HOME-START WEST DORSET

Charity number: 1122122
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Home-Start West Dorset offers support, friendship and practical assistance to families in need or under pressure across the West Dorset and Weymouth and Portland District Council areas that have at least one child below five years of age. Our 3 part time organisers recruit, prepare and support volunteers who then visit families in their own homes to offer parent-to-parent support.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £80,331
Total expenditure: £156,485

Total income includes £33,131 from 2 government grant(s)

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

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 December 2007: Standard registration
  • 17 January 2025: Removed (Ceased to exist)
  • 17 January 2025: Funds transferred to 1138382 Home-Start Blackmore Vale
  • 17 January 2025: Funds transferred to 1109046 Home-Start Wessex
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £132.77k £192.61k £110.37k £117.27k £80.33k
Total expenditure £135.14k £124.67k £116.42k £135.48k £156.49k
Income from government contracts £17.10k N/A £17.10k N/A N/A
Income from government grants £5.22k £57.64k N/A £17.10k £33.13k

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 2024 01 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 01 January 2025 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2022 14 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 14 September 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2021 30 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021

(These accounts
have been qualified)

30 September 2021 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2020 11 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 10 January 2021 On Time
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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 INCORPORATED 26 FEBRUARY 2007

Charitable objects

1 TO SAFEGUARD, PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE GOOD HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN; 2 TO PREVENT CRUELTY TO OR MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN; 3 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, POVERTY AND NEED AMONGST CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN; 4 TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN BETTER STANDARDS OF CHILD CARE WITHIN THE AREA OF WEST DORSET AND ITS ENVIRONS.

Area of benefit

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

WEST DORSET