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Home-Start was initiated in Leicester, UK during 1973 by Margaret Harrison, [1] [2] before becoming a national organisation in the UK in 1981 with nine branches. [3] In the 1980's it became Britain’s fastest growing social franchise, [1] continuing to grow under the Sure Start scheme of the Blair Government, [2] [4] [5] and, as of 2021, reports that 27,000 families are supported yearly.
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Although some local Home-Start charities in the UK do provide services around domestic violence, this is not the primary purpose of Home-Start. Rather it is the improve the life chances of children by supporting parents in the early years. It is based on a home visiting model usually run by volunteers.
CEO compensation among charities in the United Kingdom; Charitable incorporated organisation; Charities Aid Foundation; Cinnamon Trust; Talk:Cinnamon Trust; City of Sanctuary (UK) Civil Service lifeboats; Congo Children Trust; Long Covid Kids
erskine.org.uk Erskine Veterans Charity , commonly known as just Erskine , is a veterans care and support non-profit organisation headquartered in Erskine , Renfrewshire, but operating across the Central Belt of Scotland and in Moray .
Of the Oxfam charity shops around the UK, around 100 are specialist bookshops or book and music shops. Oxfam is the largest retailer of second-hand books in Europe, selling around 12 million per year. In 2008, Oxfam GB worked with over 20,000 volunteers in shops across the UK, raising £17.1 million for Oxfam's programme work. [34]
The King's Trust is one of the most successful funding organisations in the UK and is the UK's leading youth charity, having helped over 1,000,000 young people turn their lives around, [3] created 125,000 entrepreneurs, and given business support to 395,000 people in the UK. [4]
There are over 900 bodies which have a UK royal charter. [1] and a list of these is published by the Privy Council Office. [2] Organisations are listed with the year(s) the charter was granted. This may not be the same as the year the organisation was founded. Organisations may also have charters renewed or regranted, so multiple dates may be ...