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Registered charity · Bournemouth

Home-Start Wessex

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...

  • 9 trustees
  • Income £666k (2026)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Other Charitable Purposes
Where
Dorset, Bournemouth, Poole
Website
www.homestartwessex.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Home-Start Wessex
Registered
2005

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£666k£672k
  • 2025£495k£513k
  • 2024£419k£391k
Earlier years
  • 2023£270k£285k
  • 2022£224k£233k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Income source mix, 2026: Government contracts 1% · Government grants 10%. From the charity's annual return.

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 across the Wessex conurbation which includes, Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, the Purbecks, Dorchester, Weymouth, Portland, Bridport and its environs.

Grants received

37 grants · £2,023,516 total

360Giving 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

Most recent

  • Veterans Foundation £30,0002026-06-25
  • Henry Smith Foundation £1,1802025-03-11
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £360,0002024-11-27
  • Postcode Community Trust £5,0002024-10-31
  • Postcode Community Trust £25,0002024-09-30
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

2.6y median 1y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

7.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

8
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 9The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 9The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 9

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 8Tech and media 5Business services 2

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£495k latest income
15%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1109046
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10 MARCH 2005 AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 6 JULY 2006 as amended on 05 May 2022 as amended on 23 Nov 2022 as amended on 09 May 2024 as amended on 12 Dec 2024
Companies House
Company number 05387939 · Active
Contact on the register
01202574877 · office@homestartwessex.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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