Carless + Adams

Architects

Contact details
Indeep Chana
Architectural Technician Arch BSc (Hons), MArch

6 Progress Business Centre, Whittle Parkway, Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire SL1 6DQ

T: 01628 665 131
E: ichana@carless-adams.co.uk
W: www.carless-adams.co.uk

Area covered: UK

About Carless + Adams
Carless + Adams is an award-winning, independent Architectural Practice, providing professional advice and services in architecture. The business began in 1972 and became a limited company in 2019.

Our team has successfully delivered a wide spectrum of projects within the sector, including care homes (residential and nursing), dementia care homes, integrated retirement communities, extra care apartments, cottages and retirement villages, extra care apartments, healthcare centre, specialist care, refurbishment and extensions, green belt, heritage assets and conservation areas.

It is a privilege to be part of something influential in the care industry and we are proud to have received the following recent awards:

Wins: The Business Magazine – Architectural Practice of the Year 2023

Accreditation: Thames Valley SME Growth 100

Finalist: Health Investor Senior Awards 2024 – Architect + Design of the Year; The Business Magazine – Architectural Practice of the Year 2024; Leaders in Care 2024 – Business Services

Robinson & Hall LLP

Chartered Surveyors & Historic Building Property Consultants

Contact Details
Robert Franklin
Chartered Building Surveyor

Unit 1 Highfield Park, Highfield Road, Oakley, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 7TA
T: 01234 362917
M: 07976 256586
E: rjf@robinsonandhall.co.uk
W: robinsonandhall.co.uk

Region/s covered: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire

About Robinson & Hall LLP

  • Robinson & Hall are a leading regional firm of Chartered Surveyors. Founded in 1882, we have developed into a modern multi-disciplinary practice offering a comprehensive range of services.
  • We have been fortunate to have refurbished and preserved some of the region’s most precious heritage properties. From the outset, we remain realistic in assessing the proposals and advise clients on how best to maintain historic structures and ensure their assets are preserved for many years to come.
  • As well as having experience of many listed properties and buildings in conservation areas, we also have a great deal of knowledge with modern construction. We also like to promote renewable technology wherever possible and encourage the use of innovative technology whenever the opportunity arises.
  • We regularly carry out annual maintenance inspections to highlight any necessary reactive works and to help organisations plan and budget for future building works (quinquennial surveys).
  • Member of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

BTP Architects

Architects

Contact Details
Vicky Saunders
Architect, Managing Director

Elizabeth House, 486 Didsbury Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, Cheshire SK4 3BS
T: 0161 443 1221
E: vicky@btparchitects.co.uk
W: www.btparchitects.co.uk

Area/s covered: North West, North East, Yorkshire, West Midlands

About Bernard Taylor Partnership Ltd
BTP is an energetic, highly skilled team of architects and design professionals based near Manchester. Established in 1947, we offer specialist expertise in a wide variety of building types and are leaders in housing design, building reuse and conservation. We offer innovative, intelligent and robust design solutions for every aspect of the built environment.

We have worked with Almshouse Charities since 1982, ranging from small schemes for rural charities through to large schemes for urban charities, including refurbishment, upgrading, conservation, new build and quinquennial inspections. We have a specialist conservation division headed up by AABC conservation architect Vicky Saunders, that has worked on a number of listed almshouses.

Our vision is to design for use and quality of space. We believe that good design should reflect the client brief along with its occupants’ expectations, whilst producing high quality, low maintenance and robust schemes. Our services include:

  • Full architectural services
  • Fully integrated design services
  • Design advisory service
  • Conservation specialism including Quinquennial Surveys
  • Urban design services
  • SAP/EPC assessments
  • Principal Design
  • Building Surveying

Recipient of the Patron’s Award in 2001.

LHL Group Ltd

Chartered Building & Quantity Surveyors, Quantity Surveyors and Architectural

Contact Details
Richard Hampshire FRICS, FB Eng
Chartered Building Surveyor/Managing Director

The Chocolate Works, Bishopthorpe Road, York, YO23 1DE
T: 01904 690 699
M: 07803 182 256
E: richard.hampshire@lhlgroup.co.uk
W: www.lhlgroup.co.uk

Region/s covered: Yorkshire and Humber

About LHL Group Ltd

LHL  Group are a multi-disciplinary practice offering an array of Surveying. Project Management and Architectural Services:

  • Condition Survey
  • Quinquennial Surveys
  • Specific Defect analysis
  • Cost Control
  • Planning and Building Reg
  • Project and Construction Management

Multiple almshouse properties surveyed

Awards

RICS National Design Award Best Residential Conversion

RICS Regional Design Award Best Listed Building Adaptation

Clementhorpe Maltings, York – Residential Conversion and Adaptation – 2017 RICS Awards Grand Final Winner – Residential Category  – Yorkshire and Humber Winners in Conservation and Residential Nominated in both categories in National Finals – Project Managers and Contract Administrators

Nelsons Yard New Build Housing Repair and Restoration – 2018 RICS Awards Shortlisted – Residential Category – Project Managers, Contract Administrators and Party Wall Surveyors

Bishops Barn, York – 2017 Design York Awards – Conservation Winners  – Architects and Contract Administrators

Tuffin Ferraby Taylor (TFT) Ltd

Property and Construction Consultancy, Architects, Access Consultancy

Contact Details
Jacqui Allen BA(Hons), BSc(Hons), MRICS
Partner

The Spaces Building, Station View, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4AR
T: 0203 479 7691
E: jallen@tftconsultants.com
W: http://www.tftconsultants.com/

Region/s covered: London and South East

About Tuffin Ferraby Taylor (TFT) Ltd

  • TFT are a multi disciplinary property consultancy with 7 UK offices providing nationwide coverage.
  • TFT can carry out quinquennial surveys and reports for existing properties (we have carried out numerous quinquennials over the last 10 – 15 years.
  • We can also provide contract administration, specification and project management services for repair and new build works.
  • We also provide contract administration, project management services, cost consultancy , design and sustainability.

Nottingham Community Almshouse Charity

Services including project management, architectural, clerk of works, building surveying, aftercare, asset management and building works.

Contact Details
Gemma De Brito

NCHA, Clifton Place, 9 Fairham Brook Drive, Clifton, Nottingham NG11 8PY

T: 0345 650 1203
E: Almshouses@ncha.org.uk
W: www.ncha.org.uk

Region/s covered: East Midlands

About Nottingham Community Almshouse Charity

  • We provide services to help deliver major refurbishments and developments of new build almshouses including project management, architectural, clerk of works and aftercare services.
  • We have recently completed refurbishment projects of 6 and 12 homes in old, historic almshouse buildings in Nottingham.
  • We also provide services to help with asset management and maintenance including stock condition surveys and 1/5/30 year asset management plans/business plans.
  • We have an internal ‘building company’ which can provide services to carry out responsive, cyclical and planned maintenance programmes.
  • We provide our maintenance and asset management services to a number of almshouse charities across the east midlands.

Patron’s Award Recipient in 2016

Quinquennial Inspections  Ltd

Building Surveyor, Chartered Architectural Technologists

Contact Details
Louise Richardson
Practice Manager

51 Derwent Road, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2UY
T: 0121 471 1478
E: louise@timothyrichardson.co.uk
W: Quinquennialinspections.co.uk

Region/s covered: England and Wales

About Quinquennial Inspections Ltd

  • Specialists in quinquennial inspections, also providing all kinds of building surveys
  • dampness investigations
  • defect reports
  • schedules of work architectural services
  • project management
  • Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
  • Legionella Risk Assessments
  • Fire Risk Assessments
  • Insurance Reinstatement Cost Assessments
  • retrofit assessment and design.

CIAT-Accredited Conservationist so able to work on all grades of Listed Building and providing energy efficiency advice on historic buildings. Principal has 33 years experience of housing refurbishment and repair.

Also provide a full development and project management service from a project manager with 25 years experience working for an almshouse charity.

Guymer Architectural

Chartered Architectural Technologists

Contact Details
Richard Guymer MCIAT ACIOB
Chartered Architectural Technologist

32 Orchard Road, Skidby, Cottingham, East Yorkshire, HU16 5TN
T: 01482 848 222
E: richard@guymerarchitectural.co.uk
W: www.guymerarchitectural.co.uk

Region/s covered: Countrywide

About Guymer Architectural
Architectural and Building Surveying including CDM and Party Wall services.

  • Have looked after the Charterhouse in Kingston-upon-Hull for the past 15 years
  • Refurbished The Master’s House,  Charterhouse, Kingston upon Hull  – 2018
  • Currently refurbishing the Chapel at Charterhouse
  • Also undertaking works for the Leonard Chamberlain Trust in Sutton, Hull – small works to existing flats
  • Refurbishment of the Charterhouse, Hull Chimneys – 2015
  • Refurbishment of the Charterhouse, Hull Cupola – 2010 Civic Award received
  • Quinquennial Inspection of The Boulevard Baptist Church – 2017