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Home-Start Oxford, Blackbird Leys Youth and Community Centre, Blackbird Leys Road, Oxford OX4 6HW                  Company number 5375011  Charity number 1108612

Working together to support families in Oxford & Bicester

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Our Trustees

Home-Start Oxford is managed by a group of unpaid volunteers, who are our Charity Trustees as well as members of our Management Committee. As we are a small organisation without a paid manager, the Trustees take on responsibility both for overall governance and for areas of hands-on work such as fundraising and staff supervision.

What our Trustees do

1. Hold responsibility for fulfilling the objectives of the charity, and set its overall direction
2. Aim to provide the best possible support for families and to meet Home-Start quality standards across all our activities
3. Set a budget and manage our finances so that the charity remains solvent
4. Employ staff, recruit volunteers and make sure they are properly supported and supervised
5. Raise funds through contracts, grants and donations
6. Make sure that our office systems are efficient and support our work with families
7. Ensure compliance with all legal requirements
8. Work in partnership with other organisations and uphold the reputation of the charity
9. Home-Start Oxford is a member of a federation of Home-Start charities and the trustees have access to support and advice from our national body.

 

Who our Trustees are

We currently have 5 Trustees and are very keen to recruit more. If you would like to talk to  a current Trustee about what the role entails, then email admin@home-start.oxford.org.uk and someone will be in touch soon.

 

Our current Trustees are:

 

Romy Briant MBE (Chair)

Douglas Keir (Treasurer)

Anne Youngson

Alison Scott  

Sara Johnson  

 

Message from our Chair

 

 

“ Many thanks for your help and support – we have a lot of families supported by Home-Start and they all report how excellent the service is.”  

(Health visitor)