HOME-START COLCHESTER, JAYWICK & CLACTON

Registered charity 1116639 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOME-START COLCHESTER

Home-Start Colchester Jaywick and Clacton makes a real difference to the lives of children 0 - 14 years and their parents. We do this by offering bespoke family support to respond to requests for help. We invest in local people by providing training and volunteer opportunities so that together we can make a real difference.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£199k
Latest spending
£194k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves are £183,093, while total funds stand at £245,525. The trustees report that the year was financially successful, with total income of £199,194 against expenses of £182,704, resulting in a net income of £5,470. However, the notes indicate the charity is entirely dependent on continuing grant aid for its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
The charity is entirely dependent on continuing grant aid and as a consequence the use of the going concern basis for drawing up the financial statements is also dependant on the continuing grant aid. — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£199k£194k
31/03/2024£219k£183k
31/03/2023£232k£213k
31/03/2022£249k£235k
31/03/2021£198k£175k

Common questions

Is HOME-START COLCHESTER, JAYWICK & CLACTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves are £183,093, while total funds stand at £245,525. The trustees report that the year was financially successful, with total income of £199,194 against expenses of £182,704, resulting in a net income of £5,470. However, the notes indicate the charity is entirely dependent on continuing grant aid for its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/08/2023£150kHome-Start Plus
UK government22/09/2020£14kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund02/03/2020£289kHome - Start Plus
The National Lottery Community Fund18/01/2006£1kRural expansion

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOME-START UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOME-START COLCHESTER, JAYWICK & CLACTON£199k0unclearnoted
HOME-START UK FY2025£5.2mbelowno doubt
HOME-START STROUD AND GLOUCESTER FY2025£434k0aboveno doubt
HOME-START IN WAVERLEY FY2025£258k0unclearno doubt
HOME-START (COTSWOLDS) LTD FY2026£164k0aboveno doubt
HOME-START NORTH WILTSHIRE FY2025£279kUnder £50,0000aboveno doubt

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