KIDS FIRST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 13 September 2004
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 24 June 2024 – 23 June 2025
Latest income: £53,388
Latest expenditure: £43,790
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 45B Lampits Hill, Corringham, Stanford Le Hope, SS17 9AA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.kidsfirstcharity.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

A small School of Conductive Education in Essex, which provides and offers facilities to create an enviroment that allows children with Cerebral Palsy together with their carers / family to improve their quality of life. This is done by helping them to access Conductive Education, equipment as well as necessary support and information.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 24 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 23 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 23 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 14 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 14 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £53,388
Total Gross Expenditure: £43,790

Fin Period Start Date: 24 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 23 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 23 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 22 April 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £48,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £36,888

Fin Period Start Date: 24 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 23 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 23 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 9 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £45,745
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,001

Fin Period Start Date: 24 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 23 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 23 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 21 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 21 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,338,845
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,685

Fin Period Start Date: 24 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 23 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 23 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 19 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £17,238
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,873

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 24 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 23 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 23 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 14 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £53,388
Total Gross Expenditure: £43,790
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 24 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 23 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 23 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 22 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £48,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £36,888
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 24 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 23 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 23 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 9 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £45,745
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,001
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 24 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 23 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 23 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,338,845
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,685
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 24 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 23 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 23 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 19 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £17,238
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,873
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 6

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 24 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 23 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 23 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 April 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1300884
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 3615
Income Investments: 34346
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1338845
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,297
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £38,888
Expenditure Other: 2500
Expenditure Total: 45685
Expenditure Investment Management: 4297
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1800
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -7036
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 1242607
Assets Own Use: 1040000
Assets Long Term Investment: 202607
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £74,403
Assets Total Liabilities: £7,835
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,309,175
Creditors One Year Total Current: 7835
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £71,944
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1309175
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1309175
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Essex
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: KIDS FIRST
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-10-12T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 248852
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 248852
Assoc Charity Name: THURROCK AND DISTRICT CEREBRAL PALSY SOCIETY

Charity Name: KIDS FIRST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2018-04-20T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 3987791
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1090713
Assoc Charity Name: THE LADDERBACK KIDS

Charity Name: KIDS FIRST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2004-09-13T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12 JULY 2004
Charitable Objects: A. THE SCHOOL WILL BE ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES ONLY IN THE TRAINING OF ALL CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY IN CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION (AS ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE PETO INSTITUTE, HUNGARY) IN THE AGE GROUP OF 0 TO 11 YEARS.B. TO PROVIDE EQUIPMENT, APPARATUS AND THERAPEUTIC MOTIVATORS AS REQUIRED FOR CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM ANY FORM OF CEREBRAL PALSY.C. TO INTERACT AND OFFER/ACCEPT ADVICE FROM LOCAL OR CENTRAL AUTHORITIES.D. TO OFFER FACILITIES AND CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS PARENTS/CARERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO ACCESS THE OTHER AMENITIES THAT WILL ASSIST IN THE WELFARE OF THE CHILDREN TOWARDS A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures