HOME-START SHEPWAY

Registered charity 1109478 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Volunteer home visiting service offering emotional and practical support for parents with young children including - Building Bright Futures Project - Enhanced Domestic Abuse Project - Big Hopes Big Futures Project - Young Parent Service

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Latest income
£306k
Latest spending
£264k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £41,903 for the year, with total funds increasing to £249,610. Unrestricted reserves stood at £187,642, providing a significant buffer against the £9,109 deficit in restricted funds. The accounts indicate adequate resources with no material uncertainties noted by the examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants
During the year £233,177 (2024 - £170,777) was received in grants from various sources. Donations formed £10,591 (2024 - £76,238). — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£306k£264k
31/03/2024£249k£247k
31/03/2023£251k£253k
31/03/2022£238k£240k
31/03/2021£256k£232k

Common questions

Is HOME-START SHEPWAY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £41,903 for the year, with total funds increasing to £249,610. Unrestricted reserves stood at £187,642, providing a significant buffer against the £9,109 deficit in restricted funds. The accounts indicate adequate resources with no material uncertainties noted by the examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery31/07/2024£50kMillionaire Street 2024 06w2
The National Lottery Community Fund03/08/2023£241kProject Restart
The National Lottery Community Fund14/01/2021£247kHome-Start Shepway Enhanced Domestic Abuse Project - EDAP
UK government22/09/2020£47kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund30/08/2018£495kBuilding Bright Futures
The National Lottery Community Fund12/05/2010£495kNew Beginnings
The National Lottery Community Fund24/11/2005£184kRural outreach programme for families under stress
The National Lottery Community Fund11/01/2005£65kRural outreach programme for families under stress

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOME-START (COTSWOLDS) LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOME-START SHEPWAY£306k0unclearno doubt
HOME-START (COTSWOLDS) LTD FY2026£164k0aboveno doubt
Home-Start Bristol and South Gloucestershire FY2025£337k0unclearno doubt
Home-Start Bedfordshire FY2025£213k0unclearnoted
HOME-START NORTH WILTSHIRE FY2025£279kUnder £50,0000aboveno doubt
HOME-START BIRMINGHAM SOUTH FY2026£140kunclearnoted

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