Overall GiG Score: 12 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

HOME-START STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS 

HOME-START STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS IS A VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION COMMITTED TO PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. VOLUNTEERS OFFER REGULAR SUPPORT, FRIENDSHIP AND PRACTICAL HELP TO FAMILIES UNDER STRESS IN THEIR OWN HOMES AND/OR IN GROUP SITUATIONS, HELPING TO PREVENT FAMILY CRISIS AND BREAKDOWN.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 14 years

www.homestartsm.org.uk

Info@homestartsm.org.uk

01538387231

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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£162£163£-1n/an/an/an/an/a33
31/03/22£236£233£3n/an/an/an/an/a33
31/03/21£237£185£52n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/20£160£164£-5n/an/an/an/an/a36
31/03/19£182£171£12n/an/an/an/an/a43
31/03/18£153£149£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£135£134£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£128£128£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£113£105£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£102£102£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£100£96£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£96£94£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£22£26£-4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 33 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Staffordshire,

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£266,895
BBC Children in Need£91,207
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
DCMS£9,788
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Home-Start Staffordshire Moorlands
£1,008 21/10/2023
We will provide home visiting services and groups to families in the Staffordshire Moorlands District. Funding will help us recruit and train volunteers and pay staff.
National Lottery Community Fund - Home-Start Staffordshire Moorlands - BookStart
£10,000 24/02/2023
The funding will be used to continue providing books and library learning to children and parents from deprived backgrounds and will also cover the staff costs to deliver hampers to families over ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - HSSM BookStart Corner
£7,045 11/02/2022
The funding will be used to continue providing books and library visit learning to children and parents from deprived backgrounds and cover the staff costs to deliver hampers to families over ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Home-Start Staffordshire Moorlands - Becoming Stronger Together
£239,870 25/06/2021
The group will use its funding over 3 years to deliver outreach family support to parents and their children (aged 0–4) in the Staffordshire Moorlands. Parents supported have low income and have ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start Staffordshire Moorlands
£91,207 20/12/2020
This project will deliver a school readiness programme to children living in the deprived area of Staffordshire Moorlands. Activities will result in improved readiness for school, improved confidence ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,788 07/10/2020
"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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 03/04/2020
Home-Start Staffordshire Moorlands
National Lottery Community Fund - Parents Supporting Parents
£9,980 17/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver peer support training for volunteers. The project aims to develop a home-visiting network for families that are in need of additional support.
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£5,000 01/01/2019
Objective 2: Mothers with young children will experience improved health and wellbeing as a result of a grant. We will aid mothers to access support from the Wellbeing Service and Mental Health team ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 12/12/2017
Home-Start Staffordshire Moorlands - Home-Visiting Family Support
National Lottery Community Fund - Home-Start Staffordshire Moorlands
£199,187 16/10/2012
62
This existing project will expand on the services already being delivered by Home-Start Staffordshire Moorlands to vulnerable families and serving those who are currently on a waiting list. The ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-74
  • ALAN THORPE Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Driving Instructor
  • CAROL STEELE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Freelance Social Worker
  • LYN FRYER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/03/2010, number: 1135201
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/02/2010, number: 07167797
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

SCHOOL YARD
EARL STREET
LEEK
ST13 6JT

Objectives

A TO SAFEGUARD, PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE GOOD HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDRENB TO PREVENT CRUELTY TO OR MALTREATMENT OF CHILDRENC TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, POVERTY AND NEED AMONGST CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREND TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN BETTER STANDARDS OF CHILD CARE; PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE AREA OF STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS AND ITS ENVIRONS ('THE AREA OF BENEFIT')

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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