Charity Details

Home Start East Lothian

SC030943Registered charity from 08 May 2000

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Charity Information:

Address Early Years Centre
Sanderson Wynd
Tranent
East Lothian

Postcode EH33 1DA

Website No Link Provided

Parent Charity Name Home Start UK

Parent Charity Registration Number 1108837

Parent Charity Country of Registration Other

Regulatory Type Standard

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

a) to safeguard, protect and preserve the good health, both mental and physical of children and parents of children; b) to prevent cruelty to or maltreatment of children; c) to. relieve sickness, poverty and need amongst children and parents of children; d) to promote the education of the public in better standards of child care

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

Home-Start East Lothian is an established local community organisation of trained volunteers committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under five years of age. We aim to support families that are referred to us by statutory or voluntary organisations for example by social workers, health visitors or women’s aid or self-referrals when mums and sometimes dads, are struggling with a number of issues. These issues could include post-natal depression, poor mental health, isolation, problems coping with parenting, poor housing conditions, poverty, domestic abuse or bereavement. We help families by providing a volunteer to establish a supportive, non-judgemental relationship with a family offering regular friendship and support. We recruit, train and support volunteers to work with families. With families that are facing more severe and complex issues we match them with one of our trained family support workers.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 08 May 2000

Main Operating Location: East Lothian

Number of Staff: 8

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of health"

Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "People with disabilities or health problems"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021	£153,683	£194,057	04 Oct 2021	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£206,394	£174,252	04 Oct 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£209,798	£211,159	10 Oct 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£258,551	£223,087	30 Sept 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£266,127	£251,380	05 Jan 2026	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

First Name	Last Name
Penny	Morriss
Lynne	Porteous
Fiona	Smith
Melissa	Bell
Imogen	Young
Elaine	Johnston
Alexandra	Mackay
Alison	Brown
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