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HOME-START MERTON

Registered charity 1108937 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Home-Start Merton is a voluntary organistion providing support, friendship and practical help to families experiencing stress and difficulties. Referral criteria: Families must have at least one child under the age of 5. Families are visited regularly in their own homes by our trained volunteers who all have experience of parenting and know how hard it can sometimes be.

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Latest income
£92k
Latest spending
£186k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £92,401 against total resources spent of £183,797, resulting in a significant deficit. The trustees note that resources are spread thinly and demand exceeds available capacity, though they remain committed to long-term sustainability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“HSM’s total income for the year was £92,401.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £100,000
“The policy exists to ensure we hold reserves at a level, £100,000, which ensures that HSM’s core activities can continue during a period of unforeseen difficulty.”
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 Merton (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Merton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£92k£186k
31/03/2024£124k£192k
31/03/2023£77k£183k
31/03/2022£72k£157k
31/03/2021£127k£148k

Common questions

Is HOME-START MERTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £92,401 against total resources spent of £183,797, resulting in a significant deficit. The trustees note that resources are spread thinly and demand exceeds available capacity, though they remain committed to long-term sustainability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HOME-START MERTON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HOME-START MERTON as a grant recipient include THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATION, THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE PAUL STRANK CHARITABLE TRUST, MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATIONFY2022£40k
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2022£20k
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2023£20k
THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATIONFY2024£15k
THE PAUL STRANK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£13k
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE PAUL STRANK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCILFY2025£9k
THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
THE PAUL STRANK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£1k
THE PAUL STRANK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£500
THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATIONFY2023£-3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2010£131kSupporting Parents Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund14/06/2006£4kTraining Courses