School-Home Support Service (UK)
Analysis
School-Home Support Service (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03991440). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending August 2025, School-Home Support Service (UK) reported income of £3.0m and spending of £3.3m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £3.7m to £3.0m (-19%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, School-Home Support Service (UK) sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Joseph's School, Launceston (£3.0m), St Hugh's School (Woodhall Spa) Limited (£3.0m) and Brake (£3.0m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 65% and charitable activities 34%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 18%. Reserves of £65k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 78 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 65%
- Charitable activities 34%
- Investments 0.6%
In the charity's own words
School-Home Support's vision is that every child has the support they need to thrive and achieve. We work to make this vision a reality by helping disadvantaged, vulnerable and disaffected children overcome barriers to learning through the support of highly-trained, independent workers in schools and through training and consultancy services around our best practice.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's School, Launceston | Launceston | £3.0m |
| St Hugh's School (Woodhall Spa) Limited | Woodhall Spa | £3.0m |
| Brake | West Midlands | £3.0m |
| Royal National Children's Springboard Foundation | London | £3.0m |