HOME-START BIRMINGHAM CONSORTIUM
Registered charity 1170607 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
HOME-START BIRMINGHAM OFFERS PRACTICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, PROVIDING A LIFELINE TO PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN THE BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL AREA.SUPPORT IS FREE, CONFIDENTIAL AND NON-JUDGEMENTAL, AND THE QUALITY OF THIS IS MAINTAINED BY WORKING TO NATIONAL STANDARDS.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a loss for the year of £15,222, resulting in total unrestricted and designated funds of £6,747 at the end of the period. The trustees have confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, indicating no immediate financial distress despite the operational loss.
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.
- REDDING, Jacqueline — director, appointed 26/01/2026on trustee list
- DALY, Emma-Jane — director, appointed 27/11/2024on trustee list
- EESWARAMOORTHY, Sheeba — director, appointed 08/10/2020on trustee list
- MILLER, Vivienne Ann — director, appointed 15/08/2015on trustee list
- WILTSHIRE, Lesley — director, appointed 15/08/2015on trustee list
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HOME-START BIRMINGHAM CONSORTIUM financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a loss for the year of £15,222, resulting in total unrestricted and designated funds of £6,747 at the end of the period. The trustees have confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, indicating no immediate financial distress despite the operational loss. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HOME-START BIRMINGHAM CONSORTIUM?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HOME-START BIRMINGHAM CONSORTIUM as a grant recipient include THE GRIMMITT TRUST, THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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