Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

HOME-START PORTSMOUTH

Home-Start Portsmouth offers a unique service to parents (with at least one child under school age) through the provision of trained and supervised volunteers who visit families in their own home and through professionally run family groups both of which offer regular, informal support, friendship and practical help.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/03/24£1,074£856£218£852£338£811.132120
31/03/23*£332£332£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£290£290£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£278£249£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£245£247£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£265£243£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£237£229£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£242£227£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£228£223£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£216£219£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£172£182£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£189£185£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£185£185£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£169£180£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£145£145£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 80.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 99.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 24%
Reserves/Spending: 1.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 16 years

www.hsportsmouth.org.uk

office@hsportsmouth.org.uk

02392734400

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • 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
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Portsmouth City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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
BBC Children in Need£183,785
Henry Smith Charity£151,300
Pears Foundation£40,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,828
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start Portsmouth
£112,000 05/06/2023
36
This project will provide family support through the Big Hopes, Big Futures programme to children in families living in situations of poverty. Children will improve their self-care skills, learn more effectively and improve their self-confidence.
Pears Foundation - Core Funding
£40,000 25/10/2022
24
Core Funding
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start Portsmouth
£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’
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Home-Start Portsmouth
£151,300 26/05/2022
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the 'Parenting Support Project', providing parenting courses for vulnerable families with children under the age of five in Portsmouth, Hampshire.
National Lottery Community Fund - Alleviating Social Isolation
£9,828 04/02/2022
The funding will be used to run their specialist early intervention nurturing programme for vulnerable families with young children. The project aims to build peer support networks improve their self-confidence and resilience and reduce the feeling ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start Portsmouth
£68,785 18/12/2020
This project will provide development support to families with young children to prepare them for primary school. Children will improve their confidence, ability to learn and increase literacy and numeracy skills.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£6,170 08/07/2020
"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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start Portsmouth
£2,500 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund enhanced volunteer training and resources to support children living in low income families, isolated due to Covid-19. Children will improve their life skills.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,500 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
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Home-Start Portsmouth
£122,700 13/03/2019
36
towards three years’ continuation funding of a Home-Start in a deprived area of Portsmouth
National Lottery Community Fund - The Nurturing (parenting) Programme
£9,992 04/10/2017
12
The funding will deliver a parenting course to support families within the community.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start Portsmouth
£99,160 11/10/2016
36
This project will deliver the Big Hopes Big Futures programme to parents and pre-school children weekly and during school holidays. Children will become more confident, be able to socialise with others and improve their communication skills.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Home-Start Portsmouth
£90,100 17/09/2015
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary and running costs of a Home-Start in Portsmouth
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Home-Start Portsmouth
£29,300 29/05/2014
Home Start Portsmouth provides a volunteer home visiting service and family groups for families in need of support. It is seeking funding to increase its home visiting service focusing on the areas of highest deprivation
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Home-Start Portsmouth
£88,300 13/06/2012
36
towards three years’ salary and associated running costs of a Home-Start in a deprived area of Portsmouth
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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: 50-77
  • ANDREW JOHN OSBORN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Cfo/Finance Director
  • ANITA WOODCOCK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • BEV VAUGHAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • HAYLEY WEBSTER (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • IAIN CHARLES NICOLAS COOPER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director
  • JOANNE KATE GOODSHIP Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teaching Fellow
  • LINDA JENKINS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired
  • TARNIA SIMMONS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/07/2008, number: 1124943
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/07/2008, number: 06636439
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR23: 6 days late, AR09: 17 days late,
Main office

HOME-START PORTSMOUTH
THE HAVEN
17 LAKE ROAD
PO1 4HA

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

PORTSMOUTH AND ITS ENVIRONS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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