Home-Start Cymru for Families

Analysis

Home-Start Cymru for Families is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in August 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05199118). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Home-Start Cymru for Families reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.8m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.8m to £1.6m (-8.4%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Home-Start Cymru for Families sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christadelphian Meal a Day Fund (£1.6m), Communities 1st (£1.6m) and Worcester YMCA (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £344k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 55 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.