Overall GiG Score: 2 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +8

HOME-START SHEPWAY 

Volunteer home visiting service offering emotional and practical support for parents with young children including - Building Bright Futures Project - Enhanced Domestic Abuse Project - Big Hopes Big Futures Project - Young Parent Service
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely female
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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: 19 years

www.homestartshepway.org.uk

hello@homestartshepway.org.uk

01303244836

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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£251£253£-2n/an/an/an/an/a23
31/03/22£238£240£-2n/an/an/an/an/a36
31/03/21£256£232£23n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/20£247£256£-9n/an/an/an/an/a36
31/03/19£285£262£23n/an/an/an/an/a43
31/03/18£237£245£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£219£261£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£333£347£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£385£318£67£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£323£270£53£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£249£200£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£197£201£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£665£180£485£22£490£221.570
31/03/10£127£145£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£172£182£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£286£270£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£261£247£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£113£152£-40£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 23 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,

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£487,761
DCMS£47,127
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
Co-Operative Group£1,260
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Home-Start Shepway
£1,260 21/10/2023
This will help us provide women with a wellbeing support group. The group includes a range of creative activities helping with confidence and self-esteem, and making friends in a safe environment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Project Restart
£240,884 03/08/2023
This funding will be used to deliver one to one and group support to parents in the Folkestone and Hythe area. The project aims to improve mental wellbeing and provide the support needed to reach ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 19/03/2021
Strengthening Support for Vulnerable Families Experiencing Domestic Violence
National Lottery Community Fund - Home-Start Shepway Enhanced Domestic Abuse Project - EDAP
£246,877 14/01/2021
36
The organisation will support people who are victims and survivors of domestic violence. Its core aims are to restore confidence and self-esteem reduce isolation and enhance opportunities. Its ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£47,127 22/09/2020
"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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Home-Start Shepway - Enhanced New Beginnings Domestic Abuse Project
£3,394 19/11/2018
Funds would be used for activities, craft materials and refreshments to welcome a group for women who have experienced domestic abuse.
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Bright Futures
£494,517 30/08/2018
60
This is a continuation and development of an existing grant which aims to provide the Home-Start package of support to vulnerable families residing in and around Shepway. The package provides a home ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start Shepway
£72,873 02/03/2018
36
Home visits and group parenting support for 100 0-4 year olds from Shepway experiencing local deprivation and other issues affecting their school readiness. Children will have better family ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Enhanced New Beginnings
£499,999 12/02/2015
60
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering Parents to Achieve
£474,473 17/04/2013
60
This project aims to provide support to vulnerable families living in Shepway with issues such as lack of skills, isolation and deprivation. This project will enable outreach provision at a time when ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - New Beginnings
£494,655 12/05/2010
72
This project supports women in Shepway experiencing domestic abuse, through home visits from staff and volunteers. This service provides support to women who lack the confidence to attend groups. The ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-68
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/05/2005, number: 1109478
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/08/2004, number: 05201839
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; all on time
Main office

Offices 1-4
4th Floor
Civic Centre
Castle Hill Avenue
Folkestone
Kent

Objectives

(A)TO SAFEGUARD, PROTECT AND PRESERVE 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 SHEPWAY AND ITS ENVIRONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SHEPWAY AND ITS ENVIRONS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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