Home-Start Nottingham
Income
£309k
▼ 53.4% on 2025
Expenditure
£416k
▼ 26.2% on 2025
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
5
4.1y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
120
▲ 37 volunteers on 2025
Overview
Home-Start Nottingham's network
6 people6 organisationsi5 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Home-Start Nottingham. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
5 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Howling | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Iqra Zafar | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Judith Burgess | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Katherine Allen | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Peter Hunt | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sara Elizabeth Leivers | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2014 | 12 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Board
The board
5 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Howling | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Iqra Zafar | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Judith Burgess | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Katherine Allen | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Peter Hunt | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sara Elizabeth Leivers | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2014 | 12 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Former company secretaries of the charitable company: Susan Ann Fenton (2007-2014), Michael Denis Drury (2003-2004), Peter John Bateson (2003-2008). Full officer list
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
3.8y
median 4y
Longest tenure
7y
since 2019
Years in governance
3.9y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
5
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
2
of 5 on the board
5 trustees on the board
- Clare Howling since 2019
- Iqra Zafar since 2023
- Judith Burgess since 2022
- Katherine Allen since 2025
- Peter Hunt since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Clare Howling since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Clare Howling since 2019
- Iqra Zafar since 2023
- Judith Burgess since 2022
- Katherine Allen since 2025
- Peter Hunt since 2022
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Economic/community Development/employment 5Education/training 5The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 5
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Health and social care 5Hospitality 1
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Network
Network
iThe large node is Home-Start Nottingham. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
6 financial years held, 2021 to 2026, years ending 31 March.
Income and expenditure
6 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000, so some years show the totals only.
Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | ||||||
| Total income | £606.16k | £672.80k | £701.96k | £659.42k | £663.27k | £309.26k |
| Total expenditure | £528.58k | £534.04k | £617.22k | £635.36k | £563.84k | £415.89k |
| Government income | ||||||
| Government contracts | £478.38k | £564.62k | £558.25k | £546.80k | £448.56k | £49.38k |
| Government grants | £3.50k | Not reported | Not reported | £45.00k | £27.30k | £27.30k |
| Income by source | ||||||
| Donations and legacies | £68.77k | £56.81k | £61.46k | £49.18k | £23.88k | Not reported |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | Not reported |
| Charitable activities | £536.17k | £615.61k | £636.37k | £591.80k | £610.35k | Not reported |
| Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | Not reported |
| Investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | Not reported |
| Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | Not reported |
| Other income | £1.23k | £377 | £4.13k | £18.44k | £29.03k | Not reported |
| Expenditure by type | ||||||
| Charitable activities | £518.62k | £532.64k | £616.77k | £635.36k | £563.84k | Not reported |
| Raising funds | £9.96k | £1.41k | £455 | £0 | £0 | Not reported |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | Not reported |
| Governance | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | Not reported |
| Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | Not reported |
| Other expenditure | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | Not reported |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2021 from the register extract of 18 October 2026.
Assets and liabilities
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £8.80k | £8.48k | £8.58k | £5.49k | £2.88k |
| Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other assets | £513.72k | £655.46k | £754.85k | £799.27k | £818.82k |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £117.91k | £120.58k | £135.31k | £152.59k | £70.09k |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £404.61k | £543.37k | £628.11k | £652.17k | £751.60k |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2021 from the register extract of 18 October 2026.
Funds and reserves
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £384.55k | £529.74k | £628.11k | £652.17k | £751.60k |
| Restricted funds | £20.06k | £13.62k | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Endowment funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total funds | £404.61k | £543.37k | £628.11k | £652.17k | £751.60k |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £384.55k | £529.74k | £628.11k | £652.17k | £751.60k |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £513.72k | £655.46k | £754.85k | £799.27k | £818.82k |
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2021 from the register extract of 18 October 2026.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 6 years.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | 22 October 2026 | 22 October 2026 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | 25 September 2025 | 25 September 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | 18 October 2024 | 18 October 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | 3 November 2023 | 3 November 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | 13 October 2022 | 13 October 2022 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | 7 October 2021 | 7 October 2021 | On time | Accounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 04698694 has made 22 accounts filings since 2004. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 15 September 2025 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 31 March 2024 | 1 October 2024 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 31 March 2023 | 11 October 2023 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages |
| 31 March 2022 | 5 October 2022 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 March 2021 | 28 September 2021 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 31 March 2020 | 26 October 2020 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages |
| 31 March 2019 | 28 October 2019 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 31 March 2018 | 8 November 2018 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages |
| 31 March 2017 | 19 December 2017 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages |
| 31 March 2016 | 2 December 2016 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages |
| 31 March 2015 | 2 December 2015 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages |
| 31 March 2014 | 15 December 2014 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 31 March 2013 | 23 December 2013 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages |
| 31 March 2012 | 3 January 2013 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages |
| 31 March 2011 | 14 December 2011 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages |
| 31 March 2010 | 13 December 2010 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages |
| 31 March 2009 | 28 January 2010 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages |
| 31 March 2008 | 26 January 2009 | Partial exemption accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages |
| 31 March 2007 | 10 January 2008 | Accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages |
| 31 March 2006 | 11 September 2006 | Accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 31 March 2005 | 1 September 2005 | Accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)14 pages |
| 31 March 2004 | 3 September 2004 | Accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)13 pages |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.
Grants
Funding received
10 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 10 November 2006 to 8 November 2024.Total from published grants
£548k
£547,524
Grants
10
published to 360Giving
Funders
6
distinct funders
Latest grant
Nov 2024
8 November 2024
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.£9k2006
£261k2010
£25k2012
£10k2014
£7k2016
£27k2018
£20k2020
£90k2021
£100k2024
Funders
6 funders| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 4 | £286,312 | 2006 to 2016 |
| Henry Smith Foundation | 2 | £120,000 | 2021 to 2024 |
| Postcode Community Trust | 1 | £70,000 | 2024 |
| BBC Children in Need | 1 | £26,712 | 2018 |
| Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | 1 | £24,500 | 2012 |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | 1 | £20,000 | 2020 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 November 2024 | Henry Smith Foundation | Grant to Home-Start Nottingham | £30,000 |
| 30 June 2024 | Postcode Community Trust | Millionaire Street 2024 05w3 | £70,000 |
| 2 November 2021 | Henry Smith Foundation | Grant to Home-Start Nottingham | £90,000 |
| 9 October 2020 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Main Grants award | £20,000 |
| 30 July 2018 | BBC Children in Need | Grant to Home-Start Nottingham | £26,712 |
| 23 March 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | The purchase and installation of a new boiler. | £6,756 |
| 30 January 2014 | The National Lottery Community Fund | The Purchase and installation of IT equipment and staff training | £9,774 |
| 27 January 2012 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | Grant to Home-Start Nottingham | £24,500 |
| 11 February 2010 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Support for parents and carers with additional needs | £260,787 |
| 10 November 2006 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Home-Start Nottingham Families Drop-In | £8,995 |
Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
- The National Lottery Community Fund (4 grants) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- Henry Smith Foundation (2 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Garfield Weston Foundation (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- BBC Children in Need (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Postcode Lottery (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
- 1.
TO
SAFEGUARD, PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE GOOD HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL, OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN. - 2.
TO
PREVENT CRUELTY TO OR MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN. - 3.
TO
RELIEVE SICKNESS, POVERTY AND NEED AMONGST CHILDREN AND THE PARENTS OF CHILDREN. - 4.
TO
PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN BETTER STANDARDS OF CHILDCARE WITHIN THE AREA OF NOTTINGHAM AND ITS ENVIRONS.
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Local authority: Nottinghamshire
- Area of benefit
- NOTTINGHAM
AND ITS ENVIRONS as filed - Governing document
- MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 14TH MARCH 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 27 APRIL 2009 as amended on 14 May 2025 as filed - Register history
- 11 April 2003Registered
- 4 February 2019Received assets from Home-Start Ashfield (1123232)
- 12 February 2025Received assets from Critchley Charitable Trust (238259)
Policies the charity says it has
Governing documents at Companies House
- 17 September 2025Resolution
- 4 August 2025Memorandum and articles
- 14 March 2003Incorporation documents
Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.home-startnottingham.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Home-Start Nottingham
- Registered
- 2003