Company reglstrdtlon number: 05681175
Charlty reglstration number: 1113984
HOME-START HARWICH
TRUSTEES. REPORT AND
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Home-start Harwlch
Contents
Pag¢
Itustee5' Report
Independent Examlnetts Report
ststement of Nnanclal Actlvltles (Indudlng Income and Expendlture Account)
Comparatlve Statement of Flnandal Actlvltles (Indudlng Income and Expendlture Account)
Balance Sheet
Note$ to the Flnanclal Statements
8-10
The followlng pages do not form part of the ststutory accounts:
Detrlled Statement of Flnanclal Attlvltles (Includlng Income and Expendlture Account)
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Home-start Harwlch
Company No. 05681175
Trusteeg, Report For The Year Ended 31 March 2025
The trustees present thelr report and the flnandal statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.
ObJecUv•• *nd Actlvltle•
Alms and ObJ•ctl
The objectlves of the charlty are to fostsr the well-belngi both mental and physlul, of parents and thlldren. to
cruelty to chlldren and to promote, through educatlon, better standards of chlldcare. wlthln the areas of Harwi
Mannlngtree and nearby rural areas.
Home-start schemes offer support, frlendshlp and prBCtlcal help to parents wlth young chlldren, In local communltles
throughout the UK and wlth Brltlsh For￿ In Germany. Home-start offers a unlque servlce, recrultlng and tralnlng
volunteers - who are usually pa￿nts themselves - to vlslt famllles at home to offer Infomal, frlendly and conftdentlal
support. Homtrstart Harwlch runs severTrl famlly support groups whlch enables parents wlth young chlldren to meet
together Infomally and to come foThvard to ask for help when needed. The trustees (dlrectors) have complled wlth thelr
duty under Sectlon 4 of the Charttles Act 2006 to have due regard to publlc beneflt
guldance publlshed by the Charlty Commlsslon, where relevant to the charlty.
revent
Publlc B•neflt
The trustees conflrm that they have complled wlth the requlrements of Settlon 17 of the Charftles Act 2011 to havo due
regard to the Charfty Commlsslon s guldance on publlc beneflt.
Flnanclal Revlew
R•••rvM Pollcy
Our reserves are equlvalent to at least 9 months, normal runnlng uJsts. The reserv8 safeguards the scheme agjlnst short
tenn fluctuatlons In fundlng. In the current flnanclal cSrcumstances where future fundlng can be uncertaln the resérve would
5UPPOrt the orderly reductlon or dosure of the scheme, meetlng all'known redundancy obllgatlons and other flnandal
Ilabllltles, as well as fundlng close-down work wlth other agencles to make altematlve arrangements for the chlldren and
other f4mllles whlch would lose our support.
Aeeount•
Homa-start Harwlch does not possess long term Investment )ssets. Income for the scheme Is derlved from grants to dellver
servlces. Core servlce grants from the publlc seLtor are a key element of fijndlng our servlces. recontly, as In the case of
the other Home-start schemes, we have 8xPerfen￿d a slgnlflcant cutback In publlc sector grants.
However, the scheme was successful In securlng grants from the Blg Lottery Fund whld) has ensured that the scheme Is In
a fln3ndally sound posltlon. Other grants hjve been obt)Ined for speclflc projects In addltlon to charltable donatlons.
Raf•r•nc• and Admlnl#trntlv• D•tall#
Tru•tee•
Mr R Colley
Mrs P Ford
Mrs C Offord
Mrs L Mann
Mrs R Thompson
Mr P Klnzett
Charfty Numb•r
1113984
Company Number
05681175
Prlnclpal Addr•••
St Nlchola5 Hall
Stour Road
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Home-start Harwlch
Trustees. Report (contlnued)
For The Year Ended 31 March 2025
Hanylch
Essex
C012 3HS
Ind•pend•nt Examln•r
Gascoyne House
MoseleysFarmBuslnessCentrn
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
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Home-start Harwlch
Trustees. Report (continued)
For The Year Ended 31 March 2025
Snwll Company Rules
Th5s report h85 been prepared In accordance wlth the spedal provlslons relatlng to companles sublect to the small comp)nl¢s
reglme wlthln Part 15 of the Companles Att 2006.
The trustee5' report was approved by the board of trustees and slgned on Its behalf by:
Mrs C Offord
Trustee
Date
U+liilL£
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Home-start Harwlch
Independent Examlner's Report to the Trustees of Home-start Harwich
For The Year Ended 31 March 2025
I report to the charlty trustees on my examlnatlon of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Rup•M¥lbllltl•8 and BaBls of R•port
As the charfty trustses of the Company (and also Its dlrectors ftir the purposes of company law)1 you are responslble for the
preparatlon of the accounts In accordance wlth the requlrements of the Companles Att 2006 (°the 2006 Act?.
Having satlsfled myself that the accounts of the Company are not requlred to be audltsd under Part 16 of the 2006 Art and
are ellglble ft*r Independent examlnatlon, I report In respect of my examlnatlon of your charlty's accounts as carrled out under
sectlon 145 of the Charitles Art 2011 Cthe 2011 ACV). In carrylng out my examlnatlon I have followed the Dlrectlons glven by
the Charlty Commlsslon under sectlon 145(5) (b) of the 2011 ACL
Independent Examlner'• Statement
Slnce the Company's gross Income exceeded £250,000 your examlner must be a member of a body Ilsted In sectlon 145 of
the 2011 Act. I conflrm that l am quallfled to undertake the examlnatlon because I am a member of , whlch Is one of the
Ilsted bodle5.
I have completed my examlnatlon. I ¢onflrm that no matters have come to my attentlon In connectlon wlth the examlnatlon
glvlng me cause to belleve:
l. accountlng record5 were not kept In respert of the Company as reqUI￿d by sertlon 386 of the 2006 Act. or
2. the accounts do not accord wlth those records. or
3. the accounts do not comply wlth the accountlng raqulrements of sectton 396 of the 2006 Act other than any
requlrement that the accounts glve a 'true and falr vlew, whlch Is not a matter consldered as part of an Independant
examlnatlon; or
4. the accounts have not been prepared In ac￿rdanCe wlth the methods and prfnclples of the Statement or
Recommended Practlce for accountlng and reporting by charlues appllcable to charttles preparlng thelr accounts In
accordance wlth the Flnanclal Reportlng standard appllobla In tha UK and Republlc of Ireland (FRS 102).
I have no Concerns and have come across no other matters In connettion wlth the examlnatlon to whlch attentlon should be
drnwn In thls report In order to enable a proper understjndlng of the accounts to be reached.
Date
Gascoyne House
MoseleysFarniBuslnessCentr4
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
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Home-start Harwich
Statement of Flnanclal Actlvities (Including Income and Expenditure Account)
For The Year Ended 31 March 2025
2025
2024
Unrestrlct¢d R•5trlcted
fund$
funds
Tot•1
funds
Totsl
funds
Nots•
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donatlons and legades
Investments
11,037
1.974
243,049 254,086
1,974
354,141
1,646
13,011
243,049
256,060 355,787
EXPENDITURE ON:
Ralslng fvnd$
(246,001) (246,001) (298,506)
(2,952)
10,059
57,281
NEf INCOME
13,011
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARIUID PORWARD
13.011
(2.952)
10,059
57,281
127,891
159,636 287,527 230,246
140,902
156,684
297,586
287,527
The notss on pages 8 to 10 ftirm part of these flnanclal statements.
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Home-start Hanmlch
Comparative Statement of Flnancial Actlvities (Includlng Income and Expendlture
Account)
For The Year Ended 31 March 2025
2024
Unrestrlctad Regtrlcted Totsl
funds
funds
fund•
Not••
INCOME AND ENDOWMENT5 FROM:
Donatlons and legacles
Investments
9,261
1,646
344,880
354,141
1,646
344,880 355,787
10,907
EXPENDXTURE ON:
Ralslng funds
NEf INCOME
{298,506) (298,506)
46,374
57,281
10.907
NEf MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:
Total ftinds brought forward
10,907
46,374
57,281
116,984
127,891
113,262 230,246
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
159,636 287,527
The notes on pages 8 to 10 fom part of these flnanclal statements.
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Home-start Harwlch
Balance Sheet
As At 31 March 2025
2025
2024
UnrestrlGted Restrlrt•d Totsl
funds
funds
funds
Total
funds
Note8
FIXED ASSErs
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash at bank and In hand
2,106
142,662
2,106
259
156,684 299,346 292,910
156,684 301,452 293,169
144,768
Crndltor•2 Amounts F•lllng Du• Wlthln On• Year
io
(3,866)
(3.866) (S,642)
NET CURRENT ASSEfs (UABXUTIES)
140,902
156,684 297,586 287,527
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITXES
140,902
156,684
297,586
287,527
NET ASSETS
140,902
156,684
297,586
287,527
FUNDS OP THE CHARrrY
Restrlrted Funds
Unrestrltted Funds
156,684
140,902
159,636
127,891
TOTAL FUNDS
297,586 287,527
For the year endlng 31 March 2025 the tharltible company was entitled to exemptlon from •udlt under sectlon 477 of the
Companles Act 2006 relatlng to small companles.
The members have not requlred the charltable company to obtsln an audlt In accordancé wlth sectlon 476 of thè Companles
Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge thelr responslbllltles for complylng wlth the requlrements of the Att wlth respect to accounung
records and the P￿paratIOn of accounts.
The59 Jccounts have been prepared In accordance wlth tha provlslons appllcable to companles subject to the small companles
reglme.
On behalf of the board
Mrs C Offord
Trustee
Date
1Jkl,'Il
The notss on pages 8 to 10 fomi part of these Ilnanclal siatements.
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Home-start Harwlch
Notes to the Financlal Statements
For The Year Ended 31 March 2025
l. General Inform•tlon
Home-start Harwlth Is a cornpany Ilmlted by guarantee, Incorpordted In England & Wales, reglstered number 05681175 and
regl*ered charlty nurnber 1113984. The reglstered offlce Is .
2. Ac¢ountlng Poll¢les
2.1. Basls of Preparatlon of Flnanclal Statements
The flnanclal statements have been prepared In accordance wlth the Charltles SORP (FRS 102) 'Accountlng and
Reportlng by Charltles: Statement of Recommended pract1￿ appllcable to charltles preparlng thelr accounts In
accordance wlth the Flnanclal Reportlng Standard appllcable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland (FRS 102) (effertlve I
January 2019). Nnanclal Reportlng Standard 102 "The Flnanclal Reportlng Stsndard appllcable In the UK and Republlc
of Ireland" and the Companles Act 2006.
The charltable company Is a Publlc Benefft Enuty as denned by FRS 102.
2.2. Golng Concarn D1•cI￿Ur•
At the tlme of approvlng the flnan¢lal statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectatlon that the charlty has
adequate resources to contlnue In operatlonal exlstence for the foreseeable future. Thu$ the trustees contlnue to adopt
the golng concern basls of accountlng In preparfng the flnanclal statements.
2.3. In￿mIng R•80urc••
Income Is recognlsed when the charlty 1$ legally entitled to It after any performance condltlons have been met, the
mounts can be measured rellablyi •nd It Is probable that Income wlll be recelved,
Cash donatlons are re¢ognlsed on recelpt. Other donatlon$ are recognlsed once the charfty has been notlfled of the
donatlon, unless performance condltlons requlre deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable In relatlon to
donatlons re￿IVed under Glft Ald or deeds of covenant Is recognlsed at the tlme of the donatlon.
Legacla$ are recognlsed on recelpt or otherwlse If the ¢h)rlty has been notlfted of an Impendlng dlstrfbutlon, tha
amount Is known, and recelpt Is expected. If the arnount Is not known, the legacy Is treated as a contlngent asset.
2.4. R••ouK•• Exp•nded
Expendlture Is recognlsed once there Is a legal or constructlve obllgatlon to trnnsfer emnomlc beneflt to a thlrd party,
It Is probable that a transfer of economlc beneflts wlll be requlred In settlement, and the amount of the obllgatlon can
be measured rellably.
Expendlture Is cla551fled by ittlvlty. The Costs of each actlvlty ore made up of the total of dlrect costs and shared
costs, Includlng support costs Involved In undertaklng each attlvty. Dlrect costs attrlbutsble to a 51ngle actlvlty are
allocatsd dlrectly to that actlvlty. Shared costs whlch contrlbute to more than one actlvlty and support costs whlth are
not attrlbutable to a slngle actlvlty are apportloned between those actlvltles on a basls conslstent wlth the use ol
resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basls of tlme spenl and depreclatlon charges are allocatsd on the
portlon of the asset's use.
2.5, Tanglbl• Flx•d Aants and D•prnclatlon
Tanglble flxed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreclatlon and any accumulated Impalmient losses.
Depre¢tatlon Is pmvlded at rates calculated to wrtte off the cost of the flxed assets. less thelr estlmatsd resldual value,
over thelr expected usefvl Ilves on the followlng ba$e$:
Leasehold
Stralght Ilne over 10 years
2.6. C••h and C••h Equlval•nt•.
Cash and cash equlvalents are baslc flnandal assets and Include cash In hand and deposlts held at call wlth banks,
other short-term hlghly liquld Investments that mature In no more than three months from the date of acqulsltlon and
are readlly convertlble to a known amount of cash wlth Inslgnlflcant rlsk of change In value, and bank overdraft5.
2.7. Taxatlon
The charlty Is exempt from tax on Income and galns falllng wlthln secuon 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or sectlon 252 of
the lkntlon of Charyeable Galns Act 1992 to the extent that these are applled to Its charftsble objects.
2.8. Pmployeo B•n•fit•
The cost of any unused hollday entltlement Is recognlsed In the perlod In whlch the employee s servlces are re￿IVed.
Termlnatlon beneflts are recognlsed Smmedlately as an expense when the charlty Is demonstrably commttted to
temilnate the employment of an employee or to prov]de temilnauon beneffts.
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Home-start Harwich
Notes to the Flnanclal Statements (contlnued)
For The Year Ended 31 March 2025
2.9. Charltable funds
Unrestrfcted funds are avallable for use at the dlscretlon of the trustees In furtherance of thelr charTtab5e objectlves.
Restylcted funds are subject to specmc condltlons by donors as to how they may be used. The purpose5 and uses of
the restrfrted funds are set out In the notes to the flnanclal statements.
Endowment funds are subject to spedflc condltlons by donors that the capltsl must be malntalned by the charlty.
3. Incorne from Donatlon# and Leg•cle8
2025
UnrnBtrlrtad R•strlcted
funds
fund•
Total
fund•
Donatlons and glfts
Grants
11,037
11.037
243,049
243,049
11,037
243,049
254,086
2024
Unr•8trlrt•d R•rtrlct•d
fund•
fund•
Total
fund•
Donatlons and glfts
Grants
9,261
9,261
344,880
344,880
9,261
344,880
354,141
4. Inv•Jtm•rt Inwm•
2025
2024
Unrestrlrt•d UnM•trlctqd
fund•
fund•
Bank Interest re￿1vable
1,974
1,646
5. Analy•l• of Expendltur•
2025
Actlvltlas
undertakqn
dlrecuy
Support
Total
Ralslng funds
212,096
33,905
246,001
2024
Actlvltles
undartaken
dlrertly
Support
cost•
Total
Ralslng fvnds
267,569
30,937
298,506
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HoM￿Start Harwich
Notes to the Flnanclal Statements (contlnued)
For The Year Ended 31 March 2025
6. Staff Costs
Stsff costs were as follows:
2025
2024
Wages ènd 5alarfes
Other penslon costs
133,528
2,273
127,754
2,104
135,801
129,858
No employees recelved employee beneflts (excludlng employer penslon cost5) for the reportlng perlod of more than £60.000.
7. Averng• Number of Employo
Avernge number of employees durlng the year was.. 8 (2024: 7)
8. Tanglbla
Land
Proporty
L•a••hold
As at l Aprll 2024
1,000
As at 31 March 2025
1,000
D•prn¢latlon
As at l Aprll 2024
1,000
As at 31 March 202S
1,000
N•t 8ook Valu•
As at 31 March 2025
As at l Aprll 2024
9. Dobtor•
2025
2024
Du• wlthln on• year
Thde debtors
Other debtors
1,833
273
259
2,106
259
10. Cr•dltor•: Amounts Falllng Due Wlthln One Year
2025
2024
Trade credltors
Taxatlon and soclal securtty
Accruals and deferred In¢ome
1,834
3,153
655
3,205
661
3,856
5,642
11. Relatad Party Dls¢losuras
There wera no related party transactlons durfng the year (2024 - none).
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Home-start Harwlch
Detslled Statement of Flnanclal Activitles (Including Income and Expendlture Account)
For The Year Ended 31 March 2025
2025
Total
funds
2024
Total
funds
XNCOME AND ENDOWMENTS PROM:
Donatlon• and legacle•
Donatlons and glfts
Grants
11,037
243,049
9,261
344,880
254,086
354,141
Inv••tments
Bank Interest recelvable
1,974
1,646
1,974
1,646
256,060
355,787
EXPENDITURE ON:
Ralilng funds
Famlly group and other group actlvltles
HSUK Bobblts Hole Projett
Wlnter Household support
Other charltsble support
Wages - Other
Penslon Other
Wa9es
Penslons
Bank charges
Tralnlng and volunteer support
StJff expenses
Rent and rates
Insurances
Postage
Advertlslng
Telephon¢
Accountsncy and leg41 fees
Sundry expense5
Volunteers, expense$
(13,973)
(569)
(60)
(36,621)
(24,478)
(510)
(133,528)
{2,273)
(84)
(1,873)
(3,091)
(9,817)
(1,077)
(12,698)
(567)
(165)
(92,520)
(31,078)
(601)
{127,754)
(2,104)
(82)
(2,502)
(3,998)
(8,745)
(1,023)
(ioo)
(1,3L5)
(2,194)
(1,468)
(8,925)
(667)
(229)
(1,803)
{2,200)
(13,269)
{546)
(246,001)
(246,001)
(298,506)
(298,506)
NET INCOME
10,059
57,281
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