Docusign Envelope ID.. 1256CEE7-04CE46E9-AF4F-9A343125FCC2
Company rcgimralion number.. 06591166
Charity registTation number. lJ24945
Home-start Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre
(A Compa￿Y limiied by gu8r4llttt)
Annual R¢port and Financial Stsreni¢nts
for 1h¢ Y¢ar End¢d 31 March 2025
Rawcliffe & Co Limited
Unir l BaTons Coun
Grae¢ways
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 5GP

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Homevstart Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre
Contents
Trustees, Rcport
Ito4
Sta*ment of Trnstees, Respoiisibilities
Independeni Examiuer's Report
St8temenl of FI￿anCial Actii'ities
7108
Balance She¢1
Noles lo the Financi¥l Slyi¢m¥nL¥
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Home-stkrt Blatkpooly Pylde and Wyre
Trustees Annual Report
Trllst¢es during the year 21124 2025
Peter L4w-Jones
Chair
Resigned 91h January 2025
Adrian May
Vice Chair
Ading Chair 14th Jattuwy 2025
Rcsigned 21st May 2025. Became TrcagJrerAdviser to th¢ Board
K2reD Mary Eaton
Treasurer
Adrian WIllT#ins
Kesigned 9 Scplmber 2024
Reverent Damian Platt
Resign¢d 14111 April 2025
Sitnon WIiEhi
Joined the Board 5 March 2025
Denise TayloT
An8el8 WaL8h OBE
Elizabeth PEtrh
Clenys Ma￿18nd
Hilary WiikinsoD
Cllrvivicnne Milkr WilldeT
Objectives and activitie5
Th¢ obit¢ts of the charitj. are io=
Safeguard. prLlt¥cl and prcserve Ilie gÉ)(?d health, both mental and phy8ical ol. ¢hTldren and parents of
children
Prevent CDJelty to or m81ireatnTrent ofchildTen
Relieve sickness, poverty ajid necd among51 children and parents of children
Promoie the education of the public in better stsndards of childcat¢.
Within ihe area of Ellackpool. Fylde and Wyre and its environs Cthe objec￿,).
Aclivities-.
Home-SMri BlJckpool, Fylde 311d Wyre off¢rs infoTmo1 And friEndly support io famili¢5 wirh young ehildr¢n,
providing a lifeline to parenfs and cliiftd￿n in ih¢ are8. Suppon is fre¢. confidential and non-judgemenlal. Th
quality oftlihs is niftintsined by workirjg to national slandards Home-siart UK.
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Home*Start BlaekpooL Fylde and Wyre
Ili'ing a p#ri'ni has nei-*r heen easl.. li cdi) ￿, li)nelv. Ini.slr41tiii¥. IILkll'l bi'LJkin¥i diid L7I*ni'h¢lmiJi&.
I.ilc-¢liaT]King¥ Ei'ent3 C.11)11lL ppeij li> aiivoiic. Tliat is Hoiiic-sian 14 rLad¥ li) support l<iniilies ihr0li￿h tlicir
loii&phc.s1 limes.
I'olunloer$ are the hi￿art (*f Ilum¢-%t8rt. r.i Lry Hi)tllL-Siaii i'(>luiilcLr ib Iraincd If) lielp ihL'JlI Ii'iirk. allij)￿s1d£
parLI)1s 11) Ll¥ LfLI)llli Il)L LhallLll4TL4 IhL'i' J¥L ItlLin&.
Ihcni IhL .8llPP(In thai 11115. 1111 lis Ilial il?i} ni'e(l.
Home Vlsltlng- Pressures on fajnily life can com¢ iu m￿Y fornis. The birth of twins or trfftplets, children
adjusiing to n¢w family CiTLumslances, while a]most always joyful ¢ven18, can bring unforeseen pressures. W¢
also oifeT SUPP)rt to fJmilies fscing issues such a5 poverty. disability, mental ill health, postnatal illness,
solalion, bereavement, pov¢rty. debt and dom￿ti¢ abuse, worktn8 alongside fatt)ilies io overcomc thc
chyllcnges they ar¢ facing. We always seek to hjild on their strengths and ￿ving th¢m the stspport they tell u8
they need to nurture th¢iT ¢hildr¢n. Families can be referr¢d to the charity by any appropiiat¢ professional with
Ihe Consent tsf ihe family, or they may referthem5¢1Y¢s.
Our approach 18 unique in ihat Tl is based on the re¢ruiTh¢nL ttainlthg and Supp￿rt of volunteers, who work
alongside families with al least une Lhild under five. Tjyically this tskes plaoe in lh¢ family's own home for hwo
to lh￿ hours per week. off¢rillg support, fri¢ndship and praclical help. We offer addilional seThices, intluding
¥roup 8nd lo ome strpport outside the home and a rang¢ of events designed io IKM)St selt-¢onfid¢nce and
d¢Yelop skills.
The volunteers aT¢ S￿*Ported by a ¢OTe team of professAonal$ who ensure th¢ highest possible sthndards are
maintained. Reglllir training in da¢a proleciion 5af¢guarding are key elcm¢nts of a progrdmme Df
¢onlinuou% d￿ClOpment for all members ofthe team, including the tnJstee5: who play a vital role in ensuring the
mainlenance Of ihrs¢ high standard$, as well as fllifilling our responstbiliti¢s vis a vis the ChaTRti¢s c.ommission
and Companies Hous¢.
Dad Matters works a¢TOSS Blaekpool Fylde Slnd Wyr¢ and delivers additional taTg¢t¢d woIk. li ainjs to ensure
that dads in the perinatal period are included in setVi¢¢b End tbat they have info￿tIon and support lo access
sp¢¢ialis¢ clinic315¢rvices when n¢ed¢d.
W¢ or¢priiileged lo i%ork *ith ihe Armed Forces in otyering suppon ¢0 forces families ihrough our
involvemejjl at We¢ton C￿￿p• h¢lping ihem deal wilh a Tange of challenges, many of which are unique lo fvrces
life.
Our F.8rl> l.Anguage Devel•pmeDt progrAmm¢ Irains volwJt¢¢Es lo supporl speech, language and
communÈca(ion developn)ent of children ag¢d between 2-4.
Our Big H￿p¢S Big Future (HSUK) work is a sehool readiness progranJrn¢ and works directly with parents and
children io h¢lp them lo build Ihc skills tljey need to be ready for the first day of s¢hool. Wc train our home
visiiing and ￿0UP volwnteers lo use original. speciAlly produccd mai¢rials forworking dir¢dly with the young
hildren in the families they ttre Supportirtg. They hclp dcyclop zeBdin¥. Mryiting. num¢ra¢y, and )Jnderstsnding of
the Mlltinc5 of the school day.
Th¢ FundTailinE Shop in Si Anne5, &8 well as raising vitsl funds for the tharity, iSTegard¢d as a hub for
fanjilies. wliere they ¢a￿ for ¢xampl4 gct ￿h0o] unif0m￿ at no co& to theni advi¢e and signposting.
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Public Benefit
Th¢ T￿￿teeS confim) ihat th¢y have Teferr¢d ¢0 th¢ Charity Commission's guidancc on public benofii when
revieivimg the Chartty's gim8 at)d obje¢iiTrts, in plannin¥ fulure acÉiviti¢s, and seltins the poli¢ies for thp year.
A revle* of *ehle%emeDts *tEd performance
The charity supported 160 families 335 children. 247 adults, in the ye￿. 91 volynteers weTe aetive duriJ)g the
year includittts 13 new family supptsn volunteers who ¢omplet¢d th¢ir volunteer P￿paration cours¢s in the year.
Thc top 7 T¢f¢rrer$ were..
l. Self R¢fr￿lIS
2. EaAy HElp l NHS
EthILation
Menthl Health Services
Hcalth W￿110￿S I Sncial Workers
6. Neowdtal &. Matunity UrLits- Blackpool VÉttoria Hospilal
7. Perinatal Mental Hcalth
The charli
DeJiveTe41 stay And play groups in Bla¢kpool. S¢ Annes. Fleetpmod and We¢ton on a we¢kly basis
tem Lime.
Visited the M8iemity, Neonathl, and Pa¢diatri¢ departments of Bla¢kpool VictQTia Hospitsls tv ia]k to
Fatber5 ad p95t ofour Dad Matters pro8rnrnme.
Provided Summcr Holiday Activities and Food provisions for childrcn in Fylde.
Delivered First 8id and Pa¢diatri¢ FiT%t Aid workshops to staff. voluntccrs and olher agencies.
Delivtitd three Volunte¢r PTeparation Course8. 21()n8 with Early Language r)¢velopment courses and Big
Hopes Big Fubjre covrs¢s.
Held family and volunieer'drop ins, ai Fleehvood and B7￿kpo01.
Held A Christmas event lo meei Sattia at a lo¢al rests￿ra￿t.
Total number of glltRdanees at tbese tients is 643
In addltloD to the above we have:
Delivered hundreds of Eastere£Ès al￿ Clllisth)as pr¢5ettts. All th¢s¢ it¢ms were donated by local people
and busin¢ssos.
Attended nchvorking events and lo¢*1 eamivals to Taise &w8renL55 of the Horne-stsrt serviee and
volullteeriAg opportuuities.
Began a partncyship with local organisalions to deliver Cook and Eat s¢ssions at Weet0￿ Barracks.
Offered cot)tinUOUS PTofc85ional dcvolopment to trustees, staff and volunteets.
The sumlnary of achi¢v¢n]ents dcmonslrat&% how Hoin¢-Stsrt Blackpool Fyld¢ and WyTe h&8 sei oui io fulfil its
principle ¢h8ritsble objective- tli¢ rclicf of childrw QT ￿rertts despair or in dislTess. alld the pr¢vcntion
emotional. physi¢al, tsr itwital abuse of children.
Partnership
In addition to the abolc we have contil￿ed io work with loeal agencics lo oifer tr&inin8 Lo our sthff and
vohjnteers including Blackpool Council and NSPCC Blackpwl A BettEr s￿rt. We work closely with oiher
[Al￿7 Home-starts across LanCashI￿ 10 ensurebest practicc arwj contribute to sustainability.
Appointment of Trustets as set out In the Arti¢lEs ofAsStselgtlDn
TTU51ce induclion and training. New Trnstees go through an indu¢Lion pro¢¢%$ led by the Cbair oi Vice Chpir,.
this ill¢ludes ome-lo one me¢lings and obsm'ing o Board meeting b¢fore being aeeepted as a Tru8i¢e. Thsl¢¢s
are able to attess Iraining through Horne-S(an UK and can acce55 a Tonge of inforni?li¢m via the Home-stan
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UK intranet. The charity is & mtmbet of NCVO, wbich PTovides advice, guiday]t¢ And access to training. Wh¢n
new Trugtee51Advisors are appiFinled, efforls are nmde tu recruit them from the Charity's geo￿aphiCal hrea of
opernlion.
The i￿ard o*trustees adminisrered ihe charity with m¢¢tittgs ¢vcry 2 months.
A Senior Manager is appointed by rhe trustee$ to manage ihe day-to4ay operations of the cbariry and this role is
supported by 4 Senior leHder5hip t￿m. None of our trustees receive ￿Muneration or other benefit from iheir
work with the charity. Any conneetiorA between a ttU5te¢ or ￿lor M￿ag¢r with any servic¢ providers rnust be
di￿loSed to the fvll board of trustees in th¢ same way ag any other contr8cthal ￿latiOnshiP with a related paTty.
In th¢ Cutrent ye&r no su¢h related paty transadions w¢r¢ Tepor*d.
Wid¢T Network
TlieLC are arouEid ISO IdLdl. iiidepcimlciii Ilomc-siiillb ivurkÉiiLT in 7 IOJ(J (?( Jiiilioritv areils 4lLfvsb ihc UK.
ALrik%s till foul nalii)Iib i)filiL' Unillul Kin¥di￿j￿ l¥si }'cur. Ili(bu%Jiids nl-Iiitri)ie-i'iiilinbT I'i)lunteerb SLippiiri 4.1.ag1
rJniilie% and 71S.gQQ Lliildren li> iriinhf()nn ihcir liir.%.
We areJffiliat¢d to the Hom¢-Start UK Network. which providcs braDdin& Quglity As5urgn¢¢. poli¢y, training,
naiional rese4r¢h and reports, rc50uT￿s, swcifi¢ programmes for WOTkiog with families and earty y¢aTS
¢hildr¢n, and support l advice with In￿rne gcn¢ration.
Illsk Management
The Truslees exarJ]Éne the major risks ihe ChaTiiy faces as pth of their planning for WdL'h fman¢ial year at)d
develop sysiems to rnonitor and control these risks and io mi(igate any impact that they may hav¢ on the Charity
in the future.
The ¢h3rity strives to *cure fimding lo contiDu¢ dcliverin¥ its core work of Volunte￿ horne visitillu SUPPOIT to
familiL% in each of our three borou8hs. It will also continue w dcvelop new areas of work thai fit with the aim of
supporting parents to give their children the b¢51 posx7Jle start in lif
Fingnd#l review
Thc ChaEity'$ main SOU￿¢$ of iuconK aT¢ sr8n15 and fvtthising. TheTrysttts consider that it is appropriot¢ to
prq)aTe th¢ accounts tsn z going con¢¢m basis c(mS¢qUfDtly. the tccounts do not includ¢ any adjust￿¢￿1$
that would b¢ n¢c¢ssary if these SOUT¢es of in¢ome should ceas¢.
The anDual repoff was approved by the trustees of th¢ tharity on S September 2025 and siEned OD Its beh&lf by..
Acting Chair of Trustees
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Home-start Bl8¢kpooL Fylde and Wyre
Statement of Trusteesl Respon5ibi]ities
The tmsiets (who are also ih¢ dir¢ctors of Homc-slart Blackpool. Fvlde 2nd Ivyre for the purpLTrSCS ofcompaT]y
law) are responsible for prcparing the tru5tecg Teport and the financi&l slatcmenis in accordance with applicabl¢
law and Uttited Kingdom Acrtsllntin8 Standards {Uni*d Kingdom Grnerally Accepted Accountllls Pra¢ti¢e).
including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard appli¢abl¢ in the UK and R￿UbliC ofireland"
Company law requir¢s the tnJ8l¢es to prepwe financial statements for ¢ach fingncial y¢ar. Under compgny law
the tn￿e5 must nol Spprove ihe financial s¢2t¢m¢nts unless they ar¢ satisfi¢d that th¢y give a true and fair view
of thE stsle ol affairs of the charitabl¢ compony and of the incoming re50urc¢s and applicalivn of resources,
including its incom¢ and expenditure. of the ¢haTi¢abl¢ company for that period. In pr¢paTing these financial
staternenls, Ihe tr￿4t¢¢S are required io:
select suiiable a¢¢oullting poli¢i¢s and apply them CODSiStcntlyi
obs¢rve the m¢thod$ and principles in the Charities SORP.
make judgem¢nl3 and ¢slimatrs that are Teastsnable and prudenL
State whether applicable a¢¢ountiog stand8rd& comprising FRS 102 hav¢ bttn followed. subi¢ct to any
material departures d7sclosed and explained iti dLe fllwicial slat¢ments' and
prepgre the financial stsiements on the going concem basis un1¢5$ It is ID8PPmPri&te to prewme ihat the
charitable company will tontinue in business.
Th¢ tru51ecs are respon5ibl¢ for k¢cping ptow accounting records that disclose with rt&suDable accuracy ai
any time the fu￿￿¢1a1 posiliiin of the charitable Company and enable them to ensurc that th¢ financi81 $ia*ments
comply with the Companies Act 2006. Thcy arc also ￿SPOnSible for saf¢guarding th¢ assets of th¢ charitable
compatty and hence for tsking re&w1￿b￿ 3teps for the pr¢v¢ntioll and detection of fraud and oih¢r I￿c8￿1￿1ti¢S.
Thc ITUStees are respnsiTrle for the maiDtenance Jnd integrity of the ￿[porale and financial infoJynatiDn
included on 1he charitablc tonjpany's websi￿. LeEIElalion governing the preparation and dissemination of
fRttan¢ial statements may differ from legtBlation in other jurisdiction5.
Approved by the trustee5 of the ¢hariry on 5 S￿tellI]ber 2025 and signed on its behalf by.
Adrian Ma
Aetillg Chair of Tntstees
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Home-start Blaekpool? Fylde and Wyre
Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of HOme￿tart Blackpool, Fylde and
Wyre ('the CompaDy')
I rep)rt to th¢ charity tr￿te¢S on my exathinatiott of th¢ accounts of th¢ Conwany for the year ended 31 M£rch
2025.
Respohslbfilllles basis of report
As th¢ charity's trustees of the Con)pany {and also its dire¢tors for the purposes of compbny law) you Ore
EC5ponsible fuI Ihc preparation of the 4CCOiUlts in 8ecoT(]ance with the requirements of th¢ Companies Act 2006
('the 2000 Act.).
Havithg satisfied tnys¥lf thai thc accoun1$ vf the c.ompany Are not rcquir&l to b£ audiled under Part 16 of the
2006 Act and are Eligible for tndcpendeni examinalioffj I rcport in Tespccl Df my examitsation of your ¢harity'5
accouThls a5 carried out under 3cction 145 of thc Charilie5 Act 2011 ('th¢ 2011 Act.). In out my
eumination I knv¢ follow¢d ihe Dire￿10￿5 given by the Charity Cornmission und¢T 145{5)(b) of the
201 l Act.
Independent ex#miDÈr's staltment
Since Ihc Q)mpany's gro.58 inGom£ exceeded £250.000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in
section 145 of the 2011 Act. I ¢onfiTm thai l am qualified lo undenake the ¢xaminaiion bec?u5e l am a member
of FCA. whith 15 onc ofthg lislcd bodic5.
I have cornplet¢d my exaJ)ination. I confinn that no rn4tte￿ have L'orne to my uttention in cotmection wtth th¢
eUm1￿110n giving me ¢au8e to beli¢vt.'
accounting retords were not kepl ID Jespect of Hom¢-Start Blackp¢x>l. Fyld¢ and Wyre as required by
section 386 of tbe 2000 Act,. or
2. th¢ 4¢cowits do not accord with th0￿ r￿ord&. OF
3. the a¢couni$ do llol cO￿pIY with th¢ a¢couniing requir¢m¢nls of srolion 396 of the 2006 Act oiher th&
any Tequirernent thot the 4ccounl$ give a 'tnJe and fyir VI￿ whi¢h is not a malttr con5ider¢d as part of a
indepen(knt examination; OT
4. the aeco4nts have not b¢¢n prepar¢d in ac£ordall￿ with the mdhods and ptinciples of th¢ Slatemeni of
Recommended Practice for ae¢ouniing and reporting by cb#rities [8pp]i￿5Ie to ch8riii¢s PTeparing their
#ccounts in accordance with the Tr'inancial Reporting Standard applicable in thr UK and Republic of
Ireland {FRS 102)].
I have no concerns Èind b&ve come 2ttos£ no oihcr matt¢rs in connection with the txAtnination to whicb attcntio
should be drAwn in this Teport in order to enable &properuNderstallding of tlie accounts to be Te2ched.
Jan Harnison BA Hons FCA
Independent Examiner
Unit l Baroll8 Courl
Graceways
Blackpool
Lancasbire
FY4 5GP
Dak:5L4september2025 .............................
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Home•Start Blaekpool, Fylde and Wyre
Slatement of Financial Actlvllles for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
(Including Income and Expenditure A¢count and Statement of Total Recognised Gain$
and Losses)
Unr¢5tT5citd
fuDd5
Total
2025
*nd EndowrnenÉs from:
Donations and legacie¥
Other trading actlvities
39.843
3.704
205.518
38.058
245.361
3¥,772
Total incoine
43.547
243.570
287.123
ExpeDditUTe on:
Raising funds
Charitable activiti¢s
Other expendilLW¢
<273)
(350.860)
(49.469 1
-L400:602
(273)
(351,019)
149,7591
(159)
(290.,
Total ￿[￿ndit￿re
(449,
1401,0511
Nel incomel{expendiiurel
43.098
(157.0261
I I lJ.928)
Net mov¢menL in fijnds
40.098
(157.026)
{113,928)
Rteontiliation olfuDd5
Toial ￿ndS brought forward
19B.791
139.677
338,468
Totsl funds etillied foThvard
14
241.889
Unrestritted
funds
173491
224.540
Restrlcted fuAds
2024
Note
Income Endowments from:
Donations snd legacies
Other trading activities
14.101
1.828
293.246
54.080
307.347
Totsd incomc
15.929
347,326
Eipeudilure on:
R3i5ing fuJ]ds
Cluwitable activitie5
Other expendibjre
(108)
{269.461)
148.5851
(io%)
{269.698)
148.9261
(23n
13411
Totsl exp¢nditllre
15781
1318.1541
1318.732)
N¢t income
15.351
29.172
44.523
Net movement in fuDd5
l5,351
29.172
44.523
Reconclliation funrls
Totsl fvnd$ brought forward
183,440
110,505
293,945
roial fijnds carried forward
14
E98.791
139.677
All of the chaT1￿S activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods.
Thc DOt¢¥ un pagts 10 10 17 fs)nn 4tt integral part of these fllhqncial statements.
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Home-St*rt Bla¢kpooly Fylde and Wyre
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
(Ineludhng Income and Expenditure Account and Statenjenl of Total Recognlsed Gain$
and Losses)
The fun(is breakdown for 2024 is shown in noie 14.
The notc5 Qn pages 10 to 17 fomi an ini¢gr81 part of these financial 5tstaneLts.
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Home-sthrt Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre
(Registration number: 06591166)
Balance Sh¢et as at 31 March 2025
2025
2024
Note
Fixed ass¢ts
Tangible assets
li
2.176
2.644
Current 4S5¢t$
Cash at bank and in hand
12
231.338
346,898
Creditors: Amounts falling due within y¢ar
13
8.974
Ne¢ Current assets
221364
335 824
Nel assets
224.540
338.468
Funds of the eharity:
Re$tri¢ted iD¢ome funds
Restricted funds
(17,349)
139,677
ITnr¢stri¢ted in¢om¢ funds
Unrestricted funds
241889
198 791
Total funds
14
224.540
338,468
For thc financial year ending 3151 March 2025 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section
477 of the Companics Act 2006 reluling lo small compani¢s.
Dir¢¢tors' r¢sponsibilities:
Th¢ m¢mb¢rs have not required the chariry to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in
accordan¢¢ wilh s¢ction 476,. &md
The dircctors a¢knowl¢dg¢ th¢ir responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect
to accounting records and th¢ preparation of accounts.
The financial statements on pages 7 10 17 w¢re approved b). lh¢ tr￿steeS, and authoris¢d for issue on 5th
September 2025 and signed on th¢iT behalf by..
Adrian May
Acting Chair of trustces
Th¢ not¢s on pages 10 10 17 fomj an inte8ra] part of these financial slat¢ments.
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Home-start Blaekpool, Fylde and Wyre
Notes to the Financial Ststements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
I Charlty status
The charty is limited by guarant¢¢, in¢orpoTat¢d in. And consequ¢ntly does oot have share Cipitsl. Eath of the
ttiJste¢s is liabl¢ to contribute an anioujit noi &xceeding £Nil towards th¢ assets of the charity in the eveni of
liqutdalion.
The adthess of its registered offi¢¢ 1$:
Blackpool Busin¢s$ Firsl
Lane8sier House
Ajny Johnson Way
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 2RP
Auihori.*cd foi. i
dale 5¢1Tr S¢Jitemb2r 2025
2 Accounting poli¢ies
Summary of si8nlll¢#nt atcollnting pollelei and kev aecounting estimat
The principal a¢counting policies applied in the prepararion of thcsc finall¢i?I statemcnts or¢ sel out below.
Th¢se policies hav¢ been consistently applied to all ihe years presente<L unLe$s oth¢nYis¢ st8t¢d.
Statemen* of ¢ompliance
The financixl siatemenES have b¢en prepared in accordance wlth Accounting and Reporting by Charitie5'.
S￿lement of Recommended Prnctice (appli¢obl¢ io chariries preparing tbeir aCCOL￿tS in 4¢cordanc¢ Mryih th¢
Finw)ciAI R¢porling Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Irelajjd (FRS 1021) li&sued in thtober 20191
(ChaTSti¢s SORP (FRS 102)), th¢ Financial Reporting Standard applicable in th¢ UK and Republic of Irelalld
ITrRS 102} and thc CompaDi¢s A¢t 2006.
Basis fjf preparatio
Home-stsrt Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre meets The definition of a publie benefil entity under FRS 102. Assets
and liabilities are inirially recognised at hislorical cost or trnll$$ctiots value unless OtheTwise slaled ID the
relevani accoutttin8 policy notes.
Going c•n¢ern
The trusiees ¢onsideT thai there are no material UDcertainti¢s about the chariW¥ ubilily to continue &% 8 gotng
¢on¢ern nor any significant areas of uncert&inty that affect th¢ Carrying value of 8ssets held by Éhe chaTity.
ExemptlOD fr•m prepgr5ng A CA5b now st4temenl
Th¢ ¢h￿lty Opted to early adopt Bulletin I published olh 2 FebNary 2016 and have therefore not included a ¢&sh
tlow stst¢m¢nt in these financial $tsLternenls.
Iniome and end4JMilleut$
All income is rccogniscd onc¢ the eharity has eniiil¢m¢nt to tbe inwme. it Is probable that the income will b¢
received and the arnouni of ihe in¢oThe receivabl¢ c¥n be rneasure(I reliably
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Docusign Envelope ID.. 1256CEE7-04CE46Eg.AF4F.9A343125FCC2
Home-start BIAckpooL Fylde and Wyre
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Don￿110￿3 ondle8aelÉs
Donations are recognised when the charity has been notified in wriÉing of both the aniount and settlemeni date.
Ill the event lh* 2 donation 15 subj￿1 to conditions that TquiTe a level ot-pertornian¢¢ by the charity before the
eharity is entitled to ihe fund& the inco]ne is dGfetred and not FeÉogDised until either thosc collditioD5 ￿¢ fully
mct. or the lu1111ment of those Conditions ￿ wbolly within thc conlrnl of ihe ¢haTity and it is probablc thJi these
coyMJitions will be fvlfilled in the reporting period.
Legacy gitL$ are reciyiscd on a case by case bHsi5 following the grant of probate when the
adm1nistratorl¢xccut￿ for the rslatc bas Wrnvnunicated in vniting both the amount And s¢ttlemeni date. In thc
event th&t the gift is the foTJn of 8n a55et othcr ih8n cash or 9 fiJJ8ncial a5Sft OD a reeognised
exchang¢. recognition is subject to the valuc of th¢ gift being reliably measurablc wilh a d¢gr¢c of reasonable
acoura¢y 4md ihe tille io the assd having b¢¢rA trausfeNed to th¢ charity.
Grunts rec¢iv47bl¢
OraTht$ are recognised when the charity has an enlitl¢ment to the funds and any conditio￿5 linkcd lo the grants
have b¢a] 7Tr¢t. IVh¢re p¢rforn)ance conditions are attached to thE grant and are yei to be met, the incom¢ 15
Tecogniscd as a liability and included on the balance Sh¢￿ as defeTh¢d in¢on)e to bereleased.
Expendliure
All exp¢nditure is recognised onc¢ ¢h¢r¢ is a legal or ¢onstnJ¢tiv¢ obligation to thal ￿pendItuTe, il is probabl¢
t*eitlemeni is TequiTed and the amount ¢aJJ be meatsur¢d Teliably. All costs are allo¢at¢d to th¢ applicable
cxpcnditurc h¥ading ihol &ggTe82te &imdar cost$ to thal category. Where co￿8 cannot be due¢tiy attribut¢d to
parti¢ulaT headings they have beets allocated on a basis con8iqient with the us¢ of resourtts, with centra] staff
costs. allocated on the basis of rime spent, Alld depr¢ci&iion charges allocated on ihe portion of th¢ a55et's us¢.
Other support costs ar¢ allocxted based on the spr¢ad of sfaff co$t9.
R￿sIng￿M￿d$
These are costs iD¢UtTed in altr4¢ting Vo1￿1[2ry incorne, the manag¢ment of inve5trn¢nts and those incll￿ed in
tTAding activitics thst rHise f￿nds.
CA&rithble dctivitie5
Charitable expendiluTe conwriscs thobL CObL$ inCUTrcd by the charity in ihe d¢livery of its aclivilics Jnd .%ervices
for its beneficiaTie5. It include5 both ¢osts thal can ht allocated directly to such activities and thnse cosis of an
indireci naiuTe nece￿ary to support them.
Support costs
Support ¢ost5 include central fuoclions and hase be¢n all1￿&￿d to aCEivity COSI Cate8ories on a basi.￿ con$ist¢nt
'ilh the use ofr¢sources, for exa)npl¢. allocating prop¢ty cosls by floor areas, or per capita. slaff ￿$tS by th¢
lime S￿nI 4tnd other cv5ts by their usage.
G'overn*nce cfjsls
These includ¢ lh¢ cosis alLribulAble to Ihe charity'5 compliancc wilh ¢ctns(ilulional and Sta￿tOry rcqiiiTem¢nts.
includithg audil, strategic managemeni and trnsiees meeliug$ and rcimbiiTs¢d eXPLn$es.
Pagell

DoN15ign Envelope ID.. 1256cEE74)4CE46E￿AF4F.9A343125FCC2
Home-start Blatkpool, Fylde and Wyre
Notes to the Flnancial Statements for the Ytar Ended 31 March 2025
Taxatio
Th¢ ¢hwity is cons&dered w pass tlie iests set out in PaTagraph I S¢hedllle 6 of the Finance A¢t 2010 and
theT¢f￿¢ it m¢cts the ￿tr￿ltIOn of a charitsble company foT UK corporation t4% PUTposes. Accordingly, Ihe
¢harity i¥ potentially exempt from taxation in respea of i￿niC OT oapitsl gain$ Teceived wtthin tategori¢s
covered by Chapter 3 Part I l of thc Corporalion Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the TaXat￿n of ChaTgeable
GainsAct 1992. to th¢ ¢xtcni th815uLh incomc 01 gains are appli£d exclusivcly to chorildble purpus¢&
Ta*glble ffted a55etS
Individu1￿ fixed ass¢ts costing £0.00 or more ar¢ initialty T¢￿Tded At cosl. less sllbsequcnt actumulaled
depre¢i#titsn subsequeni a¢cwllulat¢d impairnient I{￿se&.
DeprttlAtlon and 4Trortlsation
Depreciation is provided OD le fixed assets 50 &% to write off the c05t or vulu¥lion. IESS ally ¢stim*ed
residval value. ov¢r iheir expected useful ¢CQDomic life as follow&
Asset cla5$
Firythr¢5 and Fitlings
Compul¢r F4uipment
Depreci•tion rnetbod 4nd ratt
15V/o r¢ducing balance
25V/o reducing balance
Cash and cash equhTalents
Casb and tash equivalenls COmPTiS¢ ¢ash on h$nd artd call deposits, and other short4¢nn highly lÉquid
ins'estment$ that arc readily convertibl¢ to a known amount of ¢asb and aTe subject to an insignificant risk of
¢hallge in value.
BoTrowiiigs
IDteTcsI-be&ring borrow3Dg.% are initl211y recorded at fair valijc, nct of transaction costs. Interest￿ear1ti8
bvtrowirw are sUb￿quentIY carried at amortised cost. with the diffcrence bctw¢en th¢ proceeds. Jket of
tra]]sorti¢)n costs. and the amouni due on redemption being recogni5￿] ￿ a cbavge to th¢ Statement of Financial
Aciivilics uycr th¢ p¢rithl of the r¢lcvani borrowing.
liiteTest expenst is recognised on thc bs515 of ihe effective inletr¢st method and is includcd in inlrr¢6t pllyable
and similaT charges.
BO￿OWings arc cl3ssifiEd a5 Cutrcnt liabilit1¢5 unlc55 the clJaTity has an unconditional Tighl to dcfcr s¢ttlen]enl ot
the Ilability for ai Icasl Iw¢lvc ]nonihs after ihe r¢porting dale.
Fund $lrutturt
Unr&%iricied in¢ome fvnds are general fijnds that are availybl¢ fi)r ￿se al the I￿￿et5 discretion in IbrtheraD¢¢ or
the obje¢liv¢s of the charity.
Restricted incom¢ funds are those donated for us¢ in 8 P8rtioul#r or for sp￿lfie Purposes. th¢ us¢ of which
is r¢slricl¢d io thal area or purpos¢.
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Docusign Envelope ID.. l2s6cEE7￿CE4fjE9-AF4F_9A343125FCC2
Home-start BlaekpooL Fylde and Wyre
Notes lo the Finanrial Statemenls for the Year Ended 31 Marrh 2025
3 IneomLe fro￿ dtsnatlffvns legatfje$
UnrestTirted
fund$
G¢nerAI
Re51ricted
funds
Tolal
fund$
Donations and legacies.
Lega¢i¢s
GThMts, ineluding eapital grants.
Grants from oth¢r charitics
Re￿ul8r giving and capitil th)natAons
32,290
32,290
173.228
173,228
39.843
39,843
I'otgl foT 2025
205.51 S
245 361
Tolal for 2024
14.101
293,246
4 IB¢ome other tr4d5DB activities
Ullrestrlcted
fund5
Gentr
Re5tri¢ted
funds
Total
fund5
Trading income.
Other ttyding income
Evffits income.
Oiher events income
29.563
29.563
3,704
8.495
12.199
Yolal for 21125
3,704
38.058
41.762
Tol¥l for 21124
1.828
54.080
55,908
5 Expendlture rAiSiDg funds
Cost5 of g¢D¢ra¢ing and legacies
Restricled
funds
Total
fund5
Marketing #nd publicity
273
273
Total for 2￿25
273
273
TotAI for 2024
108
108
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Docusi9n Envelope ID.. 1256CEE7-04CE46E9-AF4F-9A343125FCC2
Home-St2rt BlackpooL Fylde xnd Wyre
otes to the Financial Statemenls for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Totlll
iosts
6 Expenditure on ¢hari¢abl¢ activiti
Unrestricted
funds
GtDer*l
Restrkted
fllnd5
Total
funds
Nole
Auocaled support COSLS
Governanc¢ cost8
159
33,624
317,236
350,860
33.783
317,236
Total for 2025
159
351.019
Total for 2(124
237
269,461
269,698
7 Other exptnditure
Unreslrieted
funds
Gen¢r¥l
Rtstrieted
runds
Total
runds
Marketing &nd publicity
Dcprecx8tion. aJnorti5ation ittd otber similar
costs
Other resotsr¢es ex￿nded
Auocatcd support costs
697
697
290
290
42,072
6.700
42,072
6.700
Trtgl for 21125
290
49.469
49,759
TDtal for 21124
341
48.585
48.926
Pag¢ 14

Docusign Envelope ID: 1256CEE7-04CE46E9-AF4F_9A343125FCC2
Home-start Blaekpool, Fylde ¥Dd Wyre
otes to the Fiwancial Statemenls for the Ye¥4r EDded 31 March 2U25
8 Net IncomlDgJoutgolng resourtes
Nct {outgoingyin¢oming r¢sOu￿¢S for rh¢ yoaT include:
21125
2024
DepTecialiim orrixed assets
578
9 Staff Costs
The a￿￿e¥al¢ payroll costs were as follows..
2025
2024
Staff eosts durfng the year wert:
Wages and sa]￿]eS
317.236
248,100
The rnonthly aveTJge of persons {includillg s¢nior management I leadership teani) employ¢d by Ihe
¢haTily durit)g the year expressed as full time wuivalcnls was a5 follows-.
2025
21124
Managcment
Adrninisiraiion
FTont Line Siaff
l4
12
13 {2024- 12) ol the abov¢ employe￿ phrticipaied in th¢ D¢fined Contribulion Pension S¢h¢m¢$.
Conlribulions to the empli)y¢e pension schcrnes for the yur iolalled £6,11712024- £4,490).
Ni) empluyee recei&'ed emDlument5 Of rnOTe than £60.000 during the year.
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Docustgn Envelope ID. 1256CEE7.04CE46E9_AF4F_9A343125FCC2
Home-start Blatkpool, Fylde and Wyre
Notes to the Financial Stalemenls for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
10 T*xAdon
Thc charity is a r¢gist¢Kd ¢harily and is therefore ¢xernpt from laAatiOn.
I l Tanglble ￿ed a55el8
F¥rnllure
¢qulpment
Computer
e4￿1pment
Totsl
Cost
At l April 2024
l5.301
22.053
At 31 March 2025
15.301
6,752
22,053
Depreel*tlo
At l April 2024
Charge foi th¢ ycar
13,369
290
6.040
178
19.409
468
Al 31 March 2025
13,659
6.218
19,877
Net book value
Al 31 March 2025
5.14
Al 31 March 2024
712
12 Cash aDd e2sh equivAleDts
2025
2(J24
Casl) on hand
Cpsb 8t bank
55
135
346,763
346,898
231.283
231,338
13 Credliors: falllDg due YAthln on¢ yt*r
2025
2024
Other creditOT5
Accrnals
5.974
8.134
8,974
Pag¢16

Docusign Envelope ID.. 1258CEE74)4CE46E9.AF4F.gA343125FCC2
Home•StArt Blatkpool, Fi'lde and Wyre
IYote5 to Ihe Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
14 Funds
Balance at I
April 2024
Resourees
expended
BJlan¢¢ at 31
Mareb 202S
resvurces
Unrestricttd fund5
General
198.791
43.547
(449)
241.889
Re5tricled f￿ndS
139.677
243,S76
1400.6021
117 349i
338.468
287.123
J401,0511
224 540
Lollery grants of £108,169 (2024 £132,246) were received in the year.
Balance Ht I
Aprll 2023
Incojning
Tesouree8
Rtsourees
expended
Balance At 31
Marcb 1024
Unr¢strlet¢d fund5
eneral
1 ¥3,440
15,929
{578)
198.791
Restrlcted fujjds
110,505
347,326
1318,154
139,677
Total funds
293,945
363.255
(318.732)
338.468
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Docvslgn Envelope ID.. 1256CEE7-04CE46E9-AF4F-9A343125FCC2
Home-start Blaekpool, Fylde and Wyre
StatemeDt of Finao¢ial Activities by fund for Ihe Year Ended 31 March 2025
Unrestricted Funds
Tolil
Tolil
Unrestrlded Unr¢strici¢d
Funds
Funds
2025
2024
Income *Dd Endowrnents frtsrn:
Donation$ and l¢8a¢i¢s
Other trading activities
39.843
3,704
14,101
1.828
Total in¢om¢
43547
15,929
Expenditure on:
Charitable aclivlties
OtheT expetrJitur¢
(159)
12901
(237)
1341?
Total ¢xpendi¢ure
1449J
15781
Net income
43.098
15,351
Nei mov¢ment in funds
43.098
15.351
Re¢Trneili*tlOD offllnds
Total fi￿d5 broughi fonvard
198,791
183.440
Total fi￿dS caiTied forward
241,889
198,791
This page does noi forni p¥rt of the slatulory financial slalemenls.
Pag¢18

Docu8i9n Envelope ID: 1256CEE74HCE46E9-AF4F-9A343125FCC2
Home-Stf4rt Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre
Statement of Financial Aclivities by fund for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Restrleted Funds
Total
Rtsirlcted
Fund5
20Z5
Tot41
Restricted
2024
In¢Dmt and ETrd*ww¢nts from:
DoD*ions and lega¢i¢s
Othei trading activitieg
205,518
38,058
293,246
54,080
Total income
243.576
347,326
Expendithre on:
Raising funds
Ch8Tilgbl¢ activities
Otb¢r exp¢ndilure
{273)
{350.860)
{49.4691_
{lQ8)
(269,461}
148.585
Totsl ¢xpenditure
{400,602)
(318.1541
Nd (expenditure)fsncome
1157.0261
29,172
Nct rnovemenl in funds
1157.026)
29.172
RetoneiJiAtloJJ vf lunds
Totsi ￿l￿d5 bTought forward
139,677
110.505
Totsl fiIDds caryicd forward
117,3491
139,677
This p2gc does not fomi Part of ihe sl¥luiOry finunci41 stafrments.
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Docusign Envelope ID.. 1256CEE7￿4cE46E9_AF4F_9A343125FCC2
Home-start Blaekpool, Fylde W>Tt
Detailed Statement of Financial A¢tivities for the Year Ended 31 March 202S
Totsl
202$
2(124
lthcome And ETthdowmeDl$ from:
Donations and legacies (onaly$¢d below)
Othei trading activities (analy5cd b¢low)
245.361
41.762
307.347
55.908
Total I￿Orne
287.123
363,255
Experjditure on:
Rai5in8 funds {analysed below)
Charitable activtiies (analy5¢d below}
Other expenditure (analysed below)
(273)
(351,019)
149.759 1
(108}
(269,698}
148 926,
Total expcndittjre
(401.0511
1318.732
Net {expendirnre)lincome
t113928
44.523
Nct movemcnl in fill￿5
(113928)
44,523
Reconciliation of fund$
Total funds bTougbl foTw#rd
Total fvnds carried ft)ni'ard
293,945
224,540
This pa8e doe5 not forn) part of the statutory financial stwiem¢nts.
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Docusign Envelope ID.. 1256CEE7.04CE46E9_AF4F.9A343125FCC2
Home-start Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre
Detgiled Sl*temenl of Flnancial Activities for tbe Year Ended 31 March 2025
Total
2024
2025
ond leg47¢ies
Don81ions ￿￿reSt11¢ted
Donations- restricted
39.843
32.290
173.228
245.361
14.101
93,188
200,058
307 347
Oiher oclivilie5
Money raisitsg events - unr&%tric*d
Money raising ewents -restricted
Shop tAkities
3.7U4
8.495
29.563
41.762
1.828
24.470
29.610
55,908
RtTisiMgfMn&f
Money raisiD8 events
2731
12731
11081
11081
Chorit4ble aclivilies
Ac¢ounlancy & Inde￿ndent examinatson fe¢5
CoDsuliancy fecs
Lo¢al project%
L¢gal and professional fees
DcpT¢¢iation of computer equipment (owned)
Bank inter¢$t r¢eeivable
Other inteTest receivable
Other inteTest receivable - unrestTiCted
Wages salaries
(2,640)
(2.580)
{2,292J
(7,642}
{8,970)
(2371
72
(21,072)
(10,031)
(178)
119
19
1317.2361
1351.0191
t248,1001
1269.698)
OthEP Expendilure
R￿L and r¢)om hire
Raies and water
Ligbi hc?t and power
In$ur3nce
Repairs and maintenanc¢
Telephon¢
IT costs rnstriclgd
Printing posiagc and slalion¢ry
Volunteer BxpeEtses
Sundry exp¢ns¢$
Trav¢1 ¢xp¢ns¢s (wffj
Marketing
(23,743)
(1.712)
(570)
{1.637)
(45)
(3.408)
(5,940)
(3,598)
(1273)
(1,419)
(5.427}
(697}
(23.391)
{2,106)
(230)
(1,765)
(1,050)
(1,409)
{8,379)
(3,479)
(1,671)
11,362)
(3,743)
This page does noL torni part of lh¢ statutory finllnciol stalements.
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Docltsign Envelope ID.. 1256CEE7.04CE46E9.AF4F_9A343125FCC2
H•me-Start Blackpool, Fylde and 14'vre
Detsiled Slalement of FiDaD¢ial Aclivitie5 for the Year Ended 3J March 2025
Total
2024
2025
Depreciation of fixture5 and fillings (oThi)ed)
1290
149.759
13411
148.926,
This pag¢ do¢$ noi f(Jm parl of the siatulory financial $1otenients.
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