HOME-START WALSALL
Trained parent-parent home-visiting, befriending support for parents who are facing stress or difficulty through the early years of parenting.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity has made a net expenditure of £33,722 for the year, resulting in negative unrestricted funds of £67,309. The trustees have disclosed material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue, having decided to close the charity on 28 November 2025 due to funding challenges and recruitment difficulties. Consequently, the financial statements are prepared with the expectation of cessation rather than ongoing operations.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees set a reserves policy in 2018, which required that reserves are maintained at a level which ensures that Home-Start's core activity could continue during a period of unforeseen difficulty and a proportion of reserves are maintained in a readily releasable form.” — page 5
“The trustees have disclosed material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue and that the decision has been made to close the charity as of 28 November 2025.” — page 14
“The latest correspondence received from the West Midlands Pension Fund actuaries was dated 29 November 2022 which estimated the deficit payable would be £120,000. The Trustees continue to consider it prudent to reserve for the deficit in full to represent the potential liability.”
Trustees
- Sue Fox
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £98k | £131k |
| 31/03/2024 | £90k | £138k |
| 31/03/2023 | £103k | £116k |
| 31/03/2022 | £86k | £100k |
| 31/03/2021 | £82k | £110k |
Common questions
Is HOME-START WALSALL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has made a net expenditure of £33,722 for the year, resulting in negative unrestricted funds of £67,309. The trustees have disclosed material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue, having decided to close the charity on 28 November 2025 due to funding challenges and recruitment difficulties. Consequently, the financial statements are prepared with the expectation of cessation rather than ongoing operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HOME-START WALSALL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HOME-START WALSALL as a grant recipient include THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST, THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £70k | 55% of project costs over 3-years to support refugee families to reduce anxiety, domestic violence and mental health issues in Gorton, Manchester. |
| THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £4k | |
| THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £3k | Community Projects and Integration |
| SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST | FY2025 | £3k | |
| THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £2k | |
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | FY2024 | £2k | Family |
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | Core costs. |
| DUMBRECK CHARITY | FY2025 | £1k | Social Welfare |
| THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £1k | Care and Social Welfare |
| THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £1k | Care and Social Welfare |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/01/2025 | £19k | Big Hopes Big Future |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/08/2023 | £133k | Home-Start Walsall Family Support Service |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/06/2022 | £9k | Home-Start Walsall Little Swimmers |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/01/2020 | £10k | Focus on Families |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/06/2019 | £122k | Home-Start Walsall Family Support |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/12/2016 | £8k | Valuing and empowering volunteers |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/10/2014 | £7k | Healthy lifestyles swimming sessions |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/12/2011 | £299k | Home-Start Walsall |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/06/2011 | £9k | The Nurturing Programme |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/02/2006 | £5k | Administrative Assistant Fees |