Registered charity · Tunbridge Wells
Home-Start South West Kent
Home-Start South West Kent is a registered charity (number 1105047) based in Tunbridge Wells, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Angus Robert Lockhart Bogle since 2019. Latest income £189k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 9 trustees
- Income £189k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Angus Robert Lockhart BogleChair · since 2019
- Dennis John AkehurstTrustee · since 2017
- Jennifer Anne CrossTrustee · since 2023
- Joanne MerrickTrustee · since 2023
- Mark WeareTrustee · since 2022
- Nicola Tamara WalcottTrustee · since 2026
- Rosemary SmithTrustee · since 2026
- Sandy TattersallTrustee · since 2018
- Wendy McgeachyTrustee · since 2015
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Kent
- Website
- www.home-startswk.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Home-Start South West Kent
- Registered
- 2004
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£189k£154k
- 2024£157k£152k
- 2023£149k£138k
Earlier years
- 2022£126k£116k
- 2021£137k£101k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 11%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(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 CHILDCARE WITHIN THE COUNTY OF KENT
Grants received
13 grants · £578,948 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £428,539 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £60,000 (5 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £57,000 (4 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £29,409
- Skinners' Charity Foundation · £4,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Angus Robert Lockhart Bogle Chair since 2019
- Dennis John Akehurst since 2017
- Jennifer Anne Cross since 2023
- Joanne Merrick since 2023
- Mark Weare since 2022
- Nicola Tamara Walcott since 2026
- Rosemary Smith since 2026
- Sandy Tattersall since 2018
- Wendy Mcgeachy since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- Angus Robert Lockhart Bogle Chair since 2019
- Dennis John Akehurst since 2017
- Sandy Tattersall since 2018
- Wendy Mcgeachy since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Angus Robert Lockhart Bogle Chair since 2019
- Dennis John Akehurst since 2017
- Jennifer Anne Cross since 2023
- Joanne Merrick since 2023
- Mark Weare since 2022
- Nicola Tamara Walcott since 2026
- Rosemary Smith since 2026
- Sandy Tattersall since 2018
- Wendy Mcgeachy since 2015
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1105047
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 APRIL 2004 as amended on 29 Aug 2025
- Companies House
- Company number 05104961 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01892524916 · contact@home-startswk.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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