HOME-START CRAWLEY, HORSHAM AND MID-SUSSEX

Charity number: 1132506
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We provide emotional support and practical help to families with children under five in the districts of Horsham and Mid-Sussex and the borough of Crawley. Trained volunteers visit families each week to offer individualised support and we provide weekly support groups.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £247,915
Total expenditure: £240,295

Total income includes £24,036 from 5 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

62 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

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 November 2009: Standard registration
  • 15 September 2011: Funds received from 1056862 CRAWLEY AND HORSHAM HOME-START
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Simon Owen Berkeley Chair 17 July 2017
None on record
Emily Tier Trustee 30 April 2024
None on record
Julia Wellbelove Trustee 15 April 2024
None on record
Nicholas Meinertzhagen Trustee 06 March 2023
None on record
Patricia Josephine Finnimore Trustee 02 July 2018
None on record
Sumant Kumar Raja Gupta Trustee 05 March 2018
None on record
SIMON VICTOR TORN Trustee
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 £174.53k £164.41k £234.63k £250.12k £247.92k
Total expenditure £153.24k £171.19k £191.97k £224.19k £240.30k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income from government grants £26.15k £29.54k £28.10k £28.50k £24.04k

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 14 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 14 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 16 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 07 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 07 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 23 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 23 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 December 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 10 AUGUST 2009

Charitable objects

(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 CARE WITHIN THE AREA OF CRAWLEY, HORSHAM, MID-SUSSEX AND THEIR ENVIRONS.

Area of benefit

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

CRAWLEY, HORSHAM, MID-SUSSEX

Contact information

Address:
HOME-START CHAMS
The Orchard
1-2 Gleneagles Court
Brighton Road
CRAWLEY
RH10 6AD
Phone:
01293416327
Email:
info@homestartchams.org.uk
Website:

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