HOME-START NORTH SOMERSET

Registered charity 1111549 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We recruit train and support home visiting volunteers to support vulnerable families with at least one child under 5yrs in North Somerset

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£126k
Latest spending
£134k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £7,456 for the year ended March 31, 2025, compared to a surplus in the previous year. The trustees have proposed the charity's closure by January 2026 following unsuccessful merger discussions, though they maintain that the current cash buffer is sufficient to cover liabilities upon cessation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
After these discussions proved unsuccessful, the Board resolved in late October 2025 to propose the charity's closure by January 2026. — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Multiple trustee resignations including the treasurer during the financial year.
It has been a challenging year for Home-Start North Somerset with a number of trustee resignations including the treasurer. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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: North Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£126k£134k
31/03/2024£155k£138k
31/03/2023£101k£123k
31/03/2022£119k£100k
31/03/2021£84k£94k

Common questions

Is HOME-START NORTH SOMERSET financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £7,456 for the year ended March 31, 2025, compared to a surplus in the previous year. The trustees have proposed the charity's closure by January 2026 following unsuccessful merger discussions, though they maintain that the current cash buffer is sufficient to cover liabilities upon cessation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government09/09/2020£39kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund08/02/2011£192kSupporting Families in Difficulty
The National Lottery Community Fund18/11/2010£8kHome-Start North Somerset

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOME-START NORTH SOMERSET£126kunclearnoted
HOME-START NORTH WILTSHIRE FY2025£279kUnder £50,0000aboveno doubt
Home-Start Bristol and South Gloucestershire FY2025£337k0unclearno doubt
HOME-START BIRMINGHAM SOUTH FY2026£140kunclearnoted
HOME-START (COTSWOLDS) LTD FY2026£164k0aboveno doubt
HOME-START CYMRU FOR FAMILIES FY2025£1.6m£60,001 - £70,0001unclearno doubt

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