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 HERTFORDSHIRE 

Home-Start Hertfordshire is a charity that supports families throughout Hertfordshire and covers the boroughs ofBroxbourne, Dacorum, East Hertfordshire, North Hertfordshire (excluding Royston), Stevenage, St Albans and WelwynHatfield. Home-Start Schemes offer support, friendship and practical help to parents with young children in local communities.
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
Established: 11 years

www.home-startherts.org.uk

admin@home-startherts.org.uk

01438367788

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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£352£377£-25n/an/an/an/an/a86
31/03/22£338£351£-13n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/03/21£360£279£81n/an/an/an/an/a101
31/03/20£364£292£72n/an/an/an/an/a135
31/03/19£275£293£-18n/an/an/an/an/a154
31/03/18£244£447£-203£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£688£513£175£0£316£2525.9210
31/03/16£154£18£137£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£0£6£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£29£19£10£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 86 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
DCMS£30,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
Hertfordshire Community Foundation£20,000
Co-Operative Group£8,551
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation£4,637
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Home-Start Hertfordshire
£1,051 21/10/2023
This funding will enable us to support 3 families, on a 1:1 basis in their own home, weekly, for 6 to 9 months - so that they can face their challenges & offer their children the best start in ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Home-Start Hertfordshire
£2,323 22/10/2022
We would like to deliver a weekly group for parents and children who have become isolated, so they can improve their wellbeing by meeting other families in a safe and supportive environment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Home-Start Herts: East Herts Family Groups
£10,000 18/03/2022
The funding will be used to reach more families at the charity's support groups in East Herts. The project aims to support practical and emotional support to make sure parents have the skills ....more
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Cheshunt Family Group
£5,000 09/12/2021
Grant to Home-Start Hertfordshire
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Home-Start Hertfordshire
£2,548 23/10/2021
Our volunteer family mentors will support local families in need of a helping hand, due to poor mental or physical health, feeling isolated within the community, or experiencing financial hardship.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500 11/08/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Home-Start Hertfordshire
£2,629 24/10/2020
We would like to support more families in Stevenage and North Hertfordshire by training new volunteers for our home-visiting service.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£30,000 22/09/2020
"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
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Home-Start Hertfordshire
£5,000 18/08/2020
Grant to Home-Start Hertfordshire
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 14/08/2020
Growth Plan To build stronger and safer families in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - To increase our phone support for families experiencing poor mental health, isolation and financial problems because of coronavirus.
£5,000 06/04/2020
Grant to Home-Start Hertfordshire
National Lottery Community Fund - Extended support for vulnerable families and children
£10,000 03/04/2020
12
The project will use funding to provide additional support via phone and online for vulnerable parents and children who are most affected by the Covid-19 crisis offer doorstep deliveries of supplies ....more
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - To implement a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system to allow more effective and efficient use of our time and resources.
£5,000 05/12/2019
Grant to Home-Start Hertfordshire
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Home Start Hertfordshire
£4,637 11/10/2019
5
Home-Visiting Service
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Protective Behaviours Pilot
£4,642 27/03/2019
5
Grant to Home-Start Hertfordshire
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Home-Start Hertfordshire
£4,342 19/11/2018
We want to support more families in North Hertfordshire and Stevenage by training volunteers.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Volunteer preparation course
£4,220 25/10/2018
2
Grant to Home-Start Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Out of the Blue - Intensive Perinatal Support
£30,395 08/10/2018
12
Grant to Home-Start Hertfordshire
National Lottery Community Fund - Paving the way for 'Out of the Blue'
£9,642 04/10/2018
12
The organisation will use the funding to help roll out a perinatal mental health project to help women in the area improve their confidence and parent-child attachment.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start Hertfordshire
£122,954 09/02/2017
36
Children and young people will develop positive peer relationships, communication and life skills as a result of safe, regular, supported play opportunities in the community, integrated with other ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-65
  • BEVERLEY GOULD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired Local Government Officer
  • SIAN WHITTAKER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Commercial & Operations Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/08/2013, number: 1153287
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/11/2012, number: 08301552
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

Home Start
4-5 Bedwell Park
Stevenage
SG1 1NB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: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 HERTFORDSHIRE AND ITS ENVIRONS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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