Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits: -2
Future income +5
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 11

HOME-START WALSALL

Trained parent-parent home-visiting, befriending support for parents who are facing stress or difficulty through the early years of parenting.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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	£103	£116	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£86	£100	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£82	£110	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	£128	£116	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19	£62	£59	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£117	£184	£-67	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17	£140	£148	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16	£114	£139	£-25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15	£155	£133	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14	£144	£148	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13	£123	£111	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12	£123	£121	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11	£132	£150	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10	£152	£137	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09	£101	£121	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08	£214	£137	£77	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07	£96	£122	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 19 years

https://homestartwalsall.org.uk

dawnbeard@homestartwalsall.org.uk

07535632269

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
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

Walsall,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

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	£151,195
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
The Foyle Foundation	£5,000
Woodward Charitable Trust	£2,250

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
£2,250	15/03/2024	Core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Home-Start Walsall Family Support Service
£132,769	24/08/2023	This funding will enable Home-start Walsall to continue their work providing support to disadvantaged families who are experiencing difficulties. The grant will enable them to provide one-to-one ....more This funding will enable Home-start Walsall to continue their work providing support to disadvantaged families who are experiencing difficulties. The grant will enable them to provide one-to-one tailored support by recruiting and training volunteers along with ongoing weekly activity groups.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	28/04/2023	towards core costs over the next 12 months
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	02/09/2022	Home-Start Walsall
National Lottery Community Fund - Home-Start Walsall Little Swimmers
£8,896	17/06/2022	The funding will be used to run swimming sessions for disadvantaged families. The project aims to support those in need to access leisure facilities to increase their physical exercise and ....more The funding will be used to run swimming sessions for disadvantaged families. The project aims to support those in need to access leisure facilities to increase their physical exercise and self-confidence as well as promoting healthy lifestyle choices family time and friendship building.
National Lottery Community Fund - Focus on Families
£9,530	17/01/2020 11	The funding will be used to deliver a programme of activities and support for families tackling conflict and stress. The project aims to improve participants' relationships, health and wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Home-Start Walsall Family Support
£121,926	25/06/2019 36	The project will provide a holistic family support service to disadvantaged parents and their children across Walsall. The support will be provided through peer to peer home visiting, group support ....more The project will provide a holistic family support service to disadvantaged parents and their children across Walsall. The support will be provided through peer to peer home visiting, group support and social activities. The project will recruit and train local volunteers who will be key in helping to shape and deliver this project.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	24/07/2017	Home-Start Walsall
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Home-Start Walsall
£31,350	29/05/2014	Support for families with a small child in the household and facing multiple challenges which leave them vulnerable. Support is delivered through volunteer workers building relationships and giving ....more Support for families with a small child in the household and facing multiple challenges which leave them vulnerable. Support is delivered through volunteer workers building relationships and giving practical advice and guidance to address issues.
National Lottery Community Fund - Home-Start Walsall
£299,090	14/12/2011 48	This continuation project, based in Walsall, aims to provide practical support and friendship to families experiencing difficulties with issues including isolation, mental health, family ....more This continuation project, based in Walsall, aims to provide practical support and friendship to families experiencing difficulties with issues including isolation, mental health, family relationships, children's behaviour and low self-esteem. Through weekly home visits, trained volunteers who have parenting experience offer support including accompanying parents to medical appointments, being a role model by playing, reading and singing with children, and encouraging healthy eating and family exercise.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 24-65

DEBORAH FAITH REYNOLDS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

MERCEDES PASCAL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Student

SUE FOX Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

WILLIAM RIPLEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Marketing And Sales

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/01/2006, number: 1112680
Registered at Companies House on 27/09/2005, number: 05575101

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
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

17 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Hive
28 The Square
Lichfield Road
WILLENHALL
West Midlands
WV12 5EA

Objectives

(A) TO SAFEGUARD, PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE GOOD HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN;(B) TO PREVENT CRUELTY TO 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 CAREWITHIN WALSALL AND ITS ENVIRONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WALSALL AND ITS ENVIRONS