HOME-START NORTH WILTSHIRE

Registered charity 1106736 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOME-START KENNET

Home-visiting volunteers offer support, friendship and practical help to families with at least one child under 5 years of age. We also offer a cafe-type of informal group support.

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Latest income

£279k

Latest spending

£274k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £93,790, with total net assets of £113,408. The charity reports a firm financial basis for the coming year due to ongoing grants, although it holds a provision for potential pension deficit contributions. The trustees confirm the charity can continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £50,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“There are no employees with emoluments exceeding £50,000” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient funds in reserve so that if there were a sudden loss of Grant Funding, there would not be an abrupt cessation of support (held: £94k)

“HSNW holds sufficient funds in reserve so that if there were a sudden loss of Grant Funding, there would not be an abrupt cessation of support to vulnerable families.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Home-Start North Wiltshire (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (03/05/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Anne Prior Westchair
Cindy Ervine
Elizabeth Jane Daley
GEORGINA LOIS SMITH · trustee of 2 other charities
JO OWEN-JONES · trustee of 1 other charity
Jason Samuele Waters
Kristy Samantha Green
Lt Col Michael Thomas Haynes
MARCIA JOAN JOHNSON
Sheree Marianne Whorlow
Shirley Ann Gracias Whitby

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£279k	£274k
31/03/2024	£243k	£250k
31/03/2023	£226k	£236k
31/03/2022	£204k	£207k
31/03/2021	£269k	£210k

Common questions

Is HOME-START NORTH WILTSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £93,790, with total net assets of £113,408. The charity reports a firm financial basis for the coming year due to ongoing grants, although it holds a provision for potential pension deficit contributions. The trustees confirm the charity can continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of HOME-START NORTH WILTSHIRE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £50,000 band.

Who funds HOME-START NORTH WILTSHIRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HOME-START NORTH WILTSHIRE as a grant recipient include THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON	FY2025	£19k	Not specified in list
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON	FY2022	£15k	Grants awarded to groups within Wiltshire totalling £12,000 per group

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/04/2023	£338k	Rebuilding Resilience (continuation funding)
UK government	19/10/2022	£10k	Covenant Fund
UK government	05/10/2020	£13k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/02/2020	£410k	Growing Stronger Together
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/02/2016	£375k	Families and Communities Engaged/Supported (FACES)
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/12/2012	£266k	Stronger Families - Stronger Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/09/2006	£6k	Home-Start Kennet Training

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CHK Foundation	3	£100k
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	2	£14k
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	2	£10k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	1	£75k
THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATION	1	£30k
THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES CHARITY	1	£26k
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO	1	£25k
THE ELLERDALE TRUST	1	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOME-START NORTH AND WEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

HOME-START NORTH AND WEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE income £270k
HOME START NORTHAMPTON income £180k
HOME-START KERNOW income £528k
HOME-START SOUTH WILTSHIRE income £140k
HOME-START (COTSWOLDS) LTD income £164k
HOME-START STROUD AND GLOUCESTER income £434k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HOME-START NORTH WILTSHIRE	£279k	Under £50,000	above	—	no doubt
HOME-START NORTH AND WEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE FY2025	£270k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HOME START NORTHAMPTON FY2025	£180k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HOME-START KERNOW FY2025	£528k	—	within	—	no doubt
HOME-START SOUTH WILTSHIRE FY2025	£140k	Under £50,000	unclear	—	noted
HOME-START (COTSWOLDS) LTD FY2026	£164k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.