HOME START NORTHAMPTON

Charity number: 1116665
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

HOME-START NORTHAMPTON PROVIDES A UNIQUE SERVICE FOR FAMILIES LIVING IN THE BOROUGH OF NORTHAMPTON - RECRUITING AND TRAINING VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT PARENTS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AT HOME IN SITUATIONS AS DIVERSE AS ISOLATION, BEREAVEMENT, MULTIPLE BIRTHS, ILLNESS, DISABILITY OR WHO ARE JUST FINDING PARENTING A STRUGGLE. THEY PROVIDE NON-JUDGEMENTAL, PRACTICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £179,762
Total expenditure: £161,820

Total income includes £62,763 from 4 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

32 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Northamptonshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 November 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05836827 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Julia Halliwell Chair 24 March 2022
None on record
Robin Draper Trustee 20 February 2025
None on record
Carole Dehghani Trustee 21 November 2024
None on record
Fiona Seymour Trustee 30 January 2024
None on record
Wayne Lawrence Trustee 08 January 2024
None on record
Peter Greenham Trustee 08 January 2024
None on record
Samantha Armsby Trustee 08 January 2024
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 £178.23k £154.90k £122.55k £160.29k £179.76k
Total expenditure £120.34k £107.82k £157.19k £172.60k £161.82k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £9.98k N/A £17.40k £1.25k £62.76k

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 27 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 27 January 2026 On time
Annual return 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 10 February 2025 10 days late
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 JUNE 2006 as amended on 18 Sept 2025 as amended on 18 Sept 2025

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.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.

Contact information

Address:
17 Vicarage Lane
Denton
NORTHAMPTON
NN7 1DT
Phone:
01604627692
Email:
enquiries@homestartwestnorthants.org.uk
Website:

homestart-northampton.org.uk