Home-Start Rochdale and Bury

Analysis

Home-Start Rochdale and Bury is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochdale. It was registered in December 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05282419). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Home-Start Rochdale and Bury reported income of £667k and spending of £667k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £311k to £667k (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Home-Start Rochdale and Bury sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Castle Point Association of Voluntary Services Limited (£667k), Hillingdon Autistic Care & Support Limited (£669k) and Sight Support Hull and East Yorkshire (£666k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, donations and legacies 2.9% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Reserves of £95k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.