HOME SERVICES SUPPORT
HOME SERVICES SUPPORT PROVIDES PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN THEIR OWN HOMES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE; TO REDUCE ISOLATION AND TO IMPROVE SOCIAL INCLUSION.
Objects
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); OLD AGE OR DISABILITY
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £13,528 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £212,075 against total expenditure of £198,547. Per the trustees' report, the organization aims to build unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover management and administration costs during periods of uncertainty. The trustees confirm that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“the CIO will be aiming to build and maintain a level of reserves of unrestricted funds sufficient to cover management and administration costs in the event of periods of uncertainty.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
- ALLAN CARRICK
- MARK SWANN CITP
- MATTHEW JORDAN FCCA
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £212k | £199k |
| 31/12/2024 | £157k | £164k |
| 31/12/2023 | £155k | £158k |
| 31/12/2022 | £159k | £158k |
| 31/12/2021 | £154k | £173k |
Common questions
Is HOME SERVICES SUPPORT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £13,528 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £212,075 against total expenditure of £198,547. Per the trustees' report, the organization aims to build unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover management and administration costs during periods of uncertainty. The trustees confirm that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/12/2025 | £20k | Home Services Support |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/06/2022 | £10k | Home Services Support |
| UK government | 08/07/2020 | £30k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | 2 | £70k |
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | 2 | £21k |
| THE BURRY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | — |
| The Ashley Family Foundation | 1 | £382k |
| THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £115k |
| THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £103k |
| ODIN CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £90k |
| THE ROPER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £60k |
Charities like this
- SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
- The Alongside Charity
- HOME-START KERNOW
- CARTREFI CYMRU CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
- THE HELPFUL BUREAU
- HOME-START HORIZONS
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOME SERVICES SUPPORT | £212k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING | £3.5m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| The Alongside Charity | £11.2m | over £60,000 | 2 | within | — | no doubt |
| HOME-START KERNOW | £528k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| CARTREFI CYMRU CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED | £42.9m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| THE HELPFUL BUREAU | £302k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |