Activities

As described by the charity on the register

Home-Start offers informal and friendly support to families with young children, providing a lifeline to thousands of parents and children in around 300 communities across the UK, and with forces families in Germany and Cyprus.Support is free, confidential and non-judgemental, and the quality of this is maintained with local schemes working to national standards.

Latest income

£5.2m

Expenditure

£4.5m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £7.0m £5.2m
2022-03-31 £4.9m £4.9m
2023-03-31 £3.8m £5.9m
2024-03-31 £3.8m £3.9m
2025-03-31 £5.2m £4.5m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £1.6m
Charitable activities £3.5m
Trading £35k
Investment income £58k
Total income £5.2m

Spending

Charitable spend £3.8m
Raising funds £676k
Grants to institutions £1.1m
Governance £28k
Total expenditure £4.5m

Balance sheet

Reserves £1.8m
Total funds £2.7m
— restricted £412k
— unrestricted £2.3m
— endowment £0
Total assets £2.7m
Cash £1.3m

People

Employees 50

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Other Charitable Purposes

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities

How it works

  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.