HOME-START SOUTHERN OXFORDSHIRE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 27 April 2006
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05443274
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £299,465
Latest expenditure: £212,083
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Home-Start Southern Oxfordshire, 197 Broadway, DIDCOT, OX11 8RU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.homestart-southernoxfordshire.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Home-Start is a voluntary home-visiting scheme for families with pre-school children who may be under stress and experiencing difficulties. Volunteers offer regular support to the families in their own homes.

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: 14 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 14 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £299,465
Total Gross Expenditure: £212,083

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: 30 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £254,211
Total Gross Expenditure: £196,210

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: 18 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 18 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £195,019
Total Gross Expenditure: £169,018

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: 15 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 15 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £137,596
Total Gross Expenditure: £167,299

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: 16 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 16 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £121,365
Total Gross Expenditure: £138,793

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: 14 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £299,465
Total Gross Expenditure: £212,083
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 39624
Income From Government Grants: £25,000
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: 55

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: 30 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £254,211
Total Gross Expenditure: £196,210
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 38086
Income From Government Grants: £13,477
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: 50

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: 18 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £195,019
Total Gross Expenditure: £169,018
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £16,227
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: 32

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: 15 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £137,596
Total Gross Expenditure: £167,299
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £15,127
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: 55

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: 16 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £121,365
Total Gross Expenditure: £138,793
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £12,538
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Oxfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: HOME-START SOUTHERN OXFORDSHIRE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2006-04-27T00:00:00

Charity Name: HOME-START SOUTHERN OXFORDSHIRE
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2026-10-27T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 1006230
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1006230
Assoc Charity Name: HOME START SOUTHERN OXFORDSHIRE

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4 MAY 2005 as amended on 01 Oct 2025
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/carers of children;(b) to prevent cruelty to or maltreatment of children;(c) to relieve sickness, poverty and need amongst children and parents/carers of children;(d) to promote the education of the public in better standards of child carewithin the area of southern Oxfordshire and its environs.
Area Of Benefit: SOUTHERN OXFORDSHIRE AND ITS ENVIRONS.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests