--- title: "Home-Start Guildford — charity 1154609 | CharityCompare" description: "Home-Start Guildford (charity 1154609): income £164k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/home-start-guildford retrieved: 2026-10-07T17:17:47.624Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1154609CIO HG # Home-Start Guildford Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Home-Start Guildford is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, other charitable purposes. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.hsguildford.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1154609&subId=0) Work at Home-Start Guildford? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=home-start-guildford&type=claim&name=Home-Start%20Guildford) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Home-Start Guildford? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £163,853 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £231,216 Registered charity number 1154609 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) Astolat Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.hsguildford.org.uk](http://www.hsguildford.org.uk/) Quick answer Home-Start Guildford (number 1154609) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Home-Start Guildford do? Home-Start Guildford offers support, friendship and practical help to parents with young children in the localcommunity. We recruit and train volunteers who are usually parents themselves to visit families with at least one child under five, at home, and offer them informal, friendly and confidential support. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Home-Start Guildford Answers Home-Start Guildford gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Home-Start Guildford's highest-paid staff paid? Home-Start Guildford's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records Home-Start Guildford as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Home-Start Guildford's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 17 November 2013 Where it says it operates Surrey ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People. **Reported activities:** Provides Human Resources; Provides Services. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is Home-Start Guildford registered for? General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesOther Charitable Purposes ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Home-Start Guildford yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Home-Start Guildford. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Home-Start Guildford? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. [How to read charity accounts](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/guides/how-to-read-accounts) · [Explore rated charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity-directory) ## Is this your charity? Claim this profile free to submit your description and an optional logo for review, correct details, or respond publicly. Approved claims show attribution and claimed status. Optional paid plans add enhanced media, reporting and labelled featured visibility by tier; they never change a score. [Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=home-start-guildford&type=claim&name=Home-Start%20Guildford) [Visit charity website](http://www.hsguildford.org.uk/) ## Frequently asked questions Is Home-Start Guildford a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists Home-Start Guildford as a registered charity (number 1154609) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Home-Start Guildford's charity number? Home-Start Guildford's charity number is 1154609. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1154609? Search 1154609 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Home-Start Guildford do? Home-Start Guildford offers support, friendship and practical help to parents with young children in the localcommunity. We recruit and train volunteers who are usually parents themselves to visit families with at least one child under five, at home, and offer them informal, friendly and confidential support. Does Home-Start Guildford have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Home-Start Guildford. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Home-Start Guildford? Home-Start Guildford's website listed in our register data is http://www.hsguildford.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is Home-Start Guildford's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Home-Start Guildford's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Home-Start Guildford? The register records Home-Start Guildford as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Are Home-Start Guildford's trustees paid? Home-Start Guildford's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Home-Start Guildford registered as a charity? Home-Start Guildford was entered on the register on 17 November 2013. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1154609&subId=0).