HOME-START TELFORD & WREKIN
Recruit and train volunteers to visit families within Telford & Wrekin at home weekly, supporting parents in situations as diverse as isolation, bereavement, multiple births, illness, disability or who are finding parenting a struggle. Volunteers provide non-judgemental, practical and emotional support and help build family confidence. Provision of family groups and self esteem courses.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total reserves increased to £143,798, with free cash reserves of £41,956 sufficient to cover approximately six months of unfunded salaries and core costs. The trustees report a stable financial position, although they note a continued reliance on a small number of key funders with short-term funding streams. The 2025–26 budget anticipates a balanced position where income is expected to meet or exceed expenditure without drawing on reserves.
What the accounts disclose
“These reserves are sufficient to cover around six months of unfunded salaries and core costs should no further funding be secured.”
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (04/10/2013)
Trustees
- Catherine Anne Landauchair
- Andrea Cole
- Linda Jane Sabini
- Lynn Howarth
- Sarah Jane Jones
- Wendy Holton
- Yoon Jung Chang
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £194k | £175k |
| 31/03/2024 | £193k | £163k |
| 31/03/2023 | £111k | £130k |
| 31/03/2022 | £132k | £120k |
| 31/03/2021 | £155k | £108k |
Common questions
Is HOME-START TELFORD & WREKIN financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves increased to £143,798, with free cash reserves of £41,956 sufficient to cover approximately six months of unfunded salaries and core costs. The trustees report a stable financial position, although they note a continued reliance on a small number of key funders with short-term funding streams. The 2025–26 budget anticipates a balanced position where income is expected to meet or exceed expenditure without drawing on reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HOME-START TELFORD & WREKIN?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HOME-START TELFORD & WREKIN as a grant recipient include THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION, SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST, THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATION, MRS WINGFIELD'S CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £29k | |
| SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST | FY2023 | £5k | Grant funding of activities |
| THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £3k | |
| THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £3k | |
| THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £3k | |
| MRS WINGFIELD'S CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £2k | |
| MRS WINGFIELD'S CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | |
| MRS WINGFIELD'S CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £1k | |
| MRS WINGFIELD'S CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £100 |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/10/2025 | £20k | Sustainable Foundations for Family Support |
| Postcode Lottery | 06/12/2024 | £10k | Millionaire Street 2024 04w2 Year 2 |
| Postcode Lottery | 31/05/2024 | £25k | Millionaire Street 2024 04w2 Year 1 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/02/2022 | £10k | Playing Together |
| UK government | 25/09/2020 | £10k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |