Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 11
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 22 ?

HOME-START HIGH PEAK

Our committed and caring volunteers, who are usually parents themselves, offer friendship and informal support to parents with young children under five during difficult times in their lives. They visit families at home and are friendly, approachable people who are relied on and trusted by parents to listen without being judgmental, and to respect the needs of each individual family
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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£95£83£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£45£72£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£117£82£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£53£50£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19*£32£38£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£40£35£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£44£42£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£61£66£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£61£66£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£87£87£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£93£82£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£84£77£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£83£84£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£90£96£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£110£110£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£104£83£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£84£65£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£71£64£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 19 years

www.homestarthighpeak.org.uk

admin@homestarthighpeak.org.uk

07971957668

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Derbyshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

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
BBC Children in Need£103,558
Henry Smith Charity£62,000
National Lottery Community Fund£29,972
DCMS£19,006
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
The Foyle Foundation£5,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£2,680
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust£1,250
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 27/01/2023
Covid-19/Cost-of-Living Crisis Support for Disadvantaged and Struggling Families in the Derbyshire High peak
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Home-Start High Peak
£62,000 06/12/2022
36
towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing home-based and online support for families from disadvantaged communities in High Peak, Derbyshire.
National Lottery Community Fund - Support for Disadvantaged Families & Children in Glossop
£9,980 18/11/2022
The funding will be used to recruit and train five additional volunteers and employ a Community Support Coordinator for 12 months. Operating in the deprived area of Glossop the project will deliver the Home-start package of support to vulnerable ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start High Peak
£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’
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start High Peak
£100,272 03/02/2022
This project will offer home support to children experiencing poverty and poor mental health in the Peak District. This will result in improved confidence and self esteem, positive relationships and children will be ready to progress into education.
National Lottery Community Fund - Coronovirus Recovery Support for Disadvantaged Families & Children
£9,995 09/07/2021
The funding will be used by the group to recruit a new member of staff and volunteers in response to an increase in demand for support relating to domestic violence. The project aims provide early intervention and equip families with coping ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 28/04/2021
towards core costs over the next 12 months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Home-Start High Peak - 16/02/21
£1,250 03/03/2021
Core Funding
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£16,220 26/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Home-Start High Peak
£2,680 19/06/2020
COVID19 : Purchase IT equipment for a charity that works with disadvantage children and their families in Derbyshire
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start High Peak
£2,786 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund the recruitment and training of 2 new volunteers to support isolated children in the High Peaks during Covid 19. It will support increased independence and transition to school, confidence in communicating and ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,786 02/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Disadvantaged Families to Overcome Covid-19
£9,997 15/05/2020
12
The funding will be used to employ a community coordinator. The aim of the project is to support local families post covid.
National Lottery Community Fund - Support for Disadvantaged Families
£10,000 14/06/2019
12
The funding will be used to employ a part time administrator. This will enable the organisation to expand its range of support services and improve the efficiency of the organisation.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start High Peak
£98,642 14/06/2017
36
The project will provide home-visit support for children and young people and their families who are affected by poverty and isolation. The project will increase independence and communication skills and help develop social skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - Home-Start High Peak
£157,164 09/08/2011
72
This Derbyshire group will introduce a Young Parents' Group supporting deprived families in Gamesley, Stone Bench, Howard Town, New Mills East, Whitfield and Buxton Central North. Volunteers will visit families and offer support with children's ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 39-77
  • ELAINE MACDONALD Appointed: 2017
  • GABBY COSTELLO Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant
  • GILL LEVICK Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • JONATHAN PAUL WARDLE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Senior Commissioning Manager
  • JAMES ROWLANDS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director
  • JULIA BRUNT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • MARGARET PETERS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Councillor
  • MIRIANTHE GOSLING Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/06/2005, number: 1110053
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/03/2005, number: 05400539
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR19: 3 days late,
Main office

Whaley Bridge Uniting Church
Buxton Road
Whaley Bridge
HIGH PEAK
Derbyshire
SK23 7HT

Objectives

3.1.1 SAFEGUARD, PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE GOOD HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN;3.1.2 PREVENT CRUELTY TO OR MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN;3.1.3 RELIEVE SICKNESS, POVERTY AND NEED AMONGST CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN;3.1.4 PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN BETTER STANDARDS OF CHILD CARE WITHIN THE AREA OF HIGH PEAK AND ITS ENVIRONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HIGH PEAK AND ITS ENVIRONS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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