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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 4
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

HOME-START BIRMINGHAM CONSORTIUM 

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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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 well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£551£535£16£0£16£40.10120
31/03/22£580£542£38£0£21£1000
31/03/21£543£537£6£0£26£70.200
31/03/20£529£534£-5£0£20£50.100
31/03/19£538£521£16£2£25£40.100
31/03/18£125£121£4£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 23%
Reserves/Spending: 0.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: INF
Asset Split ?
Established: 7 years

www.homestartbirmingham.co.uk

info@homestartbirmingham.co.uk

01217474631

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Early years interventions
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 120 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Mum, Jenny & Me (A Vol Recruitment Film)
£9,400 05/10/2018
12
This funding will be used to produce an animated volunteering campaign in order to recruit volunteers. The project aims to increase their family support.
National Lottery Community Fund - Strengthening the Home-Start Consortium across Birmingham
£10,000 11/02/2016
12
The group will use the funding to produce a promotional video, volunteer recruitment literature and create a website. This will help to increase the capacity of the organisation, ensuring it is able ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 43-71
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/12/2016, number: 1170607
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/08/2015, number: 09734591
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • 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
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

THE SANCTUARY
TANGMERE DRIVE
BIRMINGHAM
B35 7PX

Objectives

1.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: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 CARE; PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE AREA OF BIRMINGHAM AND ITS ENVIRONS.1.2 THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF HOME-START CHARITIES IN BIRMINGHAM AND ITS ENVIRONS BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ADMINISTRATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND FUNDRAISING THROUGH A CONSORTIUM MODEL AND BUILDING A CO-ORDINATED SERVICE FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

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