HOME-START NEWARK

Registered charity 1109551 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Home-Start Newark offers a simple preventative service to families under pressure who have at least one child under 5 years old. We offer support in the home by volunteers who are all parents themselves, offering friendship,practical help and a much needed listening ear. Helping parents by reducing isolation, building confidence and theirfore increasing the well-being of children

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Latest income
£124k
Latest spending
£146k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £21,955 for the year, with total expenses of £145,669 exceeding income of £123,714. Despite this operational loss, the charity held unrestricted reserves of £96,588 at the year-end. The trustees acknowledge the changing funding landscape and are actively seeking new sources to ensure 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
“We received core funding from Nottinghamshire County Council and Newark and Sherwood District Council, Family Group funding from Children in Need, grant funding for our Step up for School service from The Domlal Foundation and grants from HSUK Cadent, Lincs Co-op Communities Fund, Southwell Lions, Lashes Foundation, BNA Charitable Incorporated and John Lewis Group Summer Fund”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£124k£146k
31/03/2024£153k£145k
31/03/2023£136k£132k
31/03/2022£72k£82k
31/03/2021£95k£71k

Common questions

Is HOME-START NEWARK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £21,955 for the year, with total expenses of £145,669 exceeding income of £123,714. Despite this operational loss, the charity held unrestricted reserves of £96,588 at the year-end. The trustees acknowledge the changing funding landscape and are actively seeking new sources to ensure long-term sustainability.

Who funds HOME-START NEWARK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HOME-START NEWARK as a grant recipient include BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST, BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10kProject will support the recruitment and training of new volunteers, who will support local families where the volunteer will listen to the challenges that the
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATIONFY2024£2k
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATIONFY2025£500

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government14/07/2020£8kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund08/08/2019£9kVolunteer Preparation Course
The National Lottery Community Fund05/07/2012£6kMums in Mind (MIMS)
The National Lottery Community Fund18/11/2008£5kHome-Start Newark

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOME-START KERNOW.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOME-START NEWARK£124k—0unclear—no doubt
HOME-START KERNOW FY2025£528k—0within—no doubt
HOME-START NORTH AND WEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE FY2025£270k—0unclear—no doubt
HOME-START UK FY2025£5.2m——below—no doubt
HOME START NORTHAMPTON FY2025£180k—0unclear—no doubt
HOME-START STROUD AND GLOUCESTER FY2025£434k—0above—no doubt

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