01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Trust
- Registered
- 14 January 2011
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 February 2025 – 31 January 2026
- Latest income
- £912,667
- Latest expenditure
- £887,976
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: First Choice Housing, 11-12 Commercial Road, SWINDON, SN1 5NF
Website recorded by the regulator: https://firstchoicehousing.co.uk/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Providing accommodation to the homeless.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £912,667
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £887,976
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £719,318
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £658,970
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 August 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £372,585
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £354,721
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £177,527
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £170,841
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £42,612
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £40,913
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 10 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £912,667
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £887,976
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Grants
- £506,595
- Income From Government Grants
- £506,595
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 8
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £719,318
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £658,970
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 719168
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 719168
- 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
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 7
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 9 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £372,585
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £354,721
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 372318
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 7
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 4 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £177,527
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £170,841
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 176527
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 7
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £42,612
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £40,913
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 42612
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 7
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 10 August 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 405512
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 506595
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 560
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 912667
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,175
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £885,801
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 887976
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 48132
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 887976
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3652
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £133,679
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9960
- Assets Own Use
- 9960
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £174,666
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £50,947
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £133,679
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 50947
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £74,772
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 123679
- Funds Restricted
- 10000
- Funds Total
- 133679
- Count Employees
- 5
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 719168
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 150
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 719318
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £658,970
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 658970
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 50780
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 50780
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3670
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -3670
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £108,987
- Assets Total Fixed
- 11838
- Assets Own Use
- 11838
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £128,952
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £31,803
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £108,987
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 31803
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £38,901
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 108987
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 108987
- Count Employees
- 3
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wiltshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Swindon
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FIRST CHOICE HOUSING
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2011-01-14T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- TRUSTDEED 08 DEC 2010 AS AMENDED ON 21 MAR 2019AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 28 AUG 2019
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE ORGANISATION ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC: THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONG HOMELESS PERSONS, PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR ASYLUM SEEKERS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE LIVING IN THE SWINDON BOROUGH, BY PROVISION OF, OR ASSISTANCE WITH THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION, SUPPORT AND ADVICE.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 447861
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- FCH
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures