HOME-START (TAMWORTH)
Volunteers, who are all CRB checked and parents themselves offer friendship, support and practical help to families with children under 5 who are under stress to help prevent family breakdown.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £89,834, an increase from the previous year's £53,755, following a net incoming resource surplus of £36,079. The trustees confirm that assets are sufficient to fund activities and that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis. No material uncertainties or serious governance issues are disclosed in the filing.
What the accounts disclose
“Staffordshire Mediation 42,129” — page 11
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (15/09/2025)
- Received assets from another charity (18/03/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (22/06/2017)
Trustees
- EDNA SCHAFER-HUGHESchair
- JENNIFER HILLERBY
- KEITH HAROLD GOLDSWORTHY
- Malcolm Arrowsmith
- Michaela Parfitt
- SUSAN ANNE CONSTABLE
- Wendy Jayne Biddle
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £144k | £108k |
| 31/03/2024 | £63k | £97k |
| 31/03/2023 | £94k | £71k |
| 31/03/2022 | £75k | £63k |
| 31/03/2021 | £75k | £52k |
Common questions
Is HOME-START (TAMWORTH) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £89,834, an increase from the previous year's £53,755, following a net incoming resource surplus of £36,079. The trustees confirm that assets are sufficient to fund activities and that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis. No material uncertainties or serious governance issues are disclosed in the filing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/07/2024 | £20k | Big Hopes Big Futures |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/11/2022 | £10k | Full Tummies |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/03/2005 | £78k | Build parents confidence in their ability to parent |