HOME-START NOTTINGHAM

Registered charity 1097005 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

HOME-START NOTTINGHAM PROVIDES HOME-VISITING SERVICE OFFERING SUPPORT AND FRIENDSHIP TO PARENTS WITH AT LEAST ONE CHILD UNDER 5 YEARS WHERE THEY ARE EXPERIENCING STRESS, ISOLATION AND/OR ILLNESS.VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE PARENTS ARE RECRUITED AND TRAINED BY QUALIFIED AND PAID STAFF BEFORE BEING MATCHED TO FAMILIES. HOME-START NOTTINGHAM COVERS NOTTINGHAM CITY, RUSHCLIFFE, GEDLING, BROXTOWE AND ASHFIELD

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased slightly to £663,270, driven by a £70,000 grant from the Postcode Community Trust and strong interest income, despite the cessation of a major commissioned services contract. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £751,603 are considered adequate to meet financial obligations and cover potential pension withdrawal liabilities, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of three months' running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Home-Start Nottingham (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• SSBC Small steps big changes — “supporters SSBC Small steps big changes” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Reported reserves equal ~16.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (12/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (04/02/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Clare Howling
• Iqra Zafar
• Judith Burgess
• Katherine Allen
• Peter Hunt

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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