FIRSTFRUIT VENTURES

Charity number: 1201893
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Prevention or relief of poverty worldwide by making grants or providing assistance to other charities, to support education, training and other support to enable individuals to generate sustainable income and be self-reliant. Relieve needs of people fleeing war, famine, political instability, religious persecution or genocide by making grants or providing assistance to other charities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £158,346
Total expenditure: £142,812

People

3 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Egypt
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 February 2023: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
HUGO WOLMARANS Chair 11 August 2021
XTEND GLOBAL
Received: On time
Colin Seadon Trustee 06 December 2021
BETHANY CITY CHURCH SUNDERLAND
Received: On time
THE ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN RESOURCE ORGANISATIONS SERVING SUDAN (UK)
Received: On time
CHRISTINE MARGARET ANNE PERKINS Trustee 11 August 2021
THE ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN RESOURCE ORGANISATIONS SERVING SUDAN (UK)
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £158.35k £158.35k
Total expenditure £142.81k £142.81k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 August 2024 11 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 11 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 14 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 14 June 2024 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 INCORPORATED 11 AUG 2021

Charitable objects

1. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY MAKING GRANTS OR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO OTHER CHARITIES AND NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS TO SUPPORT THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND OTHER SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF RELIANT. 2. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHO ARE FLEEING WAR, FAMINE, POLITICAL INSTABILITY, RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION OR GENOCIDE BY MAKING GRANTS OR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO OTHER CHARITIES AND NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE.

Contact information

Address:
15 Selkirk Close
WORTHING
BN13 1PR
Phone:
01903824399
Email:
hwolmarans@wornet.org
Website:

No information available