Home-Start in East Lancashire

Registered charity 1106092 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOME-START PENDLE, HOME-START PENDLE AND RIBBLE VALLEY

THE CHARITY PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES THAT HAVE ONE CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 12 YEARS THROUGH A SYSTEM OF VOLUNTEERS.THE CHARITY OPERATES IN THE AREA OF BURNLEY, HYNDBURN, PENDLE, RIBBLE VALLEY AND ROSSENDALE AT ITS ENVIRONS.

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

Area of benefit: BURNLEY, HYNDBURN, PENDLE, RIBBLE VALLEY AND ROSSENDALE AT ITS ENVIRONS

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 accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £31,359 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a deficit in unrestricted funds of £105,145 partially offset by a restricted surplus of £73,756. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased from £325,072 to £219,927, while the charity maintains a reserves policy to cover at least four months of costs and closure liabilities.

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 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
• 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-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (26/07/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sarah Brownchair
• Aidan Foley
• Dale Allen
• Judith Gluyas
• Polly Baxter
• Shirley Johnson

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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