HOME-START WEST SOMERSET
Family support by the use of home visiting volunteers
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £7,474, which is below its stated policy target of £60,000. The charity was entitled to exemption from an audit under the Companies Act 2006 and underwent an independent examination instead.
What the accounts disclose
“Grants 11,000 137,965 148,965 102,270” — page 8
“Reserves of £60,000 are therefore maintained to cover the cost of the following quarter's salaries and premises costs should funding be delayed or the cost of redundancy and rent should the charity cease its activities.”
Trustees
- Catherine Ann Hamilton Rayner
- Fiona Anne Harris
- Helen Mavis Eggar
- James Waller
- Jillian Dawn Carter
- Joyce Fairhurst Roscoe
- Karen Bass
- Linda Dibble
- Pippa Prideaux
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £174k | £148k |
| 31/03/2024 | £130k | £204k |
| 31/03/2023 | £195k | £180k |
| 31/03/2022 | £125k | £155k |
| 31/03/2021 | £217k | £131k |
Common questions
Is HOME-START WEST SOMERSET financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £7,474, which is below its stated policy target of £60,000. The charity was entitled to exemption from an audit under the Companies Act 2006 and underwent an independent examination instead. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HOME-START WEST SOMERSET?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HOME-START WEST SOMERSET as a grant recipient include Montessori St Nicholas Ltd, THE DOROTHY WHITNEY ELMHIRST TRUST, CLARK FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montessori St Nicholas Ltd | FY2024 | £19k | |
| Montessori St Nicholas Ltd | FY2025 | £14k | |
| THE DOROTHY WHITNEY ELMHIRST TRUST | FY2025 | £10k | |
| CLARK FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £7k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Community Foundation | 10/12/2024 | £20k | Support to members of the local community who need additional help during the winter. |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 12/02/2024 | £150k | Empowering Families: Bridging Support for HPC Impact |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 23/11/2023 | £400 | Providing a Home-Start West Somerset Christmas party for local families and volunteers |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 06/09/2023 | £8k | Early help support for families with pre-school chiildren |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 18/08/2023 | £5k | Increasing the capacity of an early help service for families with young children to meet higher demand |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 06/02/2023 | £6k | Contribution towards the overheads of a early years support service, which have risen due to the cost-of-living crisis |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 23/11/2022 | £400 | Community meal for families with young people in Minehead |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 28/05/2021 | £1k | Grant to Home-Start West Somerset |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 24/11/2020 | £500 | Christmas hampers for vulnerable families |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 30/06/2020 | £75k | Home Start West Somerset |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 31/03/2020 | £5k | Baby Start Club |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 14/10/2019 | £996 | Story Start |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 22/11/2018 | £300 | Home-Start West Somerset & Contact the Elderly Christmas party |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 18/06/2018 | £142k | Home-Start Family Support in West Somerset with emphasis on Williton, Watchet and east to Stogursey |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 06/03/2018 | £2k | Jump Start group for parents of children with SEND |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 13/12/2017 | £3k | Core costs |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 29/11/2017 | £300 | Home Start familiy Christmas party |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 27/07/2016 | £3k | Home-Start West Somerset |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/03/2009 | £45k | Home-Start West Somerset |