HOME-START HERTFORDSHIRE

Registered charity 1153287 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Home-Start Hertfordshire is a charity that supports families throughout Hertfordshire and covers the boroughs ofBroxbourne, Dacorum, East Hertfordshire, North Hertfordshire (excluding Royston), Stevenage, St Albans and WelwynHatfield. Home-Start Schemes offer support, friendship and practical help to parents with young children in local communities.

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

Latest income

£398k

Latest spending

£451k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £53,606 for the year, which reduced its total reserves from £128,188 to £74,582. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £68,909 remain within the charity's stated policy target of 2 to 4 months of running costs. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (34% of income)

“Grants 104,700 32,928 137,628” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 2 to 4 months of running costs (held: £69k)

“Subsequent to the year end the Trustees have reviewed the reserves policy and have determined that the reserves should be between 2 to 4 months of running costs.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 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 Hertfordshire (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (10/05/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (09/02/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (06/12/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Julia Gregorychair
Beverley Gould
Charlotte Wilson
Daniel Peter Humble
Gail Christey · trustee of 1 other charity
Reuben Mallinson Taylor KC
Sarah Joanne Morgan

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£398k	£451k
31/03/2024	£419k	£501k
31/03/2023	£352k	£377k
31/03/2022	£338k	£351k
31/03/2021	£360k	£279k

Common questions

Is HOME-START HERTFORDSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £53,606 for the year, which reduced its total reserves from £128,188 to £74,582. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £68,909 remain within the charity's stated policy target of 2 to 4 months of running costs. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HOME-START HERTFORDSHIRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HOME-START HERTFORDSHIRE as a grant recipient include THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE REED FOUNDATION, THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£105k
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£30k
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£30k
THE REED FOUNDATION	FY2022	£16k	Christmas Challenge
THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k	support toward families in Hertfordshire
THE VALIANT CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k
THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY	FY2024	£4k	Towards six new laptops

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	07/09/2023	£5k	New family group in Broadwater Stevenage to meet weekly and support families with young children.
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/03/2022	£10k	Home-Start Herts: East Herts Family Groups
UK government	22/09/2020	£30k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/04/2020	£10k	Extended support for vulnerable families and children
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/10/2018	£10k	Paving the way for 'Out of the Blue'
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/09/2016	£2k	Home-Start Herts - Growing up