01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 12 May 1983
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01708301
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £11,612,641
- Latest expenditure
- £11,067,438
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 91-95 SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON, SE1 0AX
Website recorded by the regulator: www.childhoodfirst.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Childhood First (previously called the Peper Harow Foundation) provides integrated programmes of care, education and treatment to children and young people who are suffering the consequences of neglect and emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Activities are centered on five residential communities with attached schools and a placement and family support programme.
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
- 19 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £11,612,641
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,067,438
- 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
- 13 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £10,875,233
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,881,423
- 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
- 21 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £10,003,406
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,830,723
- 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
- 19 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £9,589,764
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,030,537
- 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
- 4 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £9,607,385
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,679,212
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
- 19 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £11,612,641
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,067,438
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 40
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 11308998
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- 5
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 13 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £10,875,233
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,881,423
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 41
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 10476359
- 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 21 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £10,003,406
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,830,723
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 969157
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 9691572
- 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
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 19 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £9,589,764
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,030,537
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 17
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 9371362
- 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
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 4 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £9,607,385
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,679,212
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 40
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 9381008
- 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 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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
- 19 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 174076
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 11308998
- Income Investments
- 123213
- Income Other
- 6354
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 11612641
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £89,057
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,978,381
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 11067438
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 165181
- Gain Loss Investment
- 24172
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,834,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 11694897
- Assets Own Use
- 4756393
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6938504
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,500,816
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £653,086
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £12,542,627
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 653086
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,010,835
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 12517455
- Funds Restricted
- 25172
- Funds Total
- 12542627
- Count Employees
- 206
- Charity Only 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
- 13 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 268977
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 10476359
- Income Investments
- 119203
- Income Other
- 10694
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10875233
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £147,239
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £9,734,184
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9881423
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 37200
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1353917
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 177875
- Gain Loss Investment
- -85649
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -1552
- Reserves
- £6,077,110
- Assets Total Fixed
- 10695519
- Assets Own Use
- 4881187
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 5814332
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,896,095
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £618,363
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £11,973,251
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 618363
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,502,234
- Funds Endowment
- 483947
- Funds Unrestricted
- 11465774
- Funds Restricted
- 23530
- Funds Total
- 11973251
- Count Employees
- 186
- 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
- 21 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 251911
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 9691572
- Income Investments
- 37190
- Income Other
- 22733
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10003406
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £204,915
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £9,625,808
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9830723
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 50772
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 797641
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 170621
- Gain Loss Investment
- -124212
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -114000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,497,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8926665
- Assets Own Use
- 5026684
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3899981
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,387,703
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,249,278
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £11,065,090
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1249278
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,920,360
- Funds Endowment
- 483947
- Funds Unrestricted
- 10522876
- Funds Restricted
- 58267
- Funds Total
- 11065090
- Count Employees
- 188
- 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
- 19 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 178794
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 9371361
- Income Investments
- 31959
- Income Other
- 7650
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9589764
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £143,200
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £8,887,337
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9030537
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 35400
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 797641
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 162343
- Gain Loss Investment
- 192154
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -230000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £10,600,377
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9131577
- Assets Own Use
- 5107384
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4024193
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -483000
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,082,479
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £600,437
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £11,130,619
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 600437
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,511,520
- Funds Endowment
- 483947
- Funds Unrestricted
- 10600378
- Funds Restricted
- 46294
- Funds Total
- 11130619
- Count Employees
- 174
- 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
- 4 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 188863
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 9381008
- Income Investments
- 24681
- Income Other
- 12833
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9607385
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £145,516
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £8,533,696
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 8679212
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 697702
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 174243
- Gain Loss Investment
- 365987
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 187000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,708,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8567645
- Assets Own Use
- 5251933
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3315712
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -361000
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,003,063
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £763,296
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,446,412
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 763296
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,496,742
- Funds Endowment
- 483947
- Funds Unrestricted
- 9475501
- Funds Restricted
- 486964
- Funds Total
- 10446412
- Count Employees
- 174
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATED SYSTEMIC THERAPY
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-06-25T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 229136
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 286909
- Assoc Charity Name
- PRINCESS MARY'S TRUST
- Charity Name
- INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATED SYSTEMIC THERAPY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1983-05-12T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22/03/1983AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/01/1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/11/2004AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 28/07/2008AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 28/09/2015 as amended on 13 Apr 2026 as amended on 20 Mar 2026 as amended on 20 Mar 2026
- Charitable Objects
- 3.1 The objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit, to:3.1.1 deliver and further the care, education and treatment of children and young people who have experienced psychological and emotional trauma; and3.1.2 promote and deepen the understanding and knowledge of the ways in which the causes and effects of adverse early childhood experiences may be reduced and their consequences ameliorated.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 258877
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CHILDHOOD FIRST
- Charity Name Id
- 636179
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CHILDHOOD FIRST
- Charity Name Id
- 258911
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- PEPER HAROW FOUNDATION
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management