HOME-START WATFORD AND THREE RIVERS

Charity number: 1108847
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Home-Start Watford & Three Rivers provides support to families who have at least one child under the age of five years. Support is provided by volunteers who are parents themselves they visit families once a week for two to three hours offering support, friendship and practical help in the families' homes. The service is provided in Watford, Three Rivers and Hertsmere

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £390,506
Total expenditure: £308,954

Total income includes £37,399 from 3 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

89 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 April 2005: Standard registration
  • 27 March 2023: Funds received from 268533 THE ABBOTS LANGLEY GOOD NEIGHBOURS ASSOCIATION
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05385393 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Tricia Halpin Trustee 30 May 2025
None on record
Laura Sugrue Trustee 25 September 2024
None on record
Sharon Bailey Trustee 22 July 2024
None on record
Alan Stephen Newman Trustee 22 July 2024
None on record
Sarah Louise Joy Trustee 26 July 2022
None on record
Kamaljit Johal Trustee 24 March 2021
None on record
JOHN NEIL ROBINSON Trustee 16 May 2019
Haven First
Received: On time
ST ALBANS AND WELWYN METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
DIGSWELL VILLAGE CHURCH
Recently registered
Simon Boulcott Trustee 23 September 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £290.36k £370.38k £457.39k £440.53k £390.51k
Total expenditure £281.37k £366.85k £453.20k £498.17k £308.95k
Income from government contracts £39.80k £39.80k N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £39.80k £39.80k £37.40k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 29 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 29 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 09 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 09 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 01 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 01 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 09 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 09 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 14 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 14 September 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 MARCH 2005. as amended on 23 Oct 2025

Charitable objects

3.1 TO SAFEGUARD, PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE GOOD HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN; 3.1.2 TO PREVENT CRUELTY TO OR MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN; 3.1.3 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, POVERTY AND NEED AMONGST CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN; 3.1.4 TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN BETTER STANDARDS OF CHILDCARE WITHIN THE AREA OF WATFORD AND DISTRICT AND ITS ENVIRONS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

WATFORD AND DISTRICT AND ITS ENVIRONS.

Contact information

Address:
The Lord-Lieutenant's Charity Hub
6 Hercules Way
Leavesden
Watford
WD25 7GS
Phone:
01923248010
Email:
enquiries@home-startwatford.org.uk
Website:

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