Home-Start West Northants

Registered charity 1105831 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOME-START DAVENTRY AND SOUTH NORTHANTS

Volunteer support for young families who are experiencing difficult and stressful situations. Our Volunteers, visit families in their own home once a week and offer friendship, support and practical help. All families supported by the charity must have at least one child under five years of age and live in West Northamptonshire

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 WEST NORTHHAMPTONSHIRE

Area of benefit: NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a deficit of £20,501 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £90,064 to £69,563. The trustees aim to maintain sufficient reserves to operate for at least six months in the event of a funding crisis, a policy which the current unrestricted reserves of £57,351 appear to support relative to the annual expenditure of £90,374. The accounts were independently examined rather than audited, with no matters coming to the examiner's attention.

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 6 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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Risk management
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Home Start Daventry and South Northants (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Diana Cripps
• Fiona Seymour · trustee of 1 other charity
• Julia Halliwell · trustee of 1 other charity
• RUTH MARGARET SCOTT CURZON
• Robert Wingerath
• Wayne Lawrence · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

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