Home-start Conwy
What it does
HOME-START CONWY IS A VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION WHICH OFFERS FRIENDSHIP, SUPPORT AND PRACTICAL HELP TO FAMILIES EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES, WHERE THERE IS AT LEAST ONE CHILD UNDER 14 IN THE HOUSEHOLD. SUPPORT IS PROVIDED PRIMARILY THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF HOME VISITING, ALTHOUGH OPPORTUNITIES TO SOCIALISE ARE ALSO PROVIDED.
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 CHILDCARE WITHIN THE AREA OF CONWY AND ITS ENVIRONS.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- 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
- Conwy
Area of benefit in its governing document: Conwy and Its Environs
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £200,237 and spent £157,863.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £200,237 | £157,863 | Not reported | 26 |
| 31 March 2024 | £129,286 | £111,811 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 March 2023 | £97,955 | £106,169 | Not reported | 50 |
| 31 March 2022 | £151,110 | £92,936 | Not reported | 19 |
| 31 March 2021 | £95,661 | £65,410 | Not reported | 28 |
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 109%, from £95,661 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £200,237 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 79% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 82% of its income in the year to 31 March 2023 came from government grants and contracts (£80,000).
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: £28,500 from 1 contract.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | £28,500 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | £47,250 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2023 | £40,000 from 2 grants | £40,000 from 2 contracts |
| 31 March 2022 | £45,235 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £31,283 from 7 grants | £35,000 from 1 contract |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 10 grants to this charity since 2009, worth at least £668,729.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£471,079, 3 grants
- Steve Morgan Foundation£156,000, 2 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000, 2 grants
- BBC Children in Need£19,650, 2 grants
- Community Foundation in Wales£2,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 2024 | Steve Morgan Foundation | £80,000 |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £10,000 |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £10,000 |
| 6 Feb 2024 | Community Foundation in Wales | £2,000 |
| 20 Oct 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £500 |
| 30 Jul 2021 | BBC Children in Need | £19,150 |
| 7 Apr 2021 | Steve Morgan Foundation | £76,000 |
| 24 Jul 2013 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £249,774 |
| 26 Nov 2009 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £219,446 |
| 1 May 2009 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £1,859 |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Dawn Wynne
- Elaine Rigby
- Gareth Earlandson Conwy
- Pamela Goodwin
- Sue Cooper
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 13 January 2026, 18 days early | Received 13 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 26 November 2024, 66 days early | Received 26 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 25 October 2023, 98 days early | Received 25 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 6 January 2023, 25 days early | Received 6 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 22 March 2022, 50 days late | Received 9 December 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1109685
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 25 May 2005
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18 MARCH 2005.
- Company number
- 05397868This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Council area of its contact address
- Conwy
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.