01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 23 December 2010
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 07314767
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £1,773,466
- Latest expenditure
- £1,785,571
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Koala North West, Woodchurch Lane, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH42 9PH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.koalanw.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Koala North West offers emotional and practical support to families. We aim to strengthen and widen the social support network of families. Volunteers, who are parents themselves are carefully matched to the needs of the family; they then visit the family at home, building a strong supportive relationship offering friendship, reassurance and practical help.
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
- 1 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,773,466
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,785,571
- 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
- 25 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,661,392
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,633,019
- 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
- 2 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,317,423
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,564,277
- 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
- 10 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,712,668
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,343,518
- 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
- 10 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,085,011
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,006,968
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
- 1 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,773,466
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,785,571
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 11
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 907994
- Income From Government Grants
- £80,611
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 158
- 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
- 25 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,661,392
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,633,019
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 9
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Contracts
- 876792
- Income From Government Grants
- £133,296
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 183
- 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
- 2 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,317,423
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,564,277
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 6
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Contracts
- 519809
- Income From Government Grants
- £123,167
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 189
- 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
- 10 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,712,668
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,343,518
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 6
- Count Govt Grants
- £10
- Income From Government Contracts
- 472431
- Income From Government Grants
- £527,018
- 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
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 145
- 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
- 10 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,085,011
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,006,968
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Contracts
- 205781
- Income From Government Grants
- £372,198
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 140
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
- 1 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 16163
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 106195
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1625644
- Income Investments
- 25464
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1773466
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £102,185
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,682,740
- Expenditure Other
- 646
- Expenditure Total
- 1785571
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 11150
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 218000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 12594
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 645
- Reserves
- £438,591
- Assets Total Fixed
- 130284
- Assets Own Use
- 130284
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £973,174
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £325,252
- Assets Current Investment
- 305444
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £778,206
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 325252
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £613,444
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 438591
- Funds Restricted
- 339615
- Funds Total
- 778206
- Count Employees
- 56
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 25 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 14551
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 109699
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1513839
- Income Investments
- 23303
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1661392
- Income Legacies
- 10000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £140,031
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,487,344
- Expenditure Other
- 5644
- Expenditure Total
- 1633019
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 9900
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 81806
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 12299
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -5644
- Reserves
- £455,477
- Assets Total Fixed
- 132649
- Assets Own Use
- 132649
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,056,389
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £398,727
- Assets Current Investment
- 425000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £790,311
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 398727
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £608,650
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 455477
- Funds Restricted
- 334834
- Funds Total
- 790311
- Count Employees
- 55
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 2 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 41952
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 161068
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1100503
- Income Investments
- 11500
- Income Other
- 2400
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1317423
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £157,224
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,406,216
- Expenditure Other
- 837
- Expenditure Total
- 1564277
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 134468
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 10767
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £130,738
- Assets Total Fixed
- 484850
- Assets Own Use
- 144322
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 340528
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £571,779
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £294,691
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £761,938
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 294691
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £565,743
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 490937
- Funds Restricted
- 271001
- Funds Total
- 761938
- Count Employees
- 55
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 10 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1232129
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 152084
- Income Charitable Activities
- 311601
- Income Investments
- 2914
- Income Other
- 13940
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1712668
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £127,929
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,215,109
- Expenditure Other
- 480
- Expenditure Total
- 1343518
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 122370
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 9420
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £313,655
- Assets Total Fixed
- 137432
- Assets Own Use
- 137432
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,059,330
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £187,970
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,008,792
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 187970
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £978,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 533851
- Funds Restricted
- 474941
- Funds Total
- 1008792
- Count Employees
- 53
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 10 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 732516
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 132121
- Income Charitable Activities
- 216908
- Income Investments
- 16
- Income Other
- 3450
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1085011
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £107,847
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £898,783
- Expenditure Other
- 338
- Expenditure Total
- 1006968
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 74430
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7684
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £203,129
- Assets Total Fixed
- 141135
- Assets Own Use
- 141135
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £527,345
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £28,838
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £639,642
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 28838
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £521,946
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 391029
- Funds Restricted
- 248613
- Funds Total
- 639642
- Count Employees
- 40
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Liverpool City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Merseyside
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Sefton
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Merseyside
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cheshire West & Chester
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wirral
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Merseyside
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cheshire East
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- St Helens
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Merseyside
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Warrington
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Knowsley
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Merseyside
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Halton
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Koala North West
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2011-09-14T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3965418
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1078806
- Assoc Charity Name
- HOME-START WIRRAL
- Charity Name
- Koala North West
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2010-12-23T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 14/07/2010 as amended on 23 Dec 2019 as amended on 02 Feb 2026
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ("THE OBJECTS") 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; PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE AREA OF WIRRAL AND ITS ENVIRONS ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT")
- Area Of Benefit
- WIRRAL AND ITS ENVIRONS
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 434193
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- HOME-START WIRRAL
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investment