Home-Start Cambridgeshire
Analysis
Home-Start Cambridgeshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in September 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05139596). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Home-Start Cambridgeshire reported income of £242k and spending of £242k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £216k to £242k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Home-Start Cambridgeshire sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Home-Start Banbury & Chipping Norton (£241k), The Stanton Ballard Charitable Trust (£242k) and Spielman Charitable Trust (£241k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Home-Start offers volunteer support to families in their own homes, parents supporting parents, helping them to get through a difficult time in their lives: loneliness, isolation, post-natal illness, domestic violence, poverty, inadequate housing, disability, family breakdown.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Home-Start Banbury & Chipping Norton | Oxfordshire | £241k |
| The Stanton Ballard Charitable Trust | Oxford | £242k |
| Spielman Charitable Trust | Bristol | £241k |
| The Queen Elizabeth II Commonwealth Trust | London | £243k |