HOME-START UK
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-24 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Following a comprehensive evaluation of the reserves and strategic planning activities conducted throughout the year, the trustees have determined that the charity possesses adequate reserves to maintain its operations as a going concern. After thorough deliberation of the charity's budgets, forecasts, cash flow projections, reserve levels, and financial arrangements, the trustee board has ascertained that there are no significant uncertainties that would affect Home-Start UK's ability to operate for a minimum of 12 months.”
Group structure
- HOME-START UK · parent
- Home-Start Consultancy Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The year 2024-25 has been a year of growth, learning, and steadfast commitment to our mission: supporting families when they need it most. Across the country, our network of local Home-Starts has supported 58,938 families and 76,750 children.”
- “Strategic partnerships with the Pears Foundation, Cadent, SGN, People's Postcode Lottery and John Lewis Partnership are expanding volunteer support, funding local services, and ensuring families facing disadvantage receive practical help.”
- “The launch of our Learning Management System and our ongoing investment in volunteer and staff training are enhancing skills, accessibility, and the reach of our work.”
- “Achievements such as Investors in People Silver accreditation and recognition through national awards are a tribute to the dedication and expertise of our people and volunteers.”
- “At the end of the year, we said goodbye to our CEO Peter Grigg who led Home Start for 5 years... We would also like to thank Vivien Waterfield who stepped in as interim CEO.”
- “As we move into the next phase of our development with new Co-CEOs, Natalie Acton and Jodie Reed we will build on our successes, and remain focused on our vision that no parent feels alone.”
- “We launched our first-ever TV advertising campaign aired on ITV3, featuring real parent stories and highlighting the challenges families face.”
- “The Prince and Princess of Wales visited Home-Start Lorn in Tobermory, shining a national spotlight on rural community support.”
- “Our first in-person volunteer awards in 12 years were held as a hybrid event at the RAC Club Pall Mall, hosted by Ambassador Kirstie Allsopp and President James Sainsbury OBE.”
- “Home-Start Uk was rated "exemplary" in its ISO 9001 Assessment, reflecting robust internal systems and effective governance.”
- “Our main office successfully relocated under a 12-month temporary lease, ensuring operational continuity while adapting to new ways of working.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOLLEDGE, Natalie | Secretary | 2024-02-01 | — | — |
| AYIVOR, Raymond | Director | 2021-12-08 | Jan 1974 | British |
| DUXBURY, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2024-03-20 | Mar 1970 | British |
| HINNIGAN, Lin | Director | 2021-09-14 | Nov 1952 | British |
| SIFFEL, Gyongyi | Director | 2021-12-08 | Aug 1983 | Hungarian |
| SPENCE, Tara | Director | 2024-03-20 | Oct 1980 | British |
| WAHEED, Faiza | Director | 2024-03-20 | Jul 1980 | British |
| WILMSHURST, Euan | Director | 2024-03-20 | Feb 1973 | British |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATTFIELD, Christine Marie | Secretary | 2005-03-03 | 2015-06-15 |
| PARKINSON, Robert Edward | Secretary | 2015-06-15 | 2015-09-30 |
| THOMAS, Peter Andrew | Secretary | 2015-09-30 | 2022-09-28 |
| AHMED, Bushra Anoud | Director | 2021-12-08 | 2024-07-04 |
| BENNETT, Deborah Mary | Director | 2019-06-26 | 2021-06-22 |
| BISHOP, Susan Annette | Director | 2014-03-13 | 2018-12-12 |
| BLACKDEN, Benjamin Paul | Director | 2010-07-05 | 2012-03-15 |
| BOLLAND, Sheena | Director | 2019-06-26 | 2025-06-20 |
| BRADLEY, Hilary | Director | 2012-12-03 | 2015-06-25 |
| BRYAN, Elizabeth Mary, Dr | Director | 2005-03-03 | 2006-03-01 |
| CASTELL, Sophie Elissa, Dr | Director | 2021-12-08 | 2023-09-27 |
| CHAPMAN, Christine | Director | 2024-10-04 | 2025-06-22 |
| CLARKSON, Felicity Ann | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2021-09-14 |
| CORRY, Anna | Director | 2018-06-27 | 2023-03-21 |
| DENNIS, Joanna Marie | Director | 2016-09-29 | 2022-09-28 |
| DICKSON, Naomi Michelle | Director | 2021-12-08 | 2024-03-20 |
| DOWNIE, John Alexander | Director | 2018-09-26 | 2019-09-18 |
| EVANS, Virginia Susan | Director | 2005-03-03 | 2006-05-24 |
| EVATT, Lesley | Director | 2011-09-07 | 2012-09-13 |
| FARNWORTH, Susi Jane | Director | 2018-06-27 | 2019-12-11 |
| FIRTH, Barbara Joan | Director | 2018-09-26 | 2024-10-04 |
| FOSTER, Karen Julie | Director | 2016-12-08 | 2019-10-01 |
| GRAHAM, Karen Anne, Dr | Director | 2017-09-21 | 2023-09-27 |
| GRIFFITHS, Rhoslyn James | Director | 2015-03-09 | 2016-01-31 |
| HILL-SMITH, Elizabeth Carol | Director | 2016-09-29 | 2022-09-28 |
| HOLLAMBY, Dominic Charles | Director | 2005-03-03 | 2005-09-16 |
| HUNTINGDON, Peter | Director | 2007-05-22 | 2010-07-05 |
| JAMES, Oliver William | Director | 2005-09-14 | 2008-12-08 |
| KING, Christopher David Gerard | Director | 2005-09-14 | 2006-09-13 |
| LEWIS, Brian | Director | 2007-09-12 | 2009-06-02 |
| MADIN, Margot Jane | Director | 2013-06-20 | 2019-09-18 |
| MATHIAS, Christopher Anthony | Director | 2005-09-14 | 2007-02-28 |
| MCCLORY, Jan | Director | 2011-09-07 | 2016-04-04 |
| MOFFETT, Jinty | Director | 2007-09-12 | 2011-09-09 |
| MORRIS, Lucy Henrietta | Director | 2005-09-14 | 2015-07-03 |
| MURISON, Sanchi Margaret | Director | 2009-09-09 | 2017-06-26 |
| NICHOLSON, Lindsay | Director | 2005-09-14 | 2008-09-10 |
| POSOCCO, Louise | Director | 2007-09-12 | 2012-07-20 |
| ROSE, Wendy Elizabeth | Director | 2005-09-14 | 2017-09-21 |
| ROSKILL, Clare Frances | Director | 2005-09-14 | 2016-12-08 |
| SAINSBURY, Timothy James | Director | 2005-09-14 | 2016-09-29 |
| SHEVAS, Anne Jane | Director | 2016-09-29 | 2021-12-08 |
| START, Wendy Maureen | Director | 2005-09-14 | 2016-09-29 |
| SUGARMAN, Philip Ashley | Director | 2016-12-08 | 2022-12-07 |
| TOWNEND, Andrew James | Director | 2005-09-14 | 2007-09-12 |
| WIGGINTON, Matthew | Director | 2018-09-26 | 2021-06-22 |
| WOLFF, Alexander Edwin | Director | 2009-09-09 | 2012-12-03 |
| YOUNG, Maire | Director | 2007-05-22 | 2017-09-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 178 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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last 24 months
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