Home-Start Dover District

Analysis

Home-Start Dover District is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04974145). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Home-Start Dover District reported income of £202k and spending of £181k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £209k to £202k (-3.7%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Home-Start Dover District sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include York City Knights Foundation (£201k), Suffolk Sight (£202k) and Boomerang (NW) Limited (£201k).