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Home-Start Dunfermline

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC006806
Status
Active
Registered
May 8, 1989
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
41 Bruce Street
Dunfermline
KY12 7AG

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of health'

The objective of Home-Start Dunfermline is to offer support, friendship and practical help to parents with young children within Dunfermline and the South West Fife villages. Home-Start Dunfermline aims to: • Offer support, friendship and practical assistance by visiting families and providing one on one support in their own homes. • Reassure parents that difficulties in bringing up children are not unusual and encourage enjoyment in family life. • Develop a relationship with each family to allow flexible, needs led support unique to each family. • Encourage parents' strengths and emotional wellbeing for the ultimate benefit of their children. • Encourage families to widen their network of sustainable support in their own community.

Objectives: (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 within the area of Dunfermline and its environs.

Areas of operation

Main operating location
Fife
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 £156,692 £145,882 6
March 31, 2024 £134,215 £151,309 6
March 31, 2023 £135,982 £131,049 4
March 31, 2022 £137,083 £130,374 4
March 31, 2021 £143,044 £118,948 3