HOME-START UK

About HOME-START UK

HOME-START UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1108837). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Platinum" rating with a CharityScore of 90/100 — one of the highest-rated charities in England and Wales for governance and transparency. This places it among the top-rated charities in our database, reflecting strong performance across governance, financial health, and regulatory compliance. In its most recent reporting year (2025), HOME-START UK reported a total income of £5,242,050 and total expenditure of £4,475,967, a spending ratio of 85% indicating a strong proportion of funds directed to charitable work. According to the Charity Commission register, HOME-START UK describes its activities as follows: Home-Start offers informal and friendly support to families with young children, providing a lifeline to thousands of parents and children in around 300 communities across the UK, and with forces families in Germany and Cyprus.Support is free, confidential and non-judgemental, and the quality of this is maintained with local schemes working to national standards. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for HOME-START UK. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Financial History

Latest spending ratio: 85.4% of income spent on charitable work