Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

HOME-START NORTH-WEST HAMPSHIRE 

SUPPORT AND BEFRIENDING AND ADVICE FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN BY VOLUNTEERS.
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
  • 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

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: 18 years

www.homestart-nwhampshire.org.uk

info@homestart-nwhampshire.org.uk

01256 325793

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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£169£170£-2n/an/an/an/an/a56
31/03/22£144£150£-6n/an/an/an/an/a49
31/03/21£126£131£-5n/an/an/an/an/a46
31/03/20£130£146£-16n/an/an/an/an/a38
31/03/19£161£136£25n/an/an/an/an/a47
31/03/18£137£118£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£116£101£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£118£90£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£73£87£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£94£94£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£100£95£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£101£95£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£98£94£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£102£95£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£72£81£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£79£62£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£57£8£49£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 56 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£186,839
BBC Children in Need£33,500
Henry Smith Charity£20,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
DCMS£3,000
Co-Operative Group£1,816
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Home-Start North West Hampshire
£1,816 21/10/2023
We aim to run weekly groups for mums with mental health issues to help build their confidence and self-esteem, reduce isolation and make them and their children valued members of the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Parents Group
£6,065 08/07/2022
The funding will be used to continue the running of Young Parents group which is for parents who are in their teens or early twenties. The project aims to give people the opportunity to access peer ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start North West Hampshire
£30,500 30/07/2021
This project will deliver group sessions for children experiencing economic deprivation in Basingstoke. Activities will result in enhanced social and emotional development, confidence and more ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Mental Health Support in a Family Setting Continuation
£180,774 27/01/2021
36
This project aims to use trained volunteers to help parents who experience mental health issues establishing and agreeing a personal support plan for the family. Support services range from ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Home-Start North West Hampshire
£20,000 08/12/2020
36
towards three years' running costs of a Home-Start in a deprived area of Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 30/10/2020
1-1 volunteer support for families
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start North West Hampshire
£3,000 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund staffing, organisation and activity costs to support children living in families on low incomes, isolated due to Covid-19. Young children will feel less isolated and ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,000 20/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Home-Start North West Hampshire
£3,148 19/11/2018
We would like to run a weekly family group and a multiple births group meeting twice a month.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 26/09/2018
Home-Visiting Service
National Lottery Community Fund - Office relocation
£9,950 28/06/2018
12
The project will relocate their organisation to the local community centre where they can use shared resources and work collaboratively at a local hub. This will enhance and develop the support ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start North West Hampshire
£30,000 10/08/2017
36
This project will provide weekly group sessions to families with challenging issues and young mothers experiencing parenting problems. Children will develop their social skills, have an improved ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Mental Health Support in a Family Setting
£172,835 03/05/2017
36
This group will provide practical help and support for parents and families experiencing mental health difficulties, with an integrated approach to developing knowledge and practice. A ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Home-Start North West Hampshire
£20,000 13/03/2014
36
towards three years' core costs of a Home-Start in a deprived area of Hampshire
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-77
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/11/2005, number: 1112233
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/10/2005, number: 05604443
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
17 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR10: 18 days late, AR09: 52 days late,
Main office

Rucstall Community Centre
Holbein Close
BASINGSTOKE
Hampshire
RG21 3QN

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 NORTH WEST HAMPSHIRE AND ITS ENVIRONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTH WEST HAMPSHIRE AND ITS ENVIRONS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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