Overall GiG Score: -6 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 1
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +1

HOME-START KIRKCALDY 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely female
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Established: 31 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Total income £100,763 £104,922 £101,493 £119,610 £116,311 £130,534
Total spending £96,459 £103,996 £107,528 £105,908 £116,947 £132,742
Surplus/deficit £4,304 £926 -£6,035 £13,702 -£636 -£2,208
What it does
  • It does none of these
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Where it operates
  • Fife

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Home-Start Kirkcaldy
£18,582 08/08/2019
36
Weekly family groups for children under 5 and their parents or carers, affected by social and economic challenges and family difficulties. Children and parents will learn to play together, be more ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (3)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 66-74
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 02/11/1992, number: SC020659
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/03/2005, number: SC280862
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

5 South Fergus Place, Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY1 1YA

Objectives

The objectsfor which HOME-START is established 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 childcare within the area of Kirkcaldy and its environs Infurtherance of the foregoing, but for no other purpose, HOME-START shall have the following powers:- i) Obtain, collect and receive moneyandfunds by way of contributions, donations, affiliation fees, subscriptions, legacies, grants and any other lawful method, and accept gifts of property of any description whether subject to any special trusts or not PROVIDED that HOME-START shall not, undertake any permanent trading activities in raising funds for the said objects. ii) Procure and provide information. iii) Procure to be written and print, publish, issue and circulate gratuitously or otherwise any reports or periodicals, books, pamphlets, leaflets or other documents. iv) Arrange and provide for or join in arranging and providing for the holding of exhibitions, meetings, lectures and classes. . v) Promote, advance or undertake organised research and experimental work in connection with any of the above mentioned objects and publish the useful results of such research.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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