Home-start Ceredigion
What it does
To support families throughout ceredigion who are under stress and have at least 1 child under 5 years of age
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 CEREDIGION AND ITS ENVIRONS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Ceredigion
Area of benefit in its governing document: Ceredigion and Its Environs.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £198,439 and spent £201,346.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £198,439 | £201,346 | Not reported | 15 |
| 31 March 2025 | £228,360 | £200,026 | Not reported | 27 |
| 31 March 2024 | £228,797 | £226,853 | Not reported | 25 |
| 31 March 2023 | £254,088 | £255,344 | Not reported | 25 |
| 31 March 2022 | £159,995 | £176,416 | Not reported | 31 |
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 24%, from £159,995 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £198,439 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 101% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 100% of its income in the year to 31 March 2023 came from government grants and contracts (£253,944).
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2026: Not reported. Government contracts: £45,000 from 1 contract.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | Not reported | £45,000 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2025 | £45,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £208,944 from 9 grants | £45,000 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,001 from 1 grant | £35,701 from 2 contracts |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 15 grants to this charity since 2005, worth at least £1,881,800.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£1,612,728, 7 grants
- Henry Smith Foundation£142,000, 2 grants
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£52,250, 2 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000, 2 grants
- BBC Children in Need£29,822, 1 grant
- Community Foundation in Wales£15,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2024 | Henry Smith Foundation | £35,500 |
| 14 Dec 2022 |
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Felicity Smart
- Geoff elms
- Jane Thomas
- janet young
- Mary Eileen Davies
- Miriam Menhennett
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 12 October 2026, 111 days early | Received 12 October 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 18 September 2025, 135 days early | Received 18 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 23 September 2024, 130 days early | Received 23 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 30 January 2024, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 3 February 2023, 3 days late | Received 3 February 2023 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1110771
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 8 August 2005
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 3 MAY 2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 20 JULY 2005.
- Company number
- 05441452This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- homestartuk.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Ceredigion
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.