CHILD FIRST TRUST

Charity Number: 1158410
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Child First Trust is a charitable company ltd by guarantee. Our charities objects are 'the advancement of education of vulnerable children within Child First Schools by providing and assisting in the provision of non statutory activities and services'. We achieve these objects by delivering and commissioning a range of programmes including Family Support Work, Speech Therapy, Counselling etc.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income: £191,010
Total expenditure: £186,272

People

6 Trustee(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
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 September 2014: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
09053347 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Paul Arrowsmith Trustee 06 October 2021
None on record
Jane Smith Trustee 27 October 2019
None on record
Tracy Zoltan Trustee 27 October 2019
None on record
Susan Shipp Trustee 08 October 2018
None on record
CARL ANTHONY MESSER BA NPQH Trustee 29 January 2016
None on record
Claire French Trustee 29 January 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £169.57k £155.49k £168.31k £188.61k £191.01k
Total expenditure £151.82k £164.60k £176.25k £182.12k £186.27k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 May 2024 03 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 12 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2023 07 May 2024 37 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 07 May 2024 37 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2022 10 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 10 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2021 21 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 21 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2020 16 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2020 16 February 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 INCORPORATED 22 MAY 2014

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN WITHIN CHILD FIRST SCHOOLS BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF NON STATUTORY ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES.

Contact information

Address:
39 Hazel Close
Thorrington
Colchester
CO7 8HJ
Phone:
01206252152
Email:
sacha@childfirsttrust.org.uk
Website:

WWW.CHILDFIRSTTRUST.COM