--- title: "Home-Start Kirkcaldy — charity SC020659 | CharityCompare" description: "Home-Start Kirkcaldy (charity SC020659): income £145k (2025). Check registration, activities, accounts and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/home-start-kirkcaldy retrieved: 2026-10-07T17:18:18.712Z 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. SC020659Company (the charity is registered with Companies House) HK # Home-Start Kirkcaldy Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data Home-Start Kirkcaldy is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the prevention or relief of poverty, the advancement of education, the advancement of health. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC020659) Work at Home-Start Kirkcaldy? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=home-start-kirkcaldy&type=claim&name=Home-Start%20Kirkcaldy) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Home-Start Kirkcaldy? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £145,083 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £142,820 Registered charity number SC020659 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Company (the charity is registered with Companies House) Register contact address detail (not service area) Fife Quick answer Home-Start Kirkcaldy (number SC020659) is listed as registered in the OSCR 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 Kirkcaldy do? The charity is set up to support families with young children through home-visiting volunteers and support groups. Volunteers visit families at home each week, supporting parents in situations as diverse as isolation, bereavement, multiple births, illness, disability or who are just finding parenting a struggle. They provide non-judgemental practical and emotional support and help build the family’s confidence and ability to cope. Home-Start Kirkaldy aims to: Reduce family isolation and increase social support networks Strengthen parent-child relationships Improve parents’ physical health a… Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Home-Start Kirkcaldy Answers Home-Start Kirkcaldy gave in its annual return to the OSCR 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”. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 2 November 1992 Where it says it operates Fife ## What causes is Home-Start Kirkcaldy registered for? the prevention or relief of povertythe advancement of educationthe advancement of health ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Home-Start Kirkcaldy yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Home-Start Kirkcaldy. 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. 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Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Home-Start Kirkcaldy do? The charity is set up to support families with young children through home-visiting volunteers and support groups. Volunteers visit families at home each week, supporting parents in situations as diverse as isolation, bereavement, multiple births, illness, disability or who are just finding parenting a struggle. They provide non-judgemental practical and emotional support and help build the family’s confidence and ability to cope. Home-Start Kirkaldy aims to: Reduce family isolation and increase social support networks Strengthen parent-child relationships Improve parents’ physical health a… Does Home-Start Kirkcaldy have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Home-Start Kirkcaldy. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Home-Start Kirkcaldy? Home-Start Kirkcaldy does not list a website in its register entry. Its official OSCR entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. When was Home-Start Kirkcaldy registered as a charity? Home-Start Kirkcaldy was entered on the register on 2 November 1992. Source: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) 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://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC020659).