HOME-START FLINTSHIRE
Family support
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 THE 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 CHILD CARE WITHIN THE AREA OF FLINTSHIRE AND ITS ENVIRONS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £10,682 for the year, reducing total funds to £108,385. The trustees confirm the organization's viability is secure, citing £191,000 in received or guaranteed funding for the upcoming year. Sufficient reserves are held to fund short-term running costs and liabilities.
What the accounts disclose
“Sufficient funds are held in reserves to fund short term running costs and liabilities.”
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 45
- Government income: £89,758 — contracts £67,260 (2), grants £22,498 (1); 28% of the £325,162 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 41
- Government income: £274,121 — contracts £67,260 (2), grants £206,861 (6); 99% of the £277,790 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 39
- Government income: £148,030 — contracts £60,770 (1), grants £87,260 (4); 62% of the £239,131 total gross income on the same return
Trustees
- Joyce M'Cawchair
- MRS Christine Mary Sheibani
- MRS MARJORIE THOMSON
- Martin McCormick
- Raymond Lloyd-Jones
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £325k | £336k |
| 31/03/2024 | £278k | £300k |
| 31/03/2023 | £239k | £293k |
| 31/03/2022 | £278k | £273k |
| 31/03/2021 | £298k | £265k |
Common questions
Is HOME-START FLINTSHIRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £10,682 for the year, reducing total funds to £108,385. The trustees confirm the organization's viability is secure, citing £191,000 in received or guaranteed funding for the upcoming year. Sufficient reserves are held to fund short-term running costs and liabilities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HOME-START FLINTSHIRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HOME-START FLINTSHIRE as a grant recipient include THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION | FY2024 | amount not stated |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/04/2024 | £20k | Rural Connections - Strengthening Flintshire Families |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/12/2023 | £321k | Bump Baby & Beyond |
| Postcode Lottery | 30/06/2023 | £25k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/05/2018 | £500k | Breaking the Cycle - Enabling Change in Families |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/10/2012 | £5k | GAG - Home-Start Flintshire |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/09/2005 | £3k | Unspecified |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| FRANK BRAKE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £150k |
| THE CHILDHOOD TRUST | 1 | £50k |
| Richmond Foundation | 1 | £39k |
| NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £37k |
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON | 1 | £34k |
| HEREFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £30k |
| SEFTON COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE | 1 | £26k |
| THE ELLERDALE TRUST | 1 | £26k |
Charities like this
- HOME-START RICHMOND, KINGSTON & HOUNSLOW
- HOME-START DUDLEY
- HOME-START HEREFORDSHIRE
- HOME-START NORFOLK
- HOME-START ASHFORD & DISTRICT
- MILNTHORPE FAMILY CENTRE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOME-START FLINTSHIRE | £325k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HOME-START RICHMOND, KINGSTON & HOUNSLOW | £589k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| HOME-START DUDLEY | £64k | — | 0 | above | — | noted |
| HOME-START HEREFORDSHIRE | £209k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HOME-START NORFOLK | £457k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HOME-START ASHFORD & DISTRICT | £278k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |