HOME-START KETTERING AREA

Registered charity 1114030 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our carefully trained parent volunteers give free emotional and practical help to any parent with at least one child under 11 living in the Borough of Kettering.By visiting a family in their own home and offering friendship Home-Start volunteers represent a lifeline for many families who are finding it hard to cope.

Objects

A) TO SAFEGUARD, PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE GOOD HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL OR CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN;B) TO PREVENT CRUELTY TO OR MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN;C) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, POVERTY AND NEED AMONGST CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN.D) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN BETTER STANDARDS OF CHILD CARE.

Area of benefit: KETTERING

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £20,077 for the year, having drawn on reserves to cover expenditure that exceeded income. The trustees consider the financial position to be stable and adequate for ongoing operations, noting that unrestricted funds are close to the target level. However, the treasurer's report highlights that the charity is beginning to struggle with unrestricted funds needed for administration and staff costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• ABBIE UNDERWOOD
• ABIGAIL FOSTER
• KELI RYAN WATTS
• LYNN CHAPMAN
• Mark Mulcahey
• RACHAEL RILEY
• Stephen James

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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