HOME-START BANBURY & CHIPPING NORTON
Registered charity 1114860 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Home-Start Banbury & Chipping Norton is a voluntary organisation which is committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under five years of age.Volunteers offer regular support, friendship and practical help to families under stress in their own homes helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £37,381 for the year, resulting in total reserves of £101,979. However, the trustees acknowledge that unrestricted, uncommitted reserves of £70,877 are below their stated policy target of approximately £107,077 (equivalent to four-and-a-half months of operating costs).
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £71k; policy: at least four-and-a-half months', preferably six months', operating costs, plus an element to cover redundancy, outstanding leases, and other wind-up costs)
“The Trustees are aware of the shortfall in unrestricted funds compared to the minimum reserves required by as at 31.3.25” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Trustees are aware that this is below their target minimum reserves, and are continuing to take steps to ensure their improvement.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Home-Start Banbury, Bicester & Chipping Norton (matched by registered charity number).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (11/06/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Oxfordshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HOME-START BANBURY & CHIPPING NORTON financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £37,381 for the year, resulting in total reserves of £101,979. However, the trustees acknowledge that unrestricted, uncommitted reserves of £70,877 are below their stated policy target of approximately £107,077 (equivalent to four-and-a-half months of operating costs). Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HOME-START BANBURY & CHIPPING NORTON?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HOME-START BANBURY & CHIPPING NORTON as a grant recipient include THE MIDCOUNTIES CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY FUND.
Known funders
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