FAMILY SUPPORT DERBYSHIRE
Registered charity 1105676 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOME-START DERBY
Family Support Derbyshire provides volunteer support to families with babies & young children who are experiencing difficulties, in the family's own home.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ran at a loss for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £86,745 to £47,302. The trustees report that the charity is in a good financial position to continue services despite the loss, citing adequate resources for going concern. The organization is actively increasing staff costs to support its growth strategy.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of running costs (held: £47k)
“The Board has agreed to provide (wherever possible) an amount which equates to three months of running costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/05/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- CRISTOPHER WEBSTER
- Julie Hodgkinson
- Susan Millard
- Timothy Walker-Sharp
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Derby City · Derbyshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FAMILY SUPPORT DERBYSHIRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ran at a loss for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £86,745 to £47,302. The trustees report that the charity is in a good financial position to continue services despite the loss, citing adequate resources for going concern. The organization is actively increasing staff costs to support its growth strategy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds FAMILY SUPPORT DERBYSHIRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FAMILY SUPPORT DERBYSHIRE as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION, MAY HEARNSHAW CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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