HOME-START CORBY LIMITED

Registered charity 1109674 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under five years of age. Volunteers offer regular support, and practical help to families under stress in their own homes, helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown.

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Latest income
£144k
Latest spending
£201k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £13,060 at year-end, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining free reserves not below three months of revenue expenditure. Despite this reduction from the previous year's £45,042, the trustees report being satisfied with the results and confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £13k)
The trustees consider that, given the nature of the charity's work, free reserves should not fall below 3 months revenue expenditure, but with the intention of achieving a level of 6 months.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Home-Start Corby (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£144k£201k
31/03/2024£190k£195k
31/03/2023£168k£188k
31/03/2022£140k£136k
31/03/2021£187k£162k

Common questions

Is HOME-START CORBY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £13,060 at year-end, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining free reserves not below three months of revenue expenditure. Despite this reduction from the previous year's £45,042, the trustees report being satisfied with the results and confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HOME-START CORBY LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HOME-START CORBY LIMITED as a grant recipient include NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/03/2021£420kHome Wasn't Built in a Day (Continuation)
The National Lottery Community Fund09/09/2005£4kDrop in centre

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOME-START CORBY LIMITED£144k0unclearno doubt
HOME-START STROUD AND GLOUCESTER FY2025£434k0aboveno doubt
HOME-START (COTSWOLDS) LTD FY2026£164k0aboveno doubt
HOME-START CYMRU FOR FAMILIES FY2025£1.6m£60,001 - £70,0001unclearno doubt
HOME-START NORTH WILTSHIRE FY2025£279kUnder £50,0000aboveno doubt
HOME-START UK FY2025£5.2mbelowno doubt

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