Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 9

Future income +5
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 13

HOME-START BROMLEY

Providing support to families in the locality who may be struggling, going through crisis or transitions, to promote positive outcomes for the children and their parents. This is achieved through the provision of peer to peer mentoring family support and parenting education and support groups,

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Established: 4 years

www.homestartbromley.org.uk

admin@homestartbromley.org.uk

02037370680

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bromley, Kent, Lewisham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
28 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

BBC Children in Need	£44,999
National Lottery Community Fund	£29,930
DCMS	£9,970

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to HOME-START BROMLEY
£44,999	26/10/2023	This grant will provide core funding and a mentoring service. This will improve the safety, well-being, and development of children from homes in which there are multiple complexities and ....more This grant will provide core funding and a mentoring service. This will improve the safety, well-being, and development of children from homes in which there are multiple complexities and vulnerabilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - THE COFFEE HUB
£10,000	10/02/2023	The funding will be used to provide a hub aimed at families from diverse backgrounds to access play sessions information and workshops on money management along with the provision of volunteering ....more The funding will be used to provide a hub aimed at families from diverse backgrounds to access play sessions information and workshops on money management along with the provision of volunteering opportunities. The project aims to support families through their difficulties and increase skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - Diversity in Volunteering
£9,980	21/01/2022	This project will support local families with individualised and targeted 1:1 family support through a network of trained parent mentors. It will promote volunteering and training to targeted ....more This project will support local families with individualised and targeted 1:1 family support through a network of trained parent mentors. It will promote volunteering and training to targeted communities to include talks information sessions workshops skills sessions ;recruit and screen potential participants and offer training to volunteers recruited from Polish Tamil Bangladeshi Afro-Caribbean Traveller communities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Moving Beyond Abuse
£9,950	25/02/2021 4	The funding will be used to provide targeted intervention mentoring and practical support to families who have experienced domestic abuse mainly women and children. The project aims to reduce ....more The funding will be used to provide targeted intervention mentoring and practical support to families who have experienced domestic abuse mainly women and children. The project aims to reduce isolation and loneliness improve self-esteem and confidence and enable engagement in wider community and access to support networks.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,970	03/07/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

SEENA GBEKOR Appointed: 2020

COLLIN LYTTLE Appointed: 2020

BEVERLEY CLARKE Appointed: 2020

JOHN DOWNIE Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF BLACK ARTS (SABA),

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/01/2020, number: 1187281

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

community house
South Street
BROMLEY
BR1 1RH

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 CARE WITHIN THE AREA OF BROMLEY AND LEWISHAM AND THEIR ENVIRONS

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