Charfty reglstratlon number 1113984
Company reglstrndon number 05681175 {￿gland and Wales)
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ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

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LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Trustees
R Colley Retired
Mrs P Ford Retlred
Mrs L Gridley Teather
Mrs C Offord Retired
Mrs L Mann Eys Advlsor Essex County
Councll
Mrs R Thompson Retlred
Mr P Kinze(t
Charlty number
1113984
Company number
05681175
Prlnclpal addrnsl
St Nicholas Hall
Stour Road
Harwlch
Essex
England
C012 3HS
Ind¢p•ndent •xamlner
Gastoynes
Gascoynes House
Moseleys Fami Buslness Centre
Fornham All Salnts
Sufft)Ik
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CONTENTS
Trustre$' report
Independent examlnels report
Sfaoment of financlal actjvltles
Balance shee¢
Notes to the finandal sratements
6-12
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TRUSTEES, REK)RT (INCLUDING DIREcfoRS' REPORT)
FOR THE fSAR ENDED 31 MARCH2024
The trustees present thelr annual report and flnanclal statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.
The fftnanclal sr*ments have been PrePa￿d In accordan￿ with the accounung pollcles se¢ out In note 1 ¢0 the financial
statements artd Comply with the charltys tgoverning document], the Companles Act 2006 and "Accoundng and Reporting by
Charldes: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to tharl¢(es preparlng thelr accounrs In accordance wlth the Financlal
Repordn8 Sttndard applicable In the UK and R¢public of Ireland {FRS 102)" {effeC￿Ve 1 JanLtrary 2019).
Obl¢ctlves and actlvlrjes
The oblectlves of the tharlty are to foster the well-belngp both mental and physlcal, of parents and chlldren, to prevenc cruelty to
chlldren and to promoo, through educaLlon, better Standards of childcare; wlthln the areas of Harwlch, Mannlngtre¢ and nearby
rural area5.
Home-stsrt schemes offer suppor4 friendship and prdctlcal help to parents with young children, In local communlcles throughout
the UK and with Britlsh Forces In Germany. Home-stsrt offers a unlque servlce, recrultlng and tralrblng volunteers
who are
usually parents themselves to vlslt famllles ac home to offer Inforn)31, frl&ndly and ¢onftdentJal supporL Home-start Harwlch
runs several family support groups which enables parents wlth young chlldren co mee¢ together Infomially and to come forward
to ask for help when needed. The trus*es (directors} have complled wlth thelr duty under secdon 4 of the Charlde$ Act 2006 to
ha￿ duo regard to publ1¢ benefit guldance published by the Charlty Commlssion, where relevan¢ to the ch4rlty.
Structurei governan￿ and managem•nt
The charlty Is controlled by its governln8 documen4 a deed of trus4 and con$tltu*s a Ilml(ed company, Ilmltrd byguaranoe, a5
deflned by the Companles Act 2006.
The tru$tees, who are also the dlrectors for the purpose of company law, and who served durSng the year and up ¢0 the date of
slgnaturè of the ftnanclal statements were:
R Colley Refjred
Mrs P Ford Retlred
Mrs L Gridley Teather
Mr5 C Offord Retlred
Mrs L Mann Eys Advl$¢x E￿eX County Coundl
Mrs R Thompson Redred
Mr P Kinzett
Accounts
Home-srart Harwlch does not posses$ long temi Investment 255e¢s. Income for the Scheme Is derlved from grants to dellver
Serv1￿$. Core serv1￿ grants from the publ1¢ sector are a key element of fundlng our servltts. retsndyj as In the case of the other
Home-srart schemes, we have experlenced a slgnifft¢an¢ cutback In publi¢ sector grants. However, the scheme was successful In
securing grants from the Big LotLery Fund which has ensured thac the scheme Is In a financlally sound posldon. Other grants have
been obrained for speclflc prolects In addltlon to Gharl¢able donacions.
Resen￿$
Our reserves are equivalen¢ tt) ai least 9 months, r￿mi81 runnlng costs. The reserve safegLwds the scheme agalnsc short Qmi
fluctuarlons In fundlng. In the current flnandal clrcumstsn￿ where fucure funding can be ￿n￿rtaIn the reserve would support
the orderly reductlon or closure of the scheme, meetlng all known redundancy obllgatlons And other financlal Iiabiiiues, as well as
fundlng close4own work wlth other agencies to make alternatlve arran8ements for the children and other famllies which would
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TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR fHE YEAR ENDED 3/ MARCH2024
The twstees, report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
Mrs C Offt>rd Rettred
Tru$tee
7 October 2024

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF HOME START HARWICH
I report to the tru$oe5 on my examinatEon of the finandal statements of Home Start Harwith (the charftyl for the year ended 31
March 2024.
Responsibllltles #nd bas1$ of report
As the trustees of the charity (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are ￿ponSIble for the preparauon of
the financlal statsments In accordance with the wulrements of the Companles Art 2¢)06 (the 2006 Ac¢.
Havlng satlsfied myself that the fftnanclal statements of the charlry are not requlred to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act
and are ellglble for Independenc examlnadon, I report In respett of my examlnadon of the charlty's flnanclal statements carrled
out under $e¢don 145 of the Charltles Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). In carrylng out my examlnatton I have followed all the applicable
Direcdons glven by the Charlty Commlsslon under sectlon 145(5){b) of the 2011 ACL
Independenc examlnerfs statsment
Since the charlty'l gro￿ Income extteded £250,000 your examlner must be a member of a body Iis*d In 5ecdon 145 of the
2011 ACL I confimi that l am quallfied to undertake the examlnat5on because l am a member of , which Is one of the Iisod bodies.
I have completed my examlnatlon. I conflm th3t no matters have come to my attendon In conftecdc￿ with the eXamIna￿Ofi
8lvlng me cause to believe that In any materlal respe¢L'
accounttn8 records w4re not kept In r¢5pect of the ¢harfty as r¢qulred by sectlon 386 of the 2006 A£t; or
the financlal statsments do not accord with those records. or
the financlal srat¢m•nts do not comply wlth the accoundng requlrements of secclon 396 of the 2006 Art other than any
requlrement thac the accounts glve a rrue and falr vlew which Is not a matter considered as part of an Independen¢
examlnatlon, or
the flnandal statements have not been prepared In accordan￿ wlth the methods and prlnclples of the Sta*ment of
Recommended Pracdce for accountlng and reportlng by tharlde5 appllcable to charldes P￿parIng thelr accounts In
cordance with the Flnanclal Reportlng Standard appllcable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland IFRS 102>.
I have no ¢oncern$ and have come across no other matters In connecdon with the examlnatlon to whkh attentlon should be
drawn In th15 report In order to enable a proper understanding of the financlal statements co be reached.
Gas¢¢ynes
Gascoynes House
Moseleys Fam Buslnes5 Centre
Fornham All Salnts
Suffolk
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Dated: 7 October 2024

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR fHE YE4R ENDED 31 MARCH2024
Unrestrl¢ted
fund$
2024
Restrlcted
funds
2024
Total
Unrestrictsd
nds
2023
R¢$tricted
funds
2023
Total
2024
Notes
2023
Income from.
Donarions and grants
Investments
9,261
1,646
344,880
354,141
1,646
11,092
618
239,889
250,981
618
Total Income
10,907
344,880
355,787
11,710
239,889
251,599
Charltable I￿¥1￿
266,827
266,827
{11,615)
222,163
210,548
Other
31,679
31,679
27,226
27,226
To¢al exp¢ndI￿re
298,506
298,506
(11,615)
249,389
237,774
Net Income for the yearl
Net movement In funds
10,907
46,374
57,281
23,325
(9,500)
13,825
Fund balances at 1 Aprll 2023
116,984
113,262
230,246
93,659
122,762
216,421
Fund balances at 31 March
2024
127,891
159,636
287,527
114984
113.262
230,246
The staomen( of flnandal ¥clvltles Indudes all galns and10sses reco8nlsed In the year.
All Income and expenditure derlve from ¢ontlnulng actlyltles.
The Statement of financlal attivltlel also complies with the requlrements for an Income and expendi￿re attount under the
Companles Act 200&
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BAIANCE SHEEr
ASA T31 MARCH2024
2024
2023
Notes
Current assets
Debfnrs
Cash at bank and In hand
11
258
292,910
271
234,739
293,168
Credltor5: amounts falllng due wlthin one
235,010
12
(5,641}
{4,764)
Net Current 45¥ets
287.527
230,246
Income funds
Restrltted fund$
Unrestricted funds
159,636
127,891
113,262
116,984
287,527
230,246
The company 15 endded to the exempdon from the audit requlrement contalned In secdon 477 of tk* Companles Ac¢ 2006, for
the year ended 31 March 2024.
The dlrec¢ors athiowledge thelr ￿SpOnSIbl11￿es for compFylng wlth the requlrements of the Companles Acc 2006 wlth re$pec¢ to
acwunttng records and the prepardtlon of financlal sta￿Ments.
The members have no¢ requlred the company ID obtaln an audlt of its flnanclal sratsments for the year In guestlon In ￿￿ordan
wlth secuon 476.
These financlal statements have been prepared In accordance wlth the provI￿On$ applicable to wmwiles sublett to the small
¢ompanles ￿gime.
The financlal statements werE approved by the Tnjstees on 7 October 2024
Mrs C Offoryl Retlred
Tru$tee
Company reglstratlon number 05681175

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
R?R THE fEAR ENDED 31 MARCH2024
Accountlng poli¢le$
1.1 Accounrjng convention
The flnancial statsments have been prepared In acttjrdance with the charlty's tgovernlng dooJment], the Companies Act
2006, FRS 102 'The Financlal Reporfng Standard applicable In the UK and Republic of Ireland" {"FRS 102") and the
Charlcles SORP "Accounctng and Repordng by Charlcles., Sta*men¢ of Recommended Practlce applicable to charities
preparlng thelr a¢￿Uftts In accordan￿ wlth the Financlal Reporttng Standard appllcable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland
IFRS 102)" (effecttve 1 January 2019). The charlty 15 a Publlc Benefit Endty as defined by FRS 102.
The financlal statements are prepared In sterllng. which Is the func¢lonal currency of the charlty. Monetary amounts In these
flnanclal ststements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financlal Statements have been prepared under the historlcal cost conventlon, [mod5fied to Indude the revaluatlon of
freehold propertles and to Include Investmenc propertles and ortaln flnanclal Instruments a¢ falr Yaluel. The prlnclpal
accountlng pollcles adop*d are sei out below.
12 Goln% concern
At the tlme of approvlng the financlal statements, the trusoe$ have a reasonable expectatlon tha¢ the charlty has adequate
resources to contlnue In operatlonal exlsten¢e for the foreseeable fvture. Thus the rrustees contlnue ￿ adopt the golng
concern basls of accountlng In preparlng the flnanclal $ratements.
1.3 Charltable fvnds
Unrescrlcted funds are avallable for use at the dlstredon ol the ¢rus*es In furth¢rance of thelr charltable oblecdve$.
Restrlcted funds are sublecc to speclftc condiuons by donors as co how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the
restricted funds are set out In the not¢5 to the financ￿ statoments.
Endowmenc bjnds are sub*rt to speclflt condldons by donors that the capltal musc be malntaSned by the chartry.
1.4 Income
Income Is recognlsed when the tharlty Is leg211y enutled to 1¢ after any performance wndldons have been mei the amounrs
can be measured reliablyi and 1¢ Is probable tha¢ Income will be recelved.
Cash donadons are reco8nlsed on recelpL Other dona¢tons are recognlsed once the charlty has been notifted of the
donation, unle$5 performantt condi¢Jon$ requlre deferral of the amounL Income cax recoverable In relatlon to donadons
re¢elved under Glft Aid or deeds of ¢ovenan¢ ts recognlsed at the tlme of the donadon.
Legacies are recognlsed on recelpt or otherwose If the charlty has been notlfied of an Impending distribudon, the amount Is
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YE4R ENDED 31 MARCH2024
Accounttng poltcle¥
(Contlnued)
1.5 Expendlture
Expendlture Is re¢o8ni5ed Or1￿ there is a legal or constructEve obligadon to transfer economlc benefit to 3 third party, It Is
probable tha¢ a transfer of economlc beneflts will be requlred In seulemen4 and the amount of the obligatlon can be
measured reliably.
Expendl¢ure Is classifted by acdvlty. The costs of each a￿¥4¢Y made up of the total of dirttt costs and $hared costs,
I￿lUdIng support costs Involved In undertaking each actlvlty. Direcc costs attributable to a slngle actlvlty are allocated
direcdy to that ￿￿vIty. Shared costs which contribute to more than one acdvlty and support costs whith are not
attributable to a slngie acttvlty are xpporttoned be￿een those actlvities on a basls conslstent with the use of resour￿$.
Central staff Costs are allocated on the basls of tlme spen4 and depreclatton charges are alloCa￿d on the pordon of the
asset'5 use.
1.6 Tangible fixed aHets
Tanglble flxed assets are Inltlally measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valLHdon, net of depreclatlon and
any Impalrnient losse&
Depreclatlon Is recognlsed so as to wrlts off the c05t or valuatlon of assets less thelr resldual values over thelr us¢ful Ilves
on the followlng bases..
Leasehold larKI and bulldings
Stralght line over10 years
The galn or loss arlslng on the disposal of an asse¢ Is determlned as the differentt be￿ten the sale proceeds and the
carryirig value of the asse( and Is re¢o8nlsed In the statement of ftnanclal actlvlde5.
1.7 Ctsh and 4ulvalents
C2$h and cash equlvalents Include cash In hand, deposlts held at call with banks, other shorc-*rm Ilquid Investment5 with
orlgln41 maturltles of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown wlthin bJrrowlngs In currene
liabilities.
1.8 Flnancl411rn8tnJments
The charlty has elec*d ro apply the provlslons of Secdon 11 'Bask Financlal In$trumenrs' and Secdon 12 '0ther Financlal
Instruments Issues, of FKS 102 to all of its flnanclal Instruments.
Flnanc131 Instruments are recognlsed In the charftys balan￿ sheet when the chartty becomes party to the contractual
provlslons of the InstrumenL
Flnanclal assers and liabilit5es are offse¢ wlth the net 3mounts presented In the financial sta*ments, when the￿ Is a legally
enfOr￿able rtght to set off the recognlsed amounts and there Is an In￿ntion to setde on a net basls or to realise the asset
and settie the Ilability slmultaneously.
BW¢finJncla/assets
Basic financial assets, whlch Include debcors and cash and bank balances, are inithlty measured at tr2nsac¢lon Pr1￿ Including
transactlon costs and are subsequently Ca￿led at amordsed cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement
consUtute5 a financing tTansaction, where the transacdon hs measured at the present value ol the futyre receipts d15counted
a¢ a market rao of IntrresL Financlal assets classified a5 re￿[vable wlthin one year are not amortlsed.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH2024
Accountlng policles
(Contlnued)
Basic fvund•///ab///e
Baslc flnanclal Itabilitks, Indudlng credltors and bank loans are Inltlally recognlsed at transacdon prlo unless the
arrangement constttuos a ftnancin8 transactlon, wher¢ th* debt instrument Is measured at the present value tsf the future
paymerbts dlscoun*d a( a market rats of intsresL Financlal liabllltks classlfied as payable wsthln one year are no¢ aMor￿sed.
Debc Instruments are subsequendy orrled atamortlsed cos4 uslng the effecdve Interest ratr method.
Trade credltors are obliga¢k)ns to pay for goods or serv1￿$ that have been acqulred In the ordinary course of operdtlons
from suppliers. Arnounts pl￿ble are classlfled as current Iiabilitles If payment Is due within one year or less. If no4 they are
presented as non-curren¢ Ikbllltles. Trade credi¢or$ are recognlsed Inldally ac transacclon prlce and subsequently measured
at amordsed cost u$lng the effecdve Interest method.
DthYcogn/tyon offfln•nck///ab///t/es
Financlal Iiabilit*s are derecognlsed when the charltys conrdccual Obliga￿an$ explre or are disth¥ged or cancelled.
1.9 Employee benefits
The c¢$c of any unused hollday enttdement Is recognlsed In the perlod In whlch the empl¢y¢e's serylces are recelved.
Termlnatlon benefits are recognlsed ImmedLItsty as an expense when the chariry Is demonstrably commlt*d to tsrnilnate
the employment of an employee or to provtde termlnatlon beneflts.
Donatlons and grnnts
Unrestrlctsd Restrfctad
fvnds
funds
Tot41 Unrestrlrted
funds
Res¢rlcod
funds
Total
2024
2024
2024
2023
2023
2023
DOna￿on5 and glfts
Grancs
9,261
9,261
344,880
11,092
11,092
239.889
344,880
239,889
9,261
344,880
354,141
11,092
239,889
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH2024
DOn￿on$ and grdnts
(Contlnued)
Grdnts recelvable for core
actlvltles
Bl8 Lottery Fund
Pears Breathing Space
182,052
6,500
21,200
25,000
182,052
6,500
21,200
25,000
149,298
10,407
18233
149,298
10,407
18,333
HCRG
Starfftll
ECC Household Support
Fund
ECF Forest School
Other
100,CQO
1,325
8,803
100,000
1,325
8,803
1,851
60,000
1,851
60,000
344,880
344,880
239,889
239,889
Investments
Unrnstrlctsd Unrestrlcted
funds
fvnds
2024
2023
5Th￿res¢ recelvable
1,646
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE fEAR ENDED 3/ MARCH2024
Charltable actlvltles
2024
2023
Wages
Staff expenses
Penslons
Rent and rates
Insuran
Volunteers, expenses
Farnlly group and other group actlvlLle5
Tralnlng and volunteer support
HSUK Bobblts hole project
W1n￿r household $upporc
Other ch3rltable expenditure
127,754
3,998
2,104
8,745
1,023
667
12,698
2,502
567
165
92,520
105,n6
4,941
1,916
8,645
962
427
11,400
2205
1,255
1,501
55,845
252,743
194,823
Share of $upport cosrs note 5)
Share of governan￿ costs (see no* 5)
12,616
1,468
14,975
750
266,827
210,548
Analy515 by fvnd
Unrestricced fvnd$
Restrictsd funds
(11,6151
222,163
266,827
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH2024
Support costs
Support costs Govemance
2024 Support costs Governan¢o
costs
2023
Telephone
Posoge and statbnery
Adverclslng
Sundrle5
Bank ¢harge$
Accoun¢an¢y and legal fees
2,194
100
1,315
8,925
82
2,194
1,568
1,315
8,925
82
1,989
400
131
12,382
73
1,989
1,150
131
12,382
73
1,468
750
12,616
1,468
14,084
14,975
750
15,725
Arbalysed betsveen
Charltable actlvltle$
12,616
1,468
14,084
14,975
750
15,725
Trustees
None of the trus*es {or any Fersons connected wlth them) ￿(eIVed any remuneratlon or benefits from the tharlty durlng
the year.
Employees
The avtrage monthly number of employee$ durlng the ye¥ was:
2024
Number
2023
Number
Tkre were no employees whose annual remuneradon was more than £60,000.
Other
Re5tr1cted
fijnds
knstrlcted
funds
2024
2023
Wages
Pensions
31.078
601
31,679
16,740
486
27,226

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH2024
Taxauon
The charlty 15 exempt from tax on Income and gains falling wlthln sectlon 505 of the Taxe5 Act 1988 or secLlon 252 of the
Taxatlonof Chargeable Galns A¢¢ 1992 to the ex*n¢ that these are applied to its charltable obSECts.
10 Tangible fixed ￿lets
L¢u¢hold land and buildings
Cost
At 1 April 2023
1,000
31 March 2024
1,000
Depreclatlon and Impalrnient
At 1 April 2023
1,000
At 31 March 2024
1,000
CarryiN% amount
11 Debtors
2024
2023
Arnounts falllng due wlthln one year:
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued Income
26
245
258
258
271
12 Credltors: amounts falllng due wlthln one year
2024
2023
Other taxailon and socFal securlty
Trade credltors
Ac¢rua15 and deferred Income
3,153
1,833
655
2,217
1,833
714
5,641
4,764
13 Related party transacckin$
There were no related party transactlons durlng the year Q023 - none).
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