HOME-START MEDWAY LIMITED
Home-Start Medway offers support, friendship and practical help to parents with young children. We recruit and train volunteers, who are usually parents themselves, to home-visit families who have at least one child under five. Our volunteers offer parents informal, friendly and confidential support. Home-Start Medway supports parents in order to help give children the best possible start in life.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £125,817 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £412,857 to £287,040. The trustees attribute this deficit to increased overheads and staffing costs, combined with unsuccessful grant applications, which required dipping into reserves. Despite the deficit, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £249,073 and restricted reserves of £37,967.
What the accounts disclose
“Reserves are maintained at a level which ensures that Home-Start Medway organisation’s core activities could continue during a period of unforeseen difficulty.” — page 21
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Luke Gearychair
- Georgia Marie Williams
- Georgina Aplin
- James Harman
- Joan Mary Arthurs
- TINA JANET LOVEY OBE
- Toni Gibbs
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £266k | £392k |
| 31/03/2024 | £250k | £304k |
| 31/03/2023 | £351k | £288k |
| 31/03/2022 | £278k | £228k |
| 31/03/2021 | £328k | £221k |
Common questions
Is HOME-START MEDWAY LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £125,817 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £412,857 to £287,040. The trustees attribute this deficit to increased overheads and staffing costs, combined with unsuccessful grant applications, which required dipping into reserves. Despite the deficit, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £249,073 and restricted reserves of £37,967. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HOME-START MEDWAY LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HOME-START MEDWAY LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £5k | Unrestricted |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/12/2025 | £20k | Domestic Abuse Support |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/11/2024 | £20k | Domestic Abuse Support |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/09/2023 | £263k | Little Adventurers |
| UK government | 25/09/2020 | £5k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/02/2020 | £238k | Financial Fitness Champions (Continuation) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/09/2019 | £10k | 'Allsorts' make a community |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/08/2018 | £10k | Pop n Play Plus |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/11/2016 | £150k | Financial Fitness Champions (FFC) |