HOME START HAVERING & REDBRIDGE LIMITED
Home-Start Havering offers both emotional and practical support to families across the London Boroughs of Havering & Redbridge who have a child under the age of five by recruiting and training volunteers who are then matched with a family who they visit on a regular basis in their own home.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity secured funding to contain its activities for the coming financial year and holds a bank reserve of £20,906 to cover a minimum of two months of operating costs. The trustees report that the charity continues to seek further funding to firm up its finances and meet increasing demand for services.
What the accounts disclose
Trustees
- Leena Phillips
- Owen Bentley
- Roger Arthur Sambridge
- Susan Latham
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £154k | £188k |
| 31/03/2024 | £186k | £182k |
| 31/03/2023 | £123k | £129k |
| 31/03/2022 | £119k | £88k |
| 31/03/2021 | £89k | £101k |
Common questions
Is HOME START HAVERING & REDBRIDGE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity secured funding to contain its activities for the coming financial year and holds a bank reserve of £20,906 to cover a minimum of two months of operating costs. The trustees report that the charity continues to seek further funding to firm up its finances and meet increasing demand for services. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HOME START HAVERING & REDBRIDGE LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HOME START HAVERING & REDBRIDGE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £90k | Major Grant |
| DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND | FY2025 | £25k | Work with vulnerable families on Harold Hill |
| DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND | FY2024 | £25k | Work with vulnerable families on Harold Hill |
| DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND | FY2023 | £25k | First of three annual grants |
| THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £20k | Major Grant |
| CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £3k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/02/2023 | £150k | Family Outreach Volunteer Service (F.O.C.U.S) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/02/2010 | £288k | Home-Start Havering Reaching Communities Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/07/2005 | £125k | Support to Parents |