Home-Start Bristol and South Gloucestershire
Registered charity 1116207 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOME-START BRISTOL
To recruit and train volunteers to provide a home visiting service to families in dificulty where there is a child under 5 years old
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a net surplus of £7,734, reversing an initial projection of a large deficit. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £186,725, which the trustees note represents six months of expected expenditure. The trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Home-Start Bristol and South Gloucestershire (matched by registered charity number).
- Alun Davies
- Anthony Pachon
- Catherine Potter
- Claire Gazard
- David Leech
- Karen Gazzard
- Kate Oliver
- LINDA DIANA HUNTER
- Marcus Roberts
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bristol City · South Gloucestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Home-Start Bristol and South Gloucestershire financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a net surplus of £7,734, reversing an initial projection of a large deficit. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £186,725, which the trustees note represents six months of expected expenditure. The trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds Home-Start Bristol and South Gloucestershire?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Home-Start Bristol and South Gloucestershire as a grant recipient include THE MERCHANT VENTURERS CHARITY, LANGDALE TRUST.
Known funders
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