PEOPLE FIRST (SELF ADVOCACY)

Charity number: 1057354
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

People First is an organisation run by and for people with learning difficulties to raise awareness of and campaign for the rights of people with learning difficulties and to support self advocacy groups across the country.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £200,242
Total expenditure: £190,952

Total income includes £19,900 from 2 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

3 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
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 August 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03134827 Open in new window
Gift aid:
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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 does not own and/or lease 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
CHRISTINE SPOONER Chair 19 April 2019
NORTHFIELD ARTS FORUM
Recently registered
kweku aswin wilson Trustee 16 January 2023
None on record
KATE BRACKLEY Trustee 19 April 2019
None on record
BELLA FRANCESCA EDWARDS Trustee 18 August 2017
None on record
Marie Emma Claire Trustee 02 March 2017
None on record
JOHN PAUL ELLIFFE Trustee 02 March 2017
None on record
MICHAEL BRIAN BROOKSTEIN Trustee 19 April 2009
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £148.18k £279.61k £259.51k £173.17k £200.24k
Total expenditure £194.07k £242.63k £249.50k £232.25k £190.95k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £57.35k N/A N/A £40.00k £19.90k

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 2024 28 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 22 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 15 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 26 March 2021 54 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 26 March 2021 54 days late 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 6TH DECEMBER 1995 AS AMENDED ON 26TH JULY 1997 as amended on 21 Feb 2020

Charitable objects

(A) TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES IN SELF-ADVOCACY AND ALL RELATED AREAS (B) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT THE EDUCATIONAL, PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE (C) TO CARRY OUT, PROMOTE OR ASSIST IN PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO ALL ASPECTS OF SUCH NEEDS AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC

Contact information

Address:
PEOPLE FIRST
336 BRIXTON rOAD
LONDON
SW97AA
Phone:
02072745484
Email:
andrew.director@peoplefirstltd.com
Website:

www.peoplefirstltd.com Open in new window