HOME-START NEWCASTLE BOROUGH

Registered charity 1161247 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Voluntary organisation supporting families with at least one child under the age of 8 in Newcastle Borough.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£149k

Latest spending

£183k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £34,083 for the year, resulting in a decline in total funds from £96,196 to £62,113. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds £29,000 in a designated closure fund and £20,407 in general unrestricted funds, which is below the stated reserves policy target of £52,000. The trustees identify financial sustainability as a major priority due to reliance on grant funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year.” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £52,000 (held: £20k)

“trustees have agreed that the scheme need to retain a level of reserves not dropping below £52,000 which equates to scheme closure costs.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Home-Start Newcastle Borough (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).

Steelite — “Home-Start Newcastle Borough is currently supported with thanks to: Steelite” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/06/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (04/01/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Carole Dawn Johnsonchair
DILYS BEARD
David Williamson
Julie Cooper
Neil Dudley

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£149k	£183k
31/03/2024	£126k	£191k
31/03/2023	£132k	£200k
31/03/2022	£340k	£322k
31/03/2021	£270k	£272k

Common questions

Is HOME-START NEWCASTLE BOROUGH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £34,083 for the year, resulting in a decline in total funds from £96,196 to £62,113. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds £29,000 in a designated closure fund and £20,407 in general unrestricted funds, which is below the stated reserves policy target of £52,000. The trustees identify financial sustainability as a major priority due to reliance on grant funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of HOME-START NEWCASTLE BOROUGH earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/03/2024	£20k	Supporting complex families
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/10/2022	£10k	SEND Support for Families
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/03/2021	£214k	Parenting Together
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/12/2006	£252k	Family Support - Disability & Mental Health Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/06/2006	£5k	Recruit 15 new volunteers