Home-Start Harwich

Analysis

Home-Start Harwich is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05681175). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Home-Start Harwich reported income of £319k and spending of £291k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £217k to £319k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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 Harwich sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth Enquiry Service (Wycombe) (£319k), Saints Community Development Foundation Ltd (£319k) and Kindfulness Coffee Club (£318k).