HOME-START STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS

Registered charity 1135201 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

HOME-START STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS IS A VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION COMMITTED TO PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. VOLUNTEERS OFFER REGULAR SUPPORT, FRIENDSHIP AND PRACTICAL HELP TO FAMILIES UNDER STRESS IN THEIR OWN HOMES AND/OR IN GROUP SITUATIONS, HELPING TO PREVENT FAMILY CRISIS AND BREAKDOWN.

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Latest income
£147k
Latest spending
£174k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is facing significant financial pressures with a material uncertainty regarding its ability to continue operating beyond the next financial year without additional funding. Per the trustees' report, reserves have decreased to £99,800 from £126,481 in the prior year, and the charity relies heavily on grant funding to maintain operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: National Lottery Community Fund - RC Midlands Region (36% of income)
“National Lottery Community Fund - RC Midlands Region £63,229”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least 3 months’ operation at a normal level (held: £100k)
“Home-Start Staffordshire Moorlands shall aim to hold in reserves a sum equivalent to at least 3 months’ operation at a normal level.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“The charity is currently facing significant financial pressures, and there is a material uncertainty regarding its ability to continue operating beyond the next financial year without additional funding.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £1k
“Present value of provision 31 March 2025 (£s) 1,410”
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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Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£147k£174k
31/03/2024£177k£175k
31/03/2023£162k£163k
31/03/2022£236k£233k
31/03/2021£237k£185k

Common questions

Is HOME-START STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is facing significant financial pressures with a material uncertainty regarding its ability to continue operating beyond the next financial year without additional funding. Per the trustees' report, reserves have decreased to £99,800 from £126,481 in the prior year, and the charity relies heavily on grant funding to maintain operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HOME-START STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HOME-START STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2025£1kCommunity Inclusion and Engagement

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/11/2024£200kHome-Start Staffordshire Moorlands - Becoming Stronger Together
Postcode Lottery29/09/2023£20kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund24/02/2023£10kHome-Start Staffordshire Moorlands - BookStart
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2022£7kHSSM BookStart Corner
The National Lottery Community Fund25/06/2021£240kHome-Start Staffordshire Moorlands - Becoming Stronger Together
UK government07/10/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund17/05/2019£10kParents Supporting Parents
The National Lottery Community Fund16/10/2012£199kHome-Start Staffordshire Moorlands
The National Lottery Community Fund04/01/2006£3kHome-Start Family Group (Staffs Moorlands)