CARMARTHENSHIRE PEOPLE FIRST

Charity number: 1126539
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Carmarthenshire People First is a training and advocacy organisation for adults with Learning Disabilities

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £361,820
Total expenditure: £347,295

Total income includes £153,000 from 5 government contract(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

12 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Carmarthenshire
  • Ceredigion
  • Pembrokeshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 November 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06288369 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Simon Oliver Rice Chair 01 April 2013
None on record
Malcolm John Cansdale Trustee 01 April 2023
None on record
Ruth Louise McDougall Trustee 25 November 2016
None on record
Angela Elizabeth Edwards Trustee 25 November 2016
None on record
Nigel James Miller Trustee 01 April 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £295.47k £251.43k £258.00k £306.02k £361.82k
Total expenditure £226.19k £261.05k £261.00k £296.11k £347.30k
Income from government contracts N/A £84.08k N/A £39.12k £153.00k
Income from government grants £82.82k N/A £157.00k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 08 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 08 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 04 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 04 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 February 2024 29 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 February 2024 29 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 09 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 09 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 21 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 21 September 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 29 MARCH 2007 as amended on 22 Jan 2019

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE, REPRESENT AND SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF DISABILITY OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN THE COUNTY OF CARMARTHENSHIRE AND OTHER COUNTIES ACROSS WALES BY PROVIDING ADVOCACY SUPPORT AND TRAINING WHICH WILL ENABLE PEOPLE TO OBTAIN THEIR FULL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AS CITIZENS.? TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEARNING DISABILITIES THROUGH TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND PROMINENT SOCIAL PRESENCE. TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEARNING DISABILITIES

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

CARMARTHENSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
CARMARTHENSHIRE PEOPLE FIRST
16 Spilman Street
Carmarthen
SA31 1JY
Phone:
01267234635
Email:
sarah@carmarthenshirepeoplefirst.co.uk
Website:

www.carmarthenshirepeoplefirst.co.uk Open in new window