HOME-START (COTSWOLDS) LTD

Registered charity 1110632 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOME-START (COTSWOLDS)

The charity recruits and trains volunteers to provide free support, friendship and practical help to families with at least one child under five, visiting them regularly in their own homes.

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Latest income
£164k
Latest spending
£157k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has at least four months of expenditure in reserve, indicating a buffer against short-term financial risks. The trustees report facing the future with relative financial stability, supported by income from grants and donations that exceeded expenditure for the year. There are no disclosed material uncertainties or dependencies that would cast doubt on the charity's ability to continue its operations.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 4 months expenditure
“We have at least 4 months expenditure in reserve.”
Per its FY2026 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 Cotswolds (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£164k£157k
31/03/2025£148k£145k
31/03/2024£125k£144k
31/03/2023£122k£126k
31/03/2022£139k£111k

Common questions

Is HOME-START (COTSWOLDS) LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has at least four months of expenditure in reserve, indicating a buffer against short-term financial risks. The trustees report facing the future with relative financial stability, supported by income from grants and donations that exceeded expenditure for the year. There are no disclosed material uncertainties or dependencies that would cast doubt on the charity's ability to continue its operations. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HOME-START (COTSWOLDS) LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HOME-START (COTSWOLDS) LTD as a grant recipient include CHK Foundation, SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUST, COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHK FoundationFY2023£15k
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
CHK FoundationFY2024£5k
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£2kFamilies

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 KERNOW.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOME-START (COTSWOLDS) LTD£164k—0above—no doubt
HOME-START KERNOW FY2025£528k—0within—no doubt
HOME-START NORTH WILTSHIRE FY2025£279kUnder £50,0000above—no doubt
HOME-START STROUD AND GLOUCESTER FY2025£434k—0above—no doubt
HOME-START CORBY LIMITED FY2025£144k—0unclear—no doubt
HOME-START CHICHESTER & DISTRICT FY2026£291k—0above—no doubt

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