Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 10

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 13

HOME-START WEST BERKSHIRE

Home-Start West Berkshire provides volunteer support to families with at least one child under age 5, in their own home.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely female
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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 19 years

www.homestartwestberks.org.uk

office@home-startwb.org.uk

01635760310

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£212	£238	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	64
31/03/22		£178	£236	£-59	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	54
31/03/21		£228	£193	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/20		£196	£183	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	52
31/03/19		£159	£145	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	63
31/03/18		£143	£153	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£130	£138	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£114	£147	£-33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£168	£136	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£127	£119	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£115	£117	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£163	£122	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11?		£131	£75	£56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/10		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/06/09	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/06/08?	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/07	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/06	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training

How it operates

Provides human resources

Where it operates

West Berkshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
64 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	£145,450
Henry Smith Charity	£132,200
Masonic Trust	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Home-Start West Berkshire Baby Bank
£9,954	03/03/2023	The funding will be used to deliver a baby bank facility where low income families will be provided with the opportunity to access food clothing and toys for their children up to the age of 5 with ....more The funding will be used to deliver a baby bank facility where low income families will be provided with the opportunity to access food clothing and toys for their children up to the age of 5 with the aim of alleviating the effects of poverty and promoting family wellbeing.
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£10,000	10/11/2021	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Home-Start West Berkshire
£132,200	11/08/2021 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a Maternal Mental Health Support Service, including a home visiting service and support group for mothers with mental health support ....more towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a Maternal Mental Health Support Service, including a home visiting service and support group for mothers with mental health support needs, in West Berkshire.
National Lottery Community Fund - Hello - Early Years Communication Project
£135,496	14/01/2021 36	A project that will address the language development and attainment gap that some children experience. This project will train staff and volunteers to help families develop the right environment ....more A project that will address the language development and attainment gap that some children experience. This project will train staff and volunteers to help families develop the right environment exposing babies and young children to language and sound at a time when their brain is optimised to receive it. This project aims to improve life chances for children from deprived backgrounds enabling them to escape poverty later in life.
National Lottery Community Fund - Home start west berkshire improved communications project
£7,300	23/11/2018 12	The organisation will increase capacity by improving their IT and volunteer infrastructure. This will help to develop services and support families to improve their wellbeing and support the ....more The organisation will increase capacity by improving their IT and volunteer infrastructure. This will help to develop services and support families to improve their wellbeing and support the development of their children in their early years.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Home-Start West Berkshire
£111,000	13/06/2018 36	towards three years' running costs of a maternal mental health support project for mothers with young children in a deprived area of Berkshire
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500	04/12/2017	Rapid Response Maternal Mental Health Service
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Home-Start West Berkshire
£5,867	29/11/2017	Funding will help us identify and train suitable teenage parents to become volunteers in our peer mentoring scheme.
National Lottery Community Fund - Isolated Families
£318,998	08/04/2015 60	The aim of the project is to address the rural and social isolation of young families. The project will support families who are experiencing social isolation and mental health issues. Volunteers ....more The aim of the project is to address the rural and social isolation of young families. The project will support families who are experiencing social isolation and mental health issues. Volunteers will be recruited and trained and matched to families with at least one child under the age of five, who are struggling with social isolation and/or mental health issues.
National Lottery Community Fund - Rural Outreach
£377,282	13/04/2010 60	This expansion of an existing project will support families throughout West Berkshire who have at least one child under the age of five and are experiencing difficulties for various reasons such as ....more This expansion of an existing project will support families throughout West Berkshire who have at least one child under the age of five and are experiencing difficulties for various reasons such as disability, mental health issues, isolation or poverty. Volunteers will visit the families in their own homes to offer practical and emotional help. Group sessions will also be provided so the families can meet others experiencing similar difficulties. The project will expand into new areas of West Berkshire.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 46-67

CLAIRE CARLESS (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Lawyer, Other trusteeship: WORLD BICYCLE RELIEF UK,

DEIRDRE CARR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

HOLLY KING Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Certified Chartered Accountant

JANET SUGDEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Volunteer

JULIET PENLEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

KAREN SMITH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

RACHAEL LORMAN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Personnel Management

SUSAN ORMISTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Fund Awarder For National Lottery Community Fund

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/09/2005, number: 1111171
Registered at Companies House on 20/06/2005, number: 05485321

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; AR16: 2 days late, AR09: 31 days late, AR08: 98 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR06: 15 days late,

Main office

Home Start West Berkshire
4-8 The Broadway
NEWBURY
RG14 1BA

Objectives

3.1.1 TO SAFEGUARD, PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE GOOD HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN3.1.2 TO PREVENT CRUELTY TO OR MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN3.1.3 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, POVERTY AND NEED AMONGST CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN3.1.4 TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN BETTER STANDARDS OF CHILD CARE WITHIN THE AREA OF WEST BERKSHIRE AND ITS ENVIRONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WEST BERKSHIRE AND ITS ENVIRONS

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