01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 14 April 2005
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 05387939
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £665,882
- Latest expenditure
- £671,520
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: HOME-START, 1462 WIMBORNE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH10 7AS
Website recorded by the regulator: www.homestartwessex.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Home-Start Wessex is a family support charity that provides vital care to families at a crucial time in their lives. The support is offered to families with at least one child under 5 through individually designed packages of practical and emotional help lasting for around 6 months. This is either provided with one-to-one support in their own homes or through group support and therapy.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £665,882
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £671,520
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £494,501
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £512,573
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £418,651
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £390,696
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £269,880
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £285,065
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £224,460
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £232,853
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 18 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £665,882
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £671,520
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 8500
- Income From Government Grants
- £65,193
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 90
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 10 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £494,501
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £512,573
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 6000
- Income From Government Grants
- £70,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 70
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 14 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £418,651
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £390,696
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 9975
- Income From Government Grants
- £50,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 70
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 3 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £269,880
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £285,065
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 9975
- Income From Government Grants
- £15,922
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 70
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £224,460
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £232,853
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 9975
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 68
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 18 August 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 31775
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 39194
- Income Charitable Activities
- 587787
- Income Investments
- 7126
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 665882
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £10,598
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £660,922
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 671520
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 1526
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 10218
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £196,079
- Assets Total Fixed
- 190000
- Assets Own Use
- 190000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £215,939
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £117,360
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £288,579
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 117360
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £198,491
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 196079
- Funds Restricted
- 92500
- Funds Total
- 288579
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Poole
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bournemouth
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dorset
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Home-Start Wessex
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-08-26T00:00:00
- Reason
- Removed by application
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5224449
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1207108
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE DORCHESTER CHILD CONTACT CENTRE
- Charity Name
- Home-Start Wessex
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-01-17T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4036364
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1122122
- Assoc Charity Name
- HOME-START WEST DORSET
- Charity Name
- Home-Start Wessex
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2005-04-14T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10 MARCH 2005 AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 6 JULY 2006 as amended on 05 May 2022 as amended on 23 Nov 2022 as amended on 09 May 2024 as amended on 12 Dec 2024
- Charitable Objects
- The objects of the Charity are: 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 across the Wessex conurbation which includes, Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, the Purbecks, Dorchester, Weymouth, Portland, Bridport and its environs.
- Area Of Benefit
- WITHIN THE AREA OF BOURNEMOUTH, POOLE AND ITS ENVIRONS.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 456676
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- HOME-START (BOURNEMOUTH & POOLE)
- Charity Name Id
- 456687
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- HOME-START SOUTH EAST DORSET
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment