HOME-START SURREY

Registered charity 1154913 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Home-Start Surrey, through the 8 local schemes across the county, delivers free, confidential and non-judgemental support to families with a child under five years of age. Under the umbrella of Home-Start Surrey, trained volunteers support families with a tailor made service in their own home, with Home-Start Surrey providing joint approaches and good practice to support these quality services.

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Latest income
£73k
Latest spending
£29k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated on a going concern basis with unrestricted free reserves of £1,195 at the year end, a significant decrease from £4,570 in the prior year. The trustees confirmed that this level of reserves, combined with annual reviews of financial controls, is sufficient to support the charity's operations and mitigate adverse conditions. The charity had no staff employed during the year and relied on volunteers and grants to deliver its charitable activities.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£73k£29k
31/03/2024£307k£309k
31/03/2023£323k£320k
31/03/2022£283k£283k
31/03/2021£283k£285k

Common questions

Is HOME-START SURREY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated on a going concern basis with unrestricted free reserves of £1,195 at the year end, a significant decrease from £4,570 in the prior year. The trustees confirmed that this level of reserves, combined with annual reviews of financial controls, is sufficient to support the charity's operations and mitigate adverse conditions. The charity had no staff employed during the year and relied on volunteers and grants to deliver its charitable activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HOME-START SURREY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HOME-START SURREY as a grant recipient include ST FAITH'S TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ST FAITH'S TRUSTFY2023£25kprovide funding support for all Home-Start groups operating in Surrey
ST FAITH'S TRUSTFY2024£25kto support young families in need across the eight Surrey Home-Start Groups

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/01/2026£20kDad Matters Surrey - Youth Fathers Project