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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.

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

Latest income
£87k
Latest spending
£107k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

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

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000
“No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £52k; policy: six months of running costs, set at £53,000)
“At 31st March 2025 the Charity held £52,120 in unrestricted funds, close to the target level” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£87k£107k
31/03/2024£112k£80k
31/03/2023£63k£76k
31/03/2022£61k£72k
31/03/2021£94k£73k

Common questions

Is HOME-START KETTERING AREA financially healthy?

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.

What does the highest-paid employee of HOME-START KETTERING AREA earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/01/2010£9kHome-Start Kettering Area Volunteer Recruitment