01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 3 January 2017
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 10348139
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £932,242
- Latest expenditure
- £875,839
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Maldon District Council, Princes Road, MALDON, Essex, CM9 5DL
Website recorded by the regulator: www.home-startessex.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Home-Start Essex recruits and trains volunteers to offer, in families own homes, friendship, support and practical help to parents experiencing difficulties. The families must have at least one child under the age of five. Volunteers are managed by the scheme which in turn is supported by Home-Start UK. Home-Start Essex operates in the county of Essex.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- 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
- 24 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £932,242
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £875,839
- 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
- 27 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £952,750
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £918,411
- 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
- 29 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £795,518
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £799,065
- 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
- 26 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £799,933
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £751,531
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £821,377
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £621,017
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 24 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £932,242
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £875,839
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £16
- Income From Government Contracts
- 175000
- Income From Government Grants
- £248,805
- 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
- 100
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 27 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £952,750
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £918,411
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Contracts
- 175000
- Income From Government Grants
- £90,121
- 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
- 246
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 29 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £795,518
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £799,065
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 76198
- Income From Government Grants
- £17,231
- 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
- 255
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 26 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £799,933
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £751,531
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 76765
- Income From Government Grants
- £20,640
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 158
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £821,377
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £621,017
- 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
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 107057
- Income From Government Grants
- £107,057
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 161
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 24 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 45177
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 25414
- Income Charitable Activities
- 851196
- Income Investments
- 10455
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 932242
- Income Legacies
- 6645
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,698
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £871,141
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 875839
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 15274
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 107336
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £430,342
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £659,945
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £46,963
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £612,982
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 46963
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £603,991
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 430342
- Funds Restricted
- 182640
- Funds Total
- 612982
- Count Employees
- 39
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 27 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 15316
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 250918
- Income Charitable Activities
- 681584
- Income Investments
- 4932
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 952750
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £141,920
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £776,491
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 918411
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 12602
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 93554
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £470,234
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £606,576
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £49,997
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £556,579
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 49997
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £573,038
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 470234
- Funds Restricted
- 86345
- Funds Total
- 556579
- Count Employees
- 39
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 29 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 16196
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 27983
- Income Charitable Activities
- 749314
- Income Investments
- 2025
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 795518
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,753
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £795,312
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 799065
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 12438
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 126582
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £436,030
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £541,435
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £19,195
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £522,240
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 19195
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £479,568
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 436030
- Funds Restricted
- 86210
- Funds Total
- 522240
- Count Employees
- 41
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 26 November 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 80439
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 16094
- Income Charitable Activities
- 701969
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 1431
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 799933
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,357
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £749,174
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 751531
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 11519
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 49710
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £470,705
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £576,348
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £50,561
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £525,787
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 50561
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £510,796
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 470705
- Funds Restricted
- 55082
- Funds Total
- 525787
- Count Employees
- 40
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 117857
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2332
- Income Charitable Activities
- 670842
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 30346
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 821377
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £621,017
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 621017
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10055
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 100679
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £386,994
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £535,781
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £58,396
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £477,385
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 58396
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £494,501
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 386994
- Funds Restricted
- 90391
- Funds Total
- 477385
- Count Employees
- 38
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Essex
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- HOME-START ESSEX
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2018-04-09T00:00:00
- Reason
- Amalgamated
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4006466
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1102586
- Assoc Charity Name
- HOME START WITHAM BRAINTREE AND HALSTEAD
- Charity Name
- HOME-START ESSEX
- Charity Event Order
- 4
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2019-03-26T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (gi)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4020299
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1112594
- Assoc Charity Name
- HOME-START CHELMSFORD
- Charity Name
- HOME-START ESSEX
- Charity Event Order
- 6
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2019-08-14T00:00:00
- Reason
- Amalgamated
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4012402
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1107068
- Assoc Charity Name
- HOME-START MALDON
- Charity Name
- HOME-START ESSEX
- Charity Event Order
- 5
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2019-07-04T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3999787
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1097508
- Assoc Charity Name
- HOME-START UTTLESFORD
- Charity Name
- HOME-START ESSEX
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2017-01-03T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- HOME-START ESSEX
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2018-05-02T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (gi)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4013599
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1107861
- Assoc Charity Name
- HOME-START BRENTWOOD
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26 AUG 2016 as amended on 12 Sept 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 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 ESSEX AND ITS ENVIRONS.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures