Home-Start Medway Limited
Analysis
Home-Start Medway Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochester. It was registered in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05135567). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Home-Start Medway Limited reported income of £266k and spending of £392k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £328k to £266k (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Home-Start Medway Limited sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bartlett Foundation (£266k), Lordsmead Pre-School Playgroup (£267k) and Community First in Herefordshire & Worcestershire (£265k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Home-Start Medway offers support, friendship and practical help to parents with young children. We recruit and train volunteers, who are usually parents themselves, to home-visit families who have at least one child under five. Our volunteers offer parents informal, friendly and confidential support. Home-Start Medway supports parents in order to help give children the best possible start in life.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Bartlett Foundation | Leeds | £266k |
| Lordsmead Pre-School Playgroup | Wiltshire | £267k |
| Community First in Herefordshire & Worcestershire | Hereford | £265k |
| Future | London | £268k |