Home-Start Horizons

Analysis

Home-Start Horizons is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05352252). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Home-Start Horizons reported income of £538k and spending of £414k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £348k to £538k (+54%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 35%. 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 Horizons sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Karma Nirvana (£538k), Hartlepool Carers (£538k) and Sahara for Life Trust (£538k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 77%, donations and legacies 21% and investments 1.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £10k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £312k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.