Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 8

HOME-START READING

Home-Start is a voluntary organisation which is committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under five years of age. Volunteers offer regular support, friendship and practical help to families under stress in their own homes helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age
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: 19 years

www.home-start-reading.org.uk

admin@home-start-reading.org.uk

01189560050

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	*	£151	£150	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	49
31/03/22		£141	£124	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	62
31/03/21		£176	£138	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	58
31/03/20		£106	£135	£-29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	71
31/03/19		£128	£123	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	38
31/03/18		£139	£126	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£121	£129	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£108	£111	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£123	£99	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£124	£97	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£90	£81	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£91	£95	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£97	£92	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£80	£77	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£72	£75	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£75	£72	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07?		£54	£54	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/06		£43	£44	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Reading,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
49 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£5,000	25/06/2021	Family Welfare Support
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Home-Start Reading
£33,000	19/03/2020 12	towards one year's continuation funding of the running costs of a Home-Start in a deprived area of Reading
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Home-Start Reading
£76,400	07/09/2017 30	towards two and a half years' continuation funding towards the running costs of a Home-Start working with disadvantaged families in Berkshire
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start Reading
£66,321	14/06/2017 36	This project will provide two weekly family groups in Tilehurst and Whitley to families experiencing parent-child bonding and other complex issues. Young children will improve their social skills, ....more This project will provide two weekly family groups in Tilehurst and Whitley to families experiencing parent-child bonding and other complex issues. Young children will improve their social skills, have better family relationships and healthy lifestyles.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Home-Start Reading
£56,100	10/02/2014 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the core costs of a Home-Start in a deprived area of Berkshire
National Lottery Community Fund - Home-Start Reading's home visiting service
£180,339	16/07/2013 60	Supporting the continuation of Home-Start Reading's (HSR) standard work which is aimed at supporting beneficiaries with at least one child under the age five. It will provide a home visiting service ....more Supporting the continuation of Home-Start Reading's (HSR) standard work which is aimed at supporting beneficiaries with at least one child under the age five. It will provide a home visiting service to beneficiaries, delivered by trained volunteers that will be matched to the family. The volunteers provide appropriate early support to families who are experiencing difficulties and who do not easily engage with or access beneficial support.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Home-Start Reading
£35,400	14/03/2012 24	towards two years’ core costs of a Home-Start in a deprived area of Berkshire

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:

ANDREW DEGIORGIO Appointed: 2023

ANNA VORSTER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

CATHERINE TROUP (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Strategy Manager - Thames Valley Police

CHARLOTTE PHEASANT Appointed: 2022

CHINELO VICTORIA ONYEWUCHI Appointed: 2023

JACQUELINE BURRAGE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Self Employed

MARK LEWTHWAITE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Certified Chartered Accountant

PROFESSOR CHRISTOPHER GUY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

SUSAN MARGARET BIGGS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Health Visitor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/07/2005, number: 1110638
Registered at Companies House on 27/06/2005, number: 05491570

Gift Aid

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; AR23: 7 days late, AR11: 1 days late,

Main office

7 Southcote Parade
Reading
RG30 3DT

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 WITHIN THE AREA OF READING AND ITS ENVIRONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

READING AND ITS ENVIRONS.

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