NORTH SOMERSET PEOPLE FIRST

Charity number: 1159184
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

North Somerset People First promotes and encourages people with a learning disability, difficulty and/or autism to speak up for themselves, empowering them to be in control of their own lives, now and in the future. We facilitate speaking up forums, consultations, provide person centred planning & advocacy, employment & work experience, accessible training programmes & social events & activities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £390,605
Total expenditure: £384,432

Total income includes £73,240 from 3 government contract(s) and £50,416 from 4 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

14 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • 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
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bristol City
  • North Somerset
  • Somerset
  • South Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 November 2014: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • PEOPLE FIRST VOICES & CHOICES (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jane Elizabeth Haros Chair 27 February 2023
None on record
Rebecca Felicity Keating Trustee 27 February 2023
None on record
Christopher Bird Trustee 15 July 2019
HOURS OF HUMAN HAPPINESS
Received: On time
Kyle Hannan Trustee 01 July 2018
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 £246.03k £270.08k £264.94k £281.92k £390.61k
Total expenditure £246.27k £296.33k £264.94k £278.48k £384.43k
Income from government contracts N/A £44.34k £65.36k £97.82k £73.24k
Income from government grants £73.18k £46.18k £7.92k £86.22k £50.42k

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 31 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 12 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 14 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 14 January 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 12 Nov 2014 as amended on 16 May 2023

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS WHO LIVE OR WORK IN THE WEST COUNTRY AND ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF THEIR LEARNING DISABILITIES OR ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS BY: (I) PROVIDING TRAINING, FACILITATION OF WORK OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATION, INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND SELF-ADVOCACY; (II) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION.

Contact information

Address:
The Campus
Highlands Lane
Weston-super-Mare
BS24 7DX
Phone:
01934426086
Email:
michelle.burnett@nspf.co.uk
Website:

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