Home-Start Exeter, East and Mid Devon

Registered charity 1116385 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOME-START EXETER, HOME-START EXETER AND EAST DEVON

To safeguard, protect and preserve the good health, both mental and physical of children and parents of children;To prevent cruelty to or maltreament of children;To relieve sickness, poverty and need amongst children and parents of children;to promote the education of the public in better standards of childcare

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Latest income
£232k
Latest spending
£172k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £59,962 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £231,792. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £95,034 exceed the stated policy target of £45,000, representing three months of operating expenditure. The filing confirms adequate resources for going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months operating expenditure (held: £95k)
“Retain a sufficient level of net current assets or other readily realisable fixed asset investments to provide a cushion equivalent to three months operating expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee director of Ocean Blue Catering provided food for a quiz evening.
“In the previous financial year, the charity paid for services from Ocean Blue Catering totalling £170. There were no amounts outstanding at 31 March 2024. One of the Trustees is a director of Ocean Blue Catering who provided food for a quiz evening.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£232k£172k
31/03/2024£180k£163k
31/03/2023£128k£154k
31/03/2022£147k£136k
31/03/2021£174k£144k

Common questions

Is Home-Start Exeter, East and Mid Devon financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £59,962 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £231,792. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £95,034 exceed the stated policy target of £45,000, representing three months of operating expenditure. The filing confirms adequate resources for going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Home-Start Exeter, East and Mid Devon?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Home-Start Exeter, East and Mid Devon as a grant recipient include COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON, THE CLARE MILNE TRUST, THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATION, THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVONFY2023£23kContain Outbreak Management Fund (COMF)
THE CLARE MILNE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATIONFY2023£4k
THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/10/2025£497kA Fairer Start
Postcode Lottery03/01/2025£20kMillionaire Street 2025 01w1
The National Lottery Community Fund08/12/2023£13kDevon Dads
The National Lottery Community Fund16/04/2021£9kVolunteer e-learning
UK government11/08/2020£20kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund17/08/2018£8kPIMH
The National Lottery Community Fund11/03/2015£1kHealthy Cooking on a Budget for Families
The National Lottery Community Fund08/09/2011£2kHome-Start Exeter - School Holiday Provision for 9-12 Year Olds
The National Lottery Community Fund08/03/2011£492kHome-Start Exeter and East Devon
The National Lottery Community Fund13/10/2006£4kthe back of the bus project
The National Lottery Community Fund05/08/2004£3kyoung volunteers training

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Home-Start Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Home-Start Exeter, East and Mid Devon£232k—0above—no doubt
Home-Start Bristol and South Gloucestershire FY2025£337k—0unclear—no doubt
HOME-START NORTH AND WEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE FY2025£270k—0unclear—no doubt
HOME-START STROUD AND GLOUCESTER FY2025£434k—0above—no doubt
HOME-START SOUTH WILTSHIRE FY2025£140kUnder £50,0000unclear—noted
HOME-START YORK FY2025£127k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.