Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 10

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 21

HOME-START CRAVEN

INCREASE THE CONFIDENCE AND INDEPENDENCE OF VULNERABLE FAMILIES BUILDING STRONG AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL NETWORKS, HARNESSING THE VOLUNTEER CAPACITY WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. FAMILIES, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THEIR VOLUNTEER ARE MORE LIKELY TO ACCESS HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES, DEVELOP THEIR PARENTING SKILLS, GROW IN CONFIDENCE AND BE MORE ABLE TO ACCESS ACTIVITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender 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: 13 years

www.home-start.org.uk

homestartcravenmanager@gmail.com

01535 633782

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/07/23		£128	£116	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/07/22		£129	£105	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	21
31/07/21	*	£103	£98	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	24
31/07/20		£78	£59	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	17
31/07/19		£59	£59	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	26
31/07/18		£63	£64	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/17		£66	£57	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/16		£33	£58	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/15		£59	£58	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/14		£65	£49	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/13		£58	£50	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/12		£32	£50	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/11	*	£71	£29	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

North Yorkshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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

Henry Smith Charity	£203,000
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation	£90,000
DCMS	£34,500
Leeds Community Foundation	£30,000
BBC Children in Need	£29,900
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Leeds Community Foundation - North Craven Family Health and Wellbeing
£30,000	16/09/2022	Grant to Home-Start Craven
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Home-Start Craven
£110,000	07/04/2022 36	towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing volunteer home-visiting for vulnerable families with at least one child under five in Craven, North Yorkshire.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Home-Start Craven
£90,000	21/10/2021	28% of salaries and running costs over 3-years for a family support charity in rural North Yorkshire.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	20/08/2021	Home-Start Craven
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start Craven
£29,900	30/07/2021	This project will deliver one to one home visits and family support for young children living with varied and complex needs as well as a range of workshops. It will lead to improved relationships, ....more This project will deliver one to one home visits and family support for young children living with varied and complex needs as well as a range of workshops. It will lead to improved relationships, the development of new skills and an improved diet.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£19,500	15/09/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£15,000	04/09/2020	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 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 and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Covid19
£1,000	25/03/2020	Funding to provide support and food parcels for families on low income that have suffered a further significant loss of income as a result of the crisis to an already financially unstable situation.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Home-Start Craven
£93,000	10/12/2019 36	towards three years' running costs of a Home-Start in a deprived area of Craven, North Yorkshire
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Grant to Home-Start Craven
£4,700	13/06/2018	Funding to contribute to staff costs for a charity that supports families living in a rurally isolated and deprived area of Craven.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Home-Start Craven
£3,526	29/11/2017	Help us train volunteers to support local families with young children who are in crisis.
National Lottery Community Fund - Home-Start Craven
£252,800	17/06/2015 60	The project will support parents with at least one child under the age of five, and parents with twins, who are struggling to cope with the challenges of parenthood. This will provide volunteering ....more The project will support parents with at least one child under the age of five, and parents with twins, who are struggling to cope with the challenges of parenthood. This will provide volunteering opportunities to address the lack of local support. Trained volunteers will work with families in their homes, offering reassurance and guidance, encouraging parents to develop and grow in confidence, remaining with them until their goals have been achieved.
National Lottery Community Fund - Home-Start Craven
£10,000	04/11/2010 12	This project in North Yorkshire will use funding to train volunteers to provide a support service for families in the local community, including advice on domestic violence, poverty and family ....more This project in North Yorkshire will use funding to train volunteers to provide a support service for families in the local community, including advice on domestic violence, poverty and family breakdowns. This will provide families with the opportunity to strengthen relationships and interact with others.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 42-66

CHRISTOPHER RICKERBY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Operations Manager

GILLIAN OSMOND Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Children And Families Service

GRAHAM BROTHERTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: University Lecturer

KATHERINE KITTERICK Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Solicitor

LEAH REBECCA HULL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

TRACY HOPKINS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/11/2010, number: 1138830
Registered at Companies House on 01/07/2010, number: 07301263

Gift Aid

NOT 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
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

13 returns made; AR21: 70 days late, AR11: 152 days late,

Main office

Cowling Village Hall
Acre Rd
Cowling
North Yorkshire
BD22 0FN

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 CHILD CAREWITHIN THE AREA OF CRAVEN AND ITS ENVIRONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CRAVEN.

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