Home-Start West Somerset

Analysis

Home-Start West Somerset is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in April 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05646970). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Home-Start West Somerset reported income of £159k and spending of £154k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £125k to £159k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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 West Somerset sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Centre for Specialist Educational Assistance (£159k), Little Otters Children's Centre, Camelford (£159k) and Protege Dna (£159k).