HOME-START ARUN, WORTHING & ADUR
Home-Start Arun, Worthing & Adur is a voluntary home-visiting scheme committed to offering friendship and promoting the welfare of families with young children, to alleviate stress and conflict in their home and help to prevent family breakdown. Volunteers are recruited and trained to enable them to support families in their own homes and at Family Groups.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £150,707, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £89,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £13,455 for the year, having reduced its cost base to safeguard continuity during a tough fundraising environment.
What the accounts disclose
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (15/10/2017)
Trustees
- Vincent Mewettchair
- Alex Paterson
- Carl Clarke
- Edward Fry
- Heather Higginson
- Lucy Affleck
- Lucy Latham
- Sam Gary Singleton
- Sonali Banerjee
- Tim Ridgway
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £210k | £196k |
| 31/03/2024 | £254k | £211k |
| 31/03/2023 | £242k | £250k |
| 31/03/2022 | £234k | £227k |
| 31/03/2021 | £235k | £222k |
Common questions
Is HOME-START ARUN, WORTHING & ADUR financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £150,707, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £89,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £13,455 for the year, having reduced its cost base to safeguard continuity during a tough fundraising environment. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HOME-START ARUN, WORTHING & ADUR?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HOME-START ARUN, WORTHING & ADUR as a grant recipient include THE RODDICK FOUNDATION, THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE RODDICK FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £28k | Core work of home-visiting support |
| THE RODDICK FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £25k | |
| THE RODDICK FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £25k | |
| THE RODDICK FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £25k | |
| THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £10k | |
| SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £3k | Ann Rylands Small Donations |
| CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | |
| THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST | FY2025 | £500 |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 29/09/2023 | £23k | Unrestricted Funding |
| Postcode Lottery | 26/04/2022 | £18k | Support for parental mental wellbeing - salaries of support staff |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/03/2020 | £156k | Extending Home-Start AWA |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/12/2018 | £10k | Bridging the Gap |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/09/2016 | £315k | Support for vulnerable children and their families in Arun |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/09/2012 | £300k | Family Support in Arun |