HOME-START COUNTY BOROUGH OF WREXHAM

Registered charity 1105325 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Home-Start is a voluntary oragnisation which uses volunteers to support families with at least one child from conception to 12 years at times of stress. It does this by recruiting, preparing and supporting volunteers from the local community. Taking accessing and matching referrals for families to volunteer support.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£297k
Latest spending
£294k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £2,024, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £187,307. This unrestricted reserve is reported to be just sufficient to cover the trustees' stated policy target of £187,298 (£32,147 redundancy reserve plus £155,151 contingency/cash flow reserve). The charity relies heavily on grant funding, particularly from the Welsh Government and local foundations, and notes that limited resources and funding uncertainties have made service planning difficult.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (55% of income)
“Wrexham County Borough Council - Families First 163,396” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £1k
“Other — Pension deficit 1,033” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wrexham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£297k£294k
31/03/2024£297k£299k
31/03/2023£249k£253k
31/03/2022£247k£227k
31/03/2021£243k£212k

Common questions

Is HOME-START COUNTY BOROUGH OF WREXHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £2,024, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £187,307. This unrestricted reserve is reported to be just sufficient to cover the trustees' stated policy target of £187,298 (£32,147 redundancy reserve plus £155,151 contingency/cash flow reserve). The charity relies heavily on grant funding, particularly from the Welsh Government and local foundations, and notes that limited resources and funding uncertainties have made service planning difficult. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/06/2026£20kStarting School from Home
The National Lottery Community Fund16/05/2024£100kStarting School
The National Lottery Community Fund31/01/2023£10kPlay Together
Postcode Lottery26/02/2022£25kFamily Support Worker