Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 12

No PartB

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

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 18

HOME-START BERKSHIRE EAST

Provision of home support and play groups to disadvantaged families with young children.

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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
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: 9 years

www.hsslough.co.uk

office@hsslough.co.uk

01753 572958

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
31/03/23	£207	£214	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/22	£237	£234	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	43
31/03/21	£233	£197	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	49
31/03/20	£172	£179	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	38
31/03/19	£167	£174	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	39
31/03/18	£137	£134	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£107	£108	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£118	£64	£53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Slough,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
60 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	£276,100
BBC Children in Need	£108,139
DCMS	£45,250
Co-Operative Group	£4,350

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Home-Start Slough
£94,400	06/11/2023	towards three years‘ continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing support for families with children with learning difficulties and/or autism in Slough, Berkshire.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Home-Start Slough
£98,600	07/04/2022 36	towards three years' running costs of a project providing direct support for vulnerable families, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, in Slough, Berkshire.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start Slough
£108,139	10/08/2021	This project will support children from low income families and experiencing poor health and diet in Slough. Children will improve their emotional wellbeing, physical health and dental health.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£45,250	11/08/2020	"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."
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Home-Start Slough
£83,100	10/12/2019 36	towards three years' running costs of a Home-Start in a deprived area of Slough, Berkshire
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Home-Start Slough
£4,350	15/11/2019	We want to provide ten special fun days over the coming year, involving play, adventure and games at our weekly Family Support Group.
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving mental health in the whole family
£419,289	18/04/2019 36	This partnership will work together in partnership to deliver a suite of mental health services for the whole family from pre-birth. The proposal is holistic, innovative and collaborative, whilst ....more This partnership will work together in partnership to deliver a suite of mental health services for the whole family from pre-birth. The proposal is holistic, innovative and collaborative, whilst also taking into account local differences, and takes a strong early intervention approach. The project aims to support the whole family to improve mental and emotional health and life prospects.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Home-Start Slough
£3,392	29/11/2017	We want to enable disadvantaged, isolated children to attend a local weekly family support group to meet and play with other children.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Home-Start Slough
£66,000	08/12/2016 36	towards three years' salary of a Family Support Co-ordinator at a project in Berkshire providing support to disadvantaged families with young children with autism and learning difficulties

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 29-65

DAVID ASHWELL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Certified Chartered Accountant

FIONA VARDY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Social Worker

HELEN LOUISE NICKLESS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Sales Manager

JANICE MILLER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY TRUST, THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY,

KAREN OLNEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Financial Services Consultant

LESLEY MICHAELIS (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Sales And Marketing Director, Other trusteeship: THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH,

PREETKIRAN SINGH DHOOT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Solicitor

RACHEL HEDGES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Human Resources Executive

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/06/2015, number: 1162003
Registered at Companies House on 27/04/2015, number: 09563378

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

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

29 Church Street
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 1PL

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 SLOUGH AND BURNHAM AND ITS ENVIRONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SLOUGH AND BURNHAM AND ITS ENVIRONS

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