Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 8

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 5

HOME-START EALING

Home-Start Ealing promotes the welfare of families under stress who have at least one child under 5 years of age. Volunteers offer regular emotional and practical support to families in their own homes, helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown. The charity also runs regular family groups and parenting classes to offer a supportive environment to parents and children in the borough.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£94	£96	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/22		£77	£98	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/21		£115	£90	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/20		£63	£74	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/19		£107	£88	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/18		£117	£129	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£124	£121	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£117	£109	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£104	£97	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£100	£91	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£89	£90	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£123	£111	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£148	£128	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£153	£133	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£132	£137	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£114	£122	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£82	£85	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£101	£113	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 19 years

www.homestartealing.org

admin@homestartealing.org

02088421617

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Early years interventions

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Ealing,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
25 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

John Lyon's Charity	£102,100
BBC Children in Need	£34,000
Co-Operative Group	£9,312

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Home-Start Ealing
£3,512	21/10/2023	Babies born in lockdown missed out on many opportunities to play and learn together and most parents were often isolated and lonely. Our weekly stay and play activity group will help them to catch up.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Home-Start Ealing
£1,926	22/10/2022	We wish to pay professionals to provide online and face-to-face sessions for our families in ESOL. These will include wellbeing and relaxation, art therapy, peer support and school readiness.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start Ealing
£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 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 their understanding of financial management.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start Ealing
£3,000	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund staffing hours for 1-1 and group support for families who are isolated at home due to Covid-19, and help children improve their confidence.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start Ealing
£30,000	20/03/2020 36	This project will provide a weekly group session for families on low incomes and experiencing parenting issues with very young children. The project will support young children to be more confident, ....more This project will provide a weekly group session for families on low incomes and experiencing parenting issues with very young children. The project will support young children to be more confident, healthier and have improved social skills.
John Lyon's Charity - COVID-19 grant to Home-Start Ealing
£3,100	04/03/2020 12	COVID-19: LCR Wave 1 - Emergency Items
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Home-Start Ealing
£3,875	15/11/2019	We want to provide free ESOL (English Language) classes with a crèche to parents who have no access to public funds or benefits.
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Home-Start Ealing
£99,000	13/11/2019 36	Core staffing
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Home-Start Ealing
£3,283	29/11/2017	We want to support local families living in poverty by ensuring children have adequate clothes and equipment to keep them safe and well.
National Lottery Community Fund - Family group
£7,730	08/11/2017 12	This project will run a weekly peer support group for isolated families who are living with the effects of depression, enabling people to come together to form new and stronger relationships.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Home-Start Ealing
£15,300	25/08/2011	the salary costs of a Co-ordinator and Manager including running and admin costs, insurance and Home Start UK contribution

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 51-74

LESLEY SODEN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Programme Director, Nhs Trust

ALISON CROSS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Mother

SUSAN MARGARET BUTCHER Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired Teacher, Other trusteeship: EALING TALKING NEWSPAPERS,

VIVIENNE JOAN HOSKING Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Care Worker

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/05/2005, number: 1109449
Registered at Companies House on 07/03/2005, number: 05383984

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR14: 43 days late, AR07: 61 days late, AR06: 91 days late,

Main office

25A LAUREL GARDENS
LONDON
W7 3JG

Objectives

(I) TO SAFEGUARD, PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE GOOD HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL, OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES OF KINDS AS THE DIRECTORS SHALL SEE FIT;(II) TO PREVENT CRUELTY TO OR MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN;(III) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, POVERTY AND NEED AMONGST CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN;(IV) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN BETTER STANDARDS OF CHILD CARE AND TO PARTICIPATE IN AND ORGANISE EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES AND CLASSES FOR THE PROMOTION THEREOF OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS IN NEED GENERALLY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. GREATER LONDON

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