HOME-START WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT

Registered charity 1105617 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOME-START CASTLEFORD, PONTEFRACT AND DISTRICT

HOME-START WAKEFIELD & DISTRICT RECRUITS AND TRAINS VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE NORMALLY PARENTS THEMSELVES TO SUPPORT FAMILIES WITH AT LEAST ONE CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 5 YEARS.

Objects

(A)TO SAFEGUARD, PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE GOOD HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN. (B)TO PREVENT CRUELTY TO OR MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN. (C)TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, POVERTY AND NEED AMONGST CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN. (D)TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN BETTER STANDARDS OF CHILDCARE WITHIN THE AREA OF WAKEFIELD AND ITS ENVIRONS.

Area of benefit: THE AREA OF WAKEFIELD AND ITS ENVIRONS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £17,378 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £128,669. The trustees report that the charity has adopted a statutory reserves policy to maintain levels based on three months of running costs and staff redundancy costs. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Walter Dawson & Son. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

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

• The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood — “Home-Start is delighted to be working with The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood as an early adopter of their new animated short…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Janet Walterchair
• CATHERINE ELIZABETH LYNAGH
• Jane Hall
• Jennifer Widdowson TREASURER
• KARRON ZELEI
• Nigel Storey
• Sarah Millns

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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