Home-Start Kernow
Analysis
Home-Start Kernow is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bodmin. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives 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 09335452). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Home-Start Kernow reported income of £528k and spending of £434k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £200k to £528k (+164%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 172%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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 Kernow 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 Alice (Relief of Poverty & Advancement of Community) (£528k), Baps Charities (£528k) and Harry Edwards Healing Sanctuary Limited (£527k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £241k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 1.0%
- Charitable activities 98%
- Investments 0.5%
In the charity's own words
HOME-START OFFERS FREE SUPPORT, FRIENDSHIP AND PRACTICAL HELP TO FAMILIES WITH AT LEAST ONE CHILD UNDER FIVE WHO MAY BE UNDERGOING PRESSURES SUCH AS LONELINESS AND ISOLATION, DEPRESSION OR SEVERAL PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS. FAMILIES ARE VISITED REGULARLY IN THEIR OWN HOMES BY VOLUNTEERS WHO ALL HAVE EXPERIENCE OF PARENTING AND KNOW HOW HARD THINGS CAN BE.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Alice (Relief of Poverty & Advancement of Community) | Staffordshire | £528k |
| Baps Charities | London | £528k |
| Harry Edwards Healing Sanctuary Limited | Guildford | £527k |
| RNLI Lifesaving Endowment | Poole | £528k |