sutton on behalf of Sutton Housing Society.

Overall, 2026 has proven to be a year strongly represented within residential work, but significantly still represented and complemented by select projects in the hospitality and retail sectors.

In retail, we have begun work with a Scottish handbag brand, supporting the design of new shop and workshop spaces as they expand from Scotland into London.

Earlier in the year, the JCA team attended a tree planting day with Forest Without Frontiers who we donate to each month to support rewilding the environment.

20/09/2026

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18/09/2026

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆
Another highlight of 2025 was starting work in Eastbourne, at Motcombe Swimming Pool. The swimming pool first opened in 1905 and was fed by a pump which tapped into the underground spring water, the source of River Bourne.

The pool is part of the ‘Historic Pools of Britain’ and holds significant heritage value which we, as the construction team, are committed to restoring and preserving for future generations.

The project is over 3 phases, phase 1 being the ‘admin block’ 2 storey house which has now been transformed into a gym studio, staff room, and staff quarters of the historic swimming pool.

Phase 1 will establish an initial income stream to help fund subsequent phases of the development, alongside securing additional external funding.

The next 2 phases include works to the pool café and eventually the pool.

Works have continued into 2026 and phase 1 has completed back in July. We are looking forward to seeing the progress that has been made to help begin restore this historic swimming pool into something the community can use.

18/09/2026

A modern day look at where it all began for me; 222 Borough High Street.

This is where I worked in the late 1980s/ early 1990s as a trainee Quantity Surveyor.
My firm had moved from Chelsea to Southwark over the course of my application for the job and starting work.

It’s a different place now to what it was then- great learning times.

17/09/2026

The Sussex Cricketer, Hove 2023.
We provided CDM assistance for the fit out working alongside the design team.

We want to grow with you and leave a positive legacy on your projects. We work within an ethos of solidarity through civility and responsibility towards others.

Our role whether Principle Designer or CDM advisor is about advising the application of common sense & practicality; it is about making it easy to be safe and ensuring that the project is safe.

We focus on the needs of the particular project and our assessment and level of information is always proportionate to the risks arising from the work.

17/09/2026

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16/09/2026

Legacy isn’t something you leave behind.
Its something to build into the project from day one. Legacy is built over time, and so is expertise.

Every project teaches us something.
Every challenge adds to our experience.
Every successful delivery strengthens the knowledge we bring to the next one.

For us, process and legacy go hand in hand.
A strong process creates consistency, while decades of experience help us apply the right judgement when projects don’t go exactly to plan.

Hospitality operators often focus on design, contractors and suppliers.
Yet one overlooked decision determines whether the project succeeds.

Our history- it’s about combining proven methods with practical thinking to deliver better outcomes for our clients.

15/09/2026

Furna Restaurant , Brighton 2022.
The Chefs pass.

We participate only in markets where we can make significant contributions.

We look to provide meaningful additions or improvements based on our long experience, leading to positive outcomes & innovation or structured development where we create more than noise & manipulation to get what is required through inspiration, problem solving and leadership.

Furna is the first solo venture for Yorkshire-born Dave Mothersill, who has been cooking for over two decades in some of Brighton’s most lauded restaurants and is one of the city’s most consistent and well-respected chefs.

His honest, uncompromising cooking has brought him both local and national acclaim, and now as chef-patron at Furna, he invites guests to enjoy a dining experience all of his own creation.