Home care agency · Chesterfield
Just a Little Company
Illustrative photo, not of Just a Little Company- Address
- Dunston Innovation Centre, Dunston Road, Chesterfield, S41 8NG
- Run by
- Routes Healthcare (North) Limited (10 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- April 2026 (6 months)
- Part of
- Routes Healthcare
- Registered manager
- Kirsha Jay Smith
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2009 (17 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06862372)
- Last CQC check
- 4 Apr 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-26736219120
About this agency
Just a Little Company is a CQC-registered home care agency in Chesterfield, run by Routes Healthcare (North) Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages and children, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (April 2019). It is one of 53 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Chesterfield; 44 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who runs it
Just a Little Company is run by Routes Healthcare (north) Limited (company 06862372), incorporated in 2009, 17 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Routes Healthcare (North) Limited runs 10 CQC-registered services across 9 council areas; 7 of the 9 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (78%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.
It trades under the Routes Healthcare brand, which covers 11 services run by 2 registered providers.
Just a Little Company over the years
Just a Little Company registered with CQC in April 2026, so it is a new service.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2017–2019), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
7 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Just a Little Company: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 88 of the 107 other agencies in Derbyshire that CQC has rated.
Around Chesterfield
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 23 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is WEF Care, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: children (7 of the nearest 25).
22 of the 23 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Dunston ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe101 of 108 in Derbyshire
- Effective101 of 108 in Derbyshire
- Caring97 of 108 in Derbyshire
- Responsive97 of 108 in Derbyshire
- Well-led89 of 108 in Derbyshire
CQC key question ratings, published 4 April 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Derbyshire share it.
Likely fees
We estimate visits from Just a Little Company at £30–£37 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £350 a week.
For live-in care, expect around £1,450–£1,770 a week in this region.
Derbyshire Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Past CQC ratings
- Aug 2017
- Apr 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
Area and map
- Ward
- Dunston
- Council
- Derbyshire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chesterfield
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in S41 (24)
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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. Care happens at home, not here: this is where the agency is run from.
Who it can help
As listed with the regulator.
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Compared with other agencies locally
- Rated Good. Across Derbyshire, 96% of the 106 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 6 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (April 2019) is more recent than 3% of agency ratings in Derbyshire.
- Registered with CQC in 2026, it is one of the newest home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 8 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Derbyshire lists 6.
All figures compare it with other home care agencies in Derbyshire; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Nearest home care agencies
Guides for families
Similar home care agencies near Chesterfield, rated recently
- Eyam Domiciliary Service LtdApr 2026 · 1.0 miles
- One to One Support ServicesJun 2026 · 4.9 miles
- Community Rehabilitation ManagementDec 2025 · under 0.5 miles
Questions about Just a Little Company
- What type of care does Just a Little Company provide?
- CQC lists Just a Little Company under: homecare agencies. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Who is the registered provider for Just a Little Company?
- The registered provider is Routes Healthcare (North) Limited, according to CQC.
- What are Just a Little Company's fees?
- We don't have published prices from Just a Little Company yet. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Is Just a Little Company rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Just a Little Company: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- Where is Just a Little Company?
- Its office is at Dunston Innovation Centre, Dunston Road, Chesterfield, S41 8NG. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
- Is Just a Little Company regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Just a Little Company is on the CQC register as a home care agency (ID 1-26736219120) and was rated Good overall in April 2019.
- Is Just a Little Company registered for dementia care?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- When was Just a Little Company last inspected?
- The rating now shown was published on 4 April 2019, 7 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.