Home-Start Richmond, Kingston & Hounslow

Analysis

Home-Start Richmond, Kingston & Hounslow is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 21 Paradise Road. It was registered in April 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05386801). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Home-Start Richmond, Kingston & Hounslow reported income of £589k and spending of £534k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £394k to £589k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Richmond, Kingston & Hounslow sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Children Heard and Seen (£579k), The A and J Charitable Trust (£590k) and Leicestershire County Scout Council (£575k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 53%, trading 24%, donations and legacies 18% and investments 3.9%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 17%.