HOME-START WORLDWIDE

Registered charity 1139678 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HSW

Home-Start provides informal, friendly, confidential, non-judgmental and free support to families with young children through networks of trained parent volunteers. Home-Start Worldwide works worldwide through partnerships with local organisations to develop Home-Start schemes. In rich and poor communities, in 22 countries on five continents, Home-Start reaches out to families in need.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£40k

Latest spending

£53k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net expenditure of £13,038 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £70,565. The trustees acknowledge that funding constraints are a serious challenge, noting that the current state cannot be sustained and that chronic funding issues threaten the charity's existence over the medium term. Despite this, the trustees consider the level of income and assets sufficient to continue activities for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership fees (36% of income)

“Membership fees of £14,141 were received for which we are very grateful.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 6 months operational running costs, equating to £30,000 (held: £71k)

“Our reserves policy is to maintain 6-months operational running costs, equating to £30.000.” — page 27

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The trustees are of the view that the level of income and assets of the company is sufficient for it to carry on its activities for the foreseeable future and that on this basis the company is a going concern.” — page 22

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of trustee expenses

“One reimbursement to a trustee amounting to £176 was made during the year in respect of expenses incurred by the trustees for the benefit of the charity, alternative methods such as a company debit card not being available (2023: Three reimbursements to two trustees amounting to £960)” — page 26

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Home-Start Worldwide (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Register events

Received assets from another charity (25/06/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Professor Jacqueline Barneschair
Anthonius Gerardus Kragten
Federica Gullo
Joan van Niekerk
Kate Grantham
Kathleen Mary Wilkinson Grantham
Oliver Hickson
Ricky Maloney
Yukie Yamada

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

Operates in: City Of London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£40k	£53k
31/12/2023	£75k	£65k
31/12/2022	£73k	£77k
31/12/2021	£48k	£38k
31/12/2020	£14k	£11k

Common questions

Is HOME-START WORLDWIDE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net expenditure of £13,038 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £70,565. The trustees acknowledge that funding constraints are a serious challenge, noting that the current state cannot be sustained and that chronic funding issues threaten the charity's existence over the medium term. Despite this, the trustees consider the level of income and assets sufficient to continue activities for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HOME-START WORLDWIDE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HOME-START WORLDWIDE as a grant recipient include JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO, THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO	FY2021	£40k
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO	FY2024	£35k
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO	FY2022	£32k
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO	FY2023	£32k
THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£12k	Towards core costs.
THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£10k	Towards core costs.
THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£10k	Towards core costs.
THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£10k	Towards its core costs.