Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 11
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

HOME-START IN EAST LANCASHIRE 

THE CHARITY PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES THAT HAVE ONE CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 12 YEARS THROUGH A SYSTEM OF VOLUNTEERS.THE CHARITY OPERATES IN THE AREA OF BURNLEY, HYNDBURN, PENDLE, RIBBLE VALLEY AND ROSSENDALE AT ITS ENVIRONS.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
Established: 20 years

www.homestarteastlancs.org

info@homestarteastlancs.org

01282690536

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UN SDGs
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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£447£424£22n/an/an/an/an/a108
31/03/22£375£371£4n/an/an/an/an/a114
31/03/21£412£441£-29n/an/an/an/an/a121
31/03/20£668£508£161£0£338£2084.921120
31/03/19£355£325£30n/an/an/an/an/a90
31/03/18£312£334£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£399£372£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£334£273£60£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£246£229£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£186£197£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£192£224£-31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£187£200£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£219£192£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£209£192£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£140£128£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£127£91£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£45£52£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£74£67£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£54£27£26£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 108 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
National Lottery Community Fund£720,131
Henry Smith Charity£170,000
BBC Children in Need£89,802
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start in East Lancashire
£1,000 03/12/2021
This project will provide training and mentoring to a project worker who will deliver money management sessions to disadvantaged children. Children will improve their life skills through developing ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Home-Start in East Lancashire
£170,000 11/08/2021
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation providing home visiting and group support for families with young children including those who are affected by ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start in East Lancashire
£88,802 10/08/2021
This project will offer a range of support for children and young people impacted by poverty and deprivation in East Lancashire. It will lead to better engagement in education, opportunities for fun ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Home-Start Better Beginnings
£478,040 16/04/2021
Funding for the organisation will enable them to support vulnerable families with children across the five Pennine districts of the county. The organisation provides support to families through a ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 05/03/2021
Home-Start Better Beginnings
National Lottery Community Fund - Needs First
£242,091 18/06/2019
21
This project will expand the existing activities of Home-Start Rossendale, Burnley and Hyndburn supporting parents with at least one child under five struggling with financial deprivation, isolation, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Cots to Crayons
£10,000 09/08/2018
12
The organisation will deliver group peer support sessions for families who are struggling to cope with everyday life in the local community, with the aim of developing skills and confidence and ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Home-Start Pendle & Ribble Valley
£153,000 13/06/2018
36
towards three years' running costs of a perinatal mental health project for families with young children in a deprived area of Lancashire
National Lottery Community Fund - East Lancs Home-Start Plus
£469,005 29/11/2017
36
This is a development and expansion of a pilot delivered by Home-Start Pendle and Ribble Valley that will work in collaboration with neighbouring Home-Start schemes in East Lancashire. The project ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Home-Start Support and Friendship for Families
£495,571 18/05/2015
36
This project will see an expansion to existing Home Start services available in Pendle and Ribble Valley areas of Lancashire. The core goal will be to continue to support parents who are struggling ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Home-Start Plus
£222,352 02/07/2013
36
This is a new project by Home-Start Pendle and Ribble Valley which will extend volunteer support to vulnerable families with children of school age in the Pendle area to help promote family cohesion ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Home-Start Pendle & Ribble Valley
£20,000 26/04/2013
Home-Start aims to increase the confidence and independence of disadvantaged family by offering support, friendship and practical assistance primarily through visiting families in their own home by a ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Early Prevention and Intervention Support for Families
£222,792 17/05/2012
36
This is a continuation project for Home-Start Pendle and Ribble Valley which aims to support vulnerable families and help them access support networks and community activities to build confidence and ....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: 44-67
  • ALAN GARNER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Local Government Officer
  • GAIL BARTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: It Contract Administrator
  • SARAH BROWN (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/09/2004, number: 1106092
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/09/2004, number: 05224711
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR05: 67 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from HOME-START ROSSENDALE, BURNLEY AND HYNDBURN on 26/07/2021
Main office

Suite 1 Bridgewater House
Surrey Road
Nelson
Lancashire
BB9 7TZ

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 CHILDCARE

Defined Area of Benefit:

BURNLEY, HYNDBURN, PENDLE, RIBBLE VALLEY AND ROSSENDALE AT ITS ENVIRONS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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