01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 6 September 2010
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 07193272
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £692,902
- Latest expenditure
- £761,255
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: G09-G10, Export Building, 1 Clove Crescent, London, E14 2BA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.firstlovefoundation.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
First Love Foundation is a Christian charity working for a world where people are able to live sustainable and independent lives. We do this through the design and delivery of projects, with advocacy - holistic and person-centered in design that not only tackles poverty and its underlying causes - but seeks to restore income, dignity, thus reducing dependence on long term charitable food support.
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
- 12 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £692,902
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £761,255
- 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
- 30 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £615,757
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £782,478
- 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
- 31 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £876,288
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £749,096
- 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
- 21 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £566,985
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £695,644
- 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
- 12 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £977,266
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £647,619
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
- 12 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £692,902
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £761,255
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 15000
- Income From Government Grants
- £30,000
- 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
- 2
- 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
- 30 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £615,757
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £782,478
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £12,500
- 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
- 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
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £876,288
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £749,096
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £15,000
- 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
- 10
- 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
- 21 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £566,985
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £695,644
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £71,619
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 113
- 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
- 12 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £977,266
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £647,619
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £89,160
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 176
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
- 12 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 627844
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 62882
- Income Investments
- 2176
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 692902
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £5,873
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £755,382
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 761255
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4867
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 415267
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 34463
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £163,062
- Assets Total Fixed
- 111680
- Assets Own Use
- 111680
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £110,892
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £59,510
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £163,062
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 59510
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £93,847
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 163062
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 163062
- Count Employees
- 7
- 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
- 30 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 601608
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 12500
- Income Investments
- 1649
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 615757
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £782,478
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 782478
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 1200
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 154592
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 39969
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £231,415
- Assets Total Fixed
- 209185
- Assets Own Use
- 209185
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £121,860
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £99,630
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £231,415
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 99630
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £110,860
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 231415
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 231415
- Count Employees
- 8
- Charity Only 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
- 31 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 870179
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 912
- Income Other
- 5197
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 876288
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £595,358
- Expenditure Other
- 153738
- Expenditure Total
- 749096
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6329
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 153636
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 40699
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 5197
- Reserves
- £289,109
- Assets Total Fixed
- 247654
- Assets Own Use
- 247654
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £168,742
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £18,260
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £398,136
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 18260
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £136,492
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 289109
- Funds Restricted
- 109027
- Funds Total
- 398136
- Count Employees
- 10
- Charity Only 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
- 21 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 482319
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 84619
- Income Investments
- 46
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 566984
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £111,959
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £583,484
- Expenditure Other
- 201
- Expenditure Total
- 695644
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6710
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 118669
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 13902
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £250,762
- Assets Total Fixed
- 10901
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 10901
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £292,342
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £32,300
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £270,943
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 32300
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £286,364
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 250762
- Funds Restricted
- 20181
- Funds Total
- 270943
- Count Employees
- 11
- Charity Only 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
- 12 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 730448
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 246318
- Income Investments
- 86
- Income Other
- 414
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 977266
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £95,930
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £551,689
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 647619
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 549939
- Expenditure Governance
- 1750
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 12172
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -856
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £150,688
- Assets Total Fixed
- 23104
- Assets Own Use
- 23104
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £395,770
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £19,292
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £399,582
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 19292
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £371,770
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 178500
- Funds Restricted
- 221082
- Funds Total
- 399582
- Count Employees
- 11
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 115
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FIRST LOVE FOUNDATION LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2010-09-06T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17 MARCH 2010
- Charitable Objects
- 1. TO RELIEVE POVERTY;2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY SUPPORTING PEOPLE IN MATTERS RELATING TO THEIR AGE, GENDER, RACE, DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; WHERE THEY ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY;3. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RETRAINING AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE;4. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 519959
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- TOWER HAMLETS FOODBANK
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures