01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 21 January 1994
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02884347
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £2,363,822
- Latest expenditure
- £2,363,916
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, COLCHESTER, CO1 1JH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.firstsite.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Provision of visual arts programme and activities
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 February 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,363,822
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,363,916
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 February 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,349,810
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,193,240
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,983,074
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,424,701
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,834,560
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,450,441
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,894,691
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,631,494
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 4 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,363,822
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,363,916
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,026,515
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 6 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,349,810
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,193,240
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,381,794
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 41
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 17 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,983,074
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,424,701
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,026,514
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 66
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,834,560
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,450,441
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £11
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,743,273
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 53
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,894,691
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,631,494
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £147,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 14
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 4 February 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1630961
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 650459
- Income Charitable Activities
- 75568
- Income Investments
- 6834
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2363822
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,338,860
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,025,056
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2363916
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 105025
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 593365
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 51498
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £538,421
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1243154
- Assets Own Use
- 848154
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 395000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £304,284
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £596,756
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £950,682
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 591756
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 5000
- Assets Cash
- £52,672
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 664069
- Funds Restricted
- 286613
- Funds Total
- 950682
- Count Employees
- 52
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 6 February 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1572039
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 533359
- Income Charitable Activities
- 81926
- Income Investments
- 23530
- Income Other
- 138956
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2349810
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £530,753
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,662,487
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2193240
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 55090
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1055739
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 41219
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 220000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £254,333
- Assets Total Fixed
- 907409
- Assets Own Use
- 512409
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 395000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £374,927
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £331,312
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £951,024
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 316312
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 15000
- Assets Cash
- £72,993
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 254333
- Funds Restricted
- 696691
- Funds Total
- 951024
- Count Employees
- 78
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 17 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1105787
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 659631
- Income Charitable Activities
- 195018
- Income Investments
- 22638
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1983074
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £468,071
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,956,630
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2424701
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 51999
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 921535
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 28249
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £216,460
- Assets Total Fixed
- 347474
- Assets Own Use
- 172474
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 175000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £516,414
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £289,434
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £574,454
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 264434
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 25000
- Assets Cash
- £201,394
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 258759
- Funds Restricted
- 315695
- Funds Total
- 574454
- Count Employees
- 71
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1730312
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 600553
- Income Charitable Activities
- 480523
- Income Investments
- 23172
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2834560
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £326,436
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,124,005
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2450441
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 1689
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1058664
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 20753
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £575,712
- Assets Total Fixed
- 313358
- Assets Own Use
- 138358
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 175000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £946,818
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £244,095
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,016,081
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 209095
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 35000
- Assets Cash
- £599,988
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 714070
- Funds Restricted
- 302011
- Funds Total
- 1016081
- Count Employees
- 64
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1316314
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 328476
- Income Charitable Activities
- 228447
- Income Investments
- 21454
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1894691
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £150,289
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,481,205
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1631494
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 604470
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 25671
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £420,744
- Assets Total Fixed
- 290021
- Assets Own Use
- 115021
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 175000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £622,530
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £280,588
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £631,963
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 235588
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 45000
- Assets Cash
- £428,403
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 420744
- Funds Restricted
- 211219
- Funds Total
- 631963
- Count Employees
- 59
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Essex
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FIRSTSITE LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1994-01-21T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04/01/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/03/2005AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 10/01/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/07/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02 JUN 2016
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE THE ARTS IN SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR THE VISUAL AND MEDIA ARTS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF COLCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR AND EAST ANGLIA IN GENERAL BY DEVELOPING PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO, AND THE QUALITY OF THE ARTS. [VISUAL AND MEDIA ARTS SHALL BE DEFINED AS INCLUDING PAINTING, DRAWING, PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM VIDEO, SCULPTURE, THE CRAFTS OF POTTERY, WOODWORK, TEXTILES, PLASTIC, METAL WORK, PERFORMANCE AND CURRENT TECHNOLOGY FOR ARTS PURPOSES]
- Area Of Benefit
- COLCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR AND EAST A
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 249984
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT VISUAL ARTS TRUST LTD
- Charity Name Id
- 249959
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CADVAT
- Charity Name Id
- 249955
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- 1STSITE
- Charity Name Id
- 250000
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- FIRSTSITE
- Charity Name Id
- 249973
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT VISUAL ARTS TRUST
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures