MIDDLESBROUGH FIRST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 17 February 2005
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £45,926
Latest expenditure: £52,025
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Breckon Hill Community Centre, Breckon Hill Road, MIDDLESBROUGH, Cleveland, TS4 2DS

02 Activities

What the charity does

Middlesbrough 1st promotes self-advocacy and personal development through education and training for adults with learning disabilities and their carers. We also offer an advocacy service for carers and people who access services. We hold meetings every month alongside the training and also social evenings.

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: 23 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £45,926
Total Gross Expenditure: £52,025

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: 18 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £33,090
Total Gross Expenditure: £27,674

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: 26 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £42,590
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,719

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: 24 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £8,279
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,708

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: 13 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £21,173
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,974

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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: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £45,926
Total Gross Expenditure: £52,025
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: 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: 18 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £33,090
Total Gross Expenditure: £27,674
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: 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: 26 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £42,590
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,719
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £14,000
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: 1

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: 13 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £21,173
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,974
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: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: MIDDLESBROUGH FIRST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2005-02-17T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 24 MAY 2004 AS AMENDED 18 JANUARY 2005.
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND THEIR CARERS BY THE PROVISION OF AN ADVOCACY SERVICE, ADVICE, SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND OTHER CHARITABLE SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO MAKE INDEPENDENT DECISIONS AND THEREFORE TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE MIDDLESBROUGH.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 417253
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: MIDDLESBROUGH 1ST

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures