Home-Start Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham

Registered charity 1109568 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOME-START WESTMINSTER, HOME-START WKCHF

Home-Start supports families with at least one child under five, or expecting a baby, offering friendship and tailored practical and emotional support and advocacy. We train volunteers to work with families within their home.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year in a strong financial position with a net surplus of £115,135 and unrestricted reserves of £387,795. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are above the policy target of six months of operating costs, equating to over nine months of expenditure. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by TC Group. 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).

• Peter Stebbings Memorial Charity — “We are extremely grateful to our funders: Peter Stebbings Memorial Charity” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~9.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTINA SMYTHchair
• Anika Haria
• Denise Loewen
• Isla Johns
• Laetitia Rennie
• Saleem Khalid
• Stephen Miley OBE

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster · Hammersmith And Fulham · Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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