Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

HOME-START MANCHESTER

We work with families across Manchester who have at least one child under the age of 5 and are facing emotional or parenting difficulties. We recruit and train volunteers who visit the families each week to offer them emotional and practical support in their own home.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£416£368£47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£416£373£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£375£328£47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£314£310£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£355£349£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£186£212£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£188£178£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£231£158£73n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£151£143£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£149£139£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£152£142£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£95£142£-48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£193£149£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£170£141£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£70£107£-37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£135£138£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£137£130£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£165£148£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£64£50£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

www.homestartmanchester.com

shelley.roberts@homestartmcr.org.uk

0161 721 4493

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Manchester City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£503,066
BBC Children in Need£86,950
Department of Health£58,376
Garfield Weston Foundation£35,000
Manchester City Council£10,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Resilient Families
£493,200 16/11/2022
The funding will support the partnership of four Greater Manchester Homestarts (HS) to provide support to families with young children across Greater Manchester. Group sessions in community venues and peer support in the family home will seek to ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start Manchester
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000 29/07/2022
24
Home-Start Manchester
National Lottery Community Fund - Next Steps
£9,866 13/05/2022
The funding will be used to provide virtual emotional and wellbeing support sessions for families that are not ready for home visits following Covid restrictions. The project aims to build a relationship with staff and the confidence to meet with ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start Manchester
£84,220 03/02/2022
This project will deliver family support to babies whose carers have mental health-concerns and live in deprived areas. The activities will improve emotional wellbeing, relationships, and cognitive abilities.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 26/02/2021
Home-Start Manchester
Department of Health - Home Start Manchester
£58,376 28/08/2020
Grant funding to members of the Health and Wellbeing Alliance for priority project work in support of DHSC, NHS England and Improvement and PHE strategic priorities.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Home-Start Manchester
£5,000 24/07/2020
Grant to Home-Start Manchester meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start Manchester
£2,230 17/06/2020
COVID19 - This grant will fund IT equipment for children and young people who are isolated at home due to Covid-19 with parents who experience mental ill-health. It will enable them to improve relationships with trusted adults to develop their life ....more
Manchester City Council - Grant to Home - Start Manchester South
£10,000 28/02/2020
Grant towards production costs of Teen Pregnancy
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Home-Start Manchester
£1,000 23/12/2019
Grant to Home-Start Manchester used to refurbish their space to make it a warm and welcoming space for families to get together and meet new people.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 29/05/2019
Home-Start Manchester
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start Manchester
£87,282 28/02/2019
36
This project will deliver support to children and young people who are impacted by having a parent or primary care giver with a mental illness. Relationships, essential skills and emotional wellbeing will all improve as a result.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Home-Start Manchester South
£5,251 19/11/2018
We would like to develop group sessions for families with children under 5 living with depression and anxiety to combat social isolation.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Home-Start Manchester
£60,658 13/07/2018
36
delivering a volunteer-led home visiting support service for asylum seeking families with young children at the critical point of being placed in supported accommodation on arrival in the UK. The grant will fund salary, project delivery and core ....more
Manchester City Council - Grant to Home - Start Manchester South
£32,112 11/04/2018
Grant to support a parent peer support project
Tudor Trust - Grant to Home-Start: Manchester
£45,000 15/03/2018
24
over two years as continuation fundng towards the salary of a rapid response worker at a Homestart scheme supporting families with young children in Manchester
National Lottery Community Fund - BEST - Barriers Eradicated, Stronger Together
£106,571 30/11/2017
24
BEST - Barriers Eradicated, Stronger Together
Tudor Trust - Grant to Home-Start: Manchester South
£90,000 29/09/2015
24
over two years towards the salaries of a rapid response worker and a volunteer recruitment co-ordinator to help improve the support available to families in South Manchester
National Lottery Community Fund - The Bridge Project
£423,692 29/07/2015
47
This project provides support for families with at least one child under five, in Manchester, to improve health and emotional wellbeing by offering families support from trained volunteers. The service will target children and families with poor ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Home-Start Manchester South
£21,400 26/04/2013
Homestart offers a 1-1 supportive befriending service to disadvanatged families with at least 1 child under the age of 5.
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Brighter Futures for BME Families
£209,685 12/07/2012
36
This is a continuation and expansion of an existing project that aims to improve the health and well-being of children and families by reducing isolation, improving access to services, providing advice and practical support. Trained volunteers will ....more
Show more rows

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
  • CHARLOTTE WADDINGTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • EMILE PINEL (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Unemployed
  • HOLLEIGH STEVENSON Appointed: 2024
  • KARIN CONNELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Strategic Lead Health And Care Commissioning
  • LOUISE MARSHALL Appointed: 2024
  • MARTIN BOALER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Financial Adviser
  • REBECCA WRIGHT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Psychologist
  • SHAKIBA ZULFIQAR AHSEN Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/08/2004, number: 1105353
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/07/2004, number: 05183477
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR23: 42 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

Manchester City Council
Woodville Childrens Centre
Shirley Road
MANCHESTER
M8 0NE

Objectives

A. TO SAFEGUARD, PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE GOOD HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN; B. TO PREVENT CRUELTY OR MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN; C. TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, POVERTY AND NEED AMONGST CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN; D. TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN BETTER STANDARDS OF CHILD CARE WITHIN MANCHESTER.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MANCHESTER WYTHENSHAWE AND ITS ENVIRONS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Giving is Great