HOME-START SUTTON
Registered charity 1104960 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To offer support,friendship and practical help to families with an under five living in the London Borough of Sutton
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £72,439 for the year, driven by reduced funding streams and budget pressures from the local authority. Despite this, the trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £81,461 remain within the stated policy target of £75,000 to £150,000, and the independent examiner confirmed no matters giving cause for concern regarding the financial statements.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: National Lottery (85% of income)
“The biggest contributor to our restricted grant funded income of £240k was the National Lottery for the Connecting Families Project (£110,350.48)” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of normal operating expenditure (held: £81k)
“The charity’s general policy is to maintain an Unrestricted General Reserve of between £75,000 and £150,000, equivalent to three to six months of normal operating expenditure.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The funding situation for Home Start-Sutton remains of longer-term concern. The scheme needs to continue to concentrate efforts on securing sustainable funding streams.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Home-Start Sutton (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (67% 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: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (29/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Fran Botochair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Andrea Buckley
- Anton Tavernier-Gustave
- Jenisan Kulendiran Treasurer
- Jenny Giles
- Rebecca Gilbert
- Ruby Sethna
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Sutton
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HOME-START SUTTON financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £72,439 for the year, driven by reduced funding streams and budget pressures from the local authority. Despite this, the trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £81,461 remain within the stated policy target of £75,000 to £150,000, and the independent examiner confirmed no matters giving cause for concern regarding the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HOME-START SUTTON?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HOME-START SUTTON as a grant recipient include SUTTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE TRUST.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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