HOME-START HAMPSHIRE

Registered charity 1144661 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Home-Start Hampshire's Key Activities are: A. to safeguard, protect and preserve the good health, both mental and physical of children and parents of children; B. to prevent cruelty to or maltreatment of children; C. to relieve sickness, poverty and need amongst children and parents of children; D. to promote the education of the public in better standards of child care;

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource deficit of £57,361 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds. The trustees identified material uncertainties regarding future funding and economic conditions but believe cost-saving measures will allow the charity to continue operations for at least 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Coomers Timber & Building Supplies — “Home-Start Hampshire are Charity of the Year for Coomers Timber & Building Suppliers, for 2025! Coomers have branches in Bordon, Alton and H…” (source page)
• The YEM Theatre School — “In 2025 Home-Start Hampshire were the beneficiary charity for The YEM Theatre Schools annual production; it was a fantastic weekend and rais…” (source page)
• Elliott’s Builders Merchants — “Home-Start Hampshire were delighted to have been selected as Charity of the Year by Elliott’s Builders Merchants for 2024-25. The support an…” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~6.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (86% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (24/04/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (24/04/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (13/02/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (28/11/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• CLARE KENNEDY
• Eileen Ball
• Ian Wollam · trustee of 2 other charities
• Karen Cracknell · trustee of 1 other charity
• LYNN LUDFORD
• Professor Jane Katherine Payler

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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