Home-start County Borough of Wrexham
What it does
Home-Start is a voluntary oragnisation which uses volunteers to support families with at least one child from conception to 12 years at times of stress. It does this by recruiting, preparing and supporting volunteers from the local community. Taking accessing and matching referrals for families to volunteer support.
Its charitable purposes
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 WREXHAM MAELOR DISTRICT
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Accommodation and housing
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Wrexham
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £296,521 and spent £294,497.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £296,521 | £294,497 | Not reported | 42 |
| 31 March 2024 | £297,120 | £299,451 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 March 2023 | £249,180 | £253,301 | Not reported | 37 |
| 31 March 2022 | £247,263 | £226,840 | Not reported | 36 |
| 31 March 2021 | £242,780 | £211,639 | Not reported | 40 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 22%, from £242,780 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £296,521 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 99% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £184,213 from 6 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £184,213 from 6 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £183,993 from 5 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | £110,380 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2021 | Not reported | £66,552 from 1 contract |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 13 grants to this charity since 2013, worth at least £614,809.
By funder
- Henry Smith Foundation£306,600, 3 grants
- The National Lottery Community Fund£129,705, 3 grants
- BBC Children in Need£78,079, 2 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£60,000, 2 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£25,000, 1 grant
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport£10,425, 1 grant
- Steve Morgan Foundation£5,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,892 |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £40,000 |
| 16 May 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £99,822 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,991 |
| 11 Mar 2022 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £20,000 |
| 26 Feb 2022 | Postcode Community Trust | £25,000 |
| 23 Sept 2021 | Henry Smith Foundation | £148,300 |
| 17 Jun 2020 | BBC Children in Need | £2,500 |
| 9 Apr 2020 | Steve Morgan Foundation | £5,000 |
| 1 Feb 2019 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | £10,425 |
All 13 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Sept 2018 | Henry Smith Foundation | £119,200 |
| 27 Jun 2018 | BBC Children in Need | £75,579 |
| 14 Mar 2013 | Henry Smith Foundation | £39,100 |
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Katie Rees-JonesChair
- Jennifer Owen
- Jill Morris
- Linda Hopwood
- Patricia Kearsley
- Stephen Williams
- Tricia Bridgewater
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 14 November 2025, 78 days early | Received 14 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 20 December 2024, 42 days early | Received 20 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 16 October 2023, 107 days early | Received 16 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 7 December 2022, 55 days early | Received 7 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 24 November 2021, 68 days early | Received 24 November 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1105325
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 5 August 2004
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 30 JUNE 2004
- Company number
- 05166704This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- homestartwrexham.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Wrexham
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.