01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Suppressed
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 25 October 2012
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 08226711
- Financial period
- 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023
- Latest income
- £671,364
- Latest expenditure
- £1,015,420
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- Yes
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: FirstLight Trust, 34 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1W 0DH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.firstlighttrust.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
A grass-roots charity enabling ex-Service and ex-Emergency personnel and their families rebuild their lives.
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
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- 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
- 4 May 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £671,364
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,015,420
- 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
- 1 March 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,156,265
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,048,698
- 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
- 1 February 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £671,228
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £675,331
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 4 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £671,364
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,015,420
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £36,808
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 1 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,156,265
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,048,698
- 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
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Grants
- £50,571
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 1 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £671,228
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £675,331
- 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
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Grants
- £67,277
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2019
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 3 January 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £758,017
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £715,459
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £70,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any 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
- AR19
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2018
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2019
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2020
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2020
- Total Gross Income
- £613,015
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £632,620
- 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
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 8
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 4 May 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 520857
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 140561
- Income Charitable Activities
- 9923
- Income Investments
- 23
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 671364
- Income Legacies
- 5000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £40,250
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £975,170
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1015420
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 442786
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 12912
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9053
- Assets Own Use
- 9052
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £0
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £178,499
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£169,446
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 151886
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 26613
- Assets Cash
- £0
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -205829
- Funds Restricted
- 36383
- Funds Total
- -169446
- Count Employees
- 30
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 1 March 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 921399
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 158900
- Income Charitable Activities
- 23810
- Income Investments
- 76
- Income Other
- 52080
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1156265
- Income Legacies
- 700300
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £56,314
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £992,384
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1048698
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 52166
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 615822
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 37696
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £158,529
- Assets Total Fixed
- 22090
- Assets Own Use
- 22090
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £253,343
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £100,822
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £174,611
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 64360
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 36462
- Assets Cash
- £231,954
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 158529
- Funds Restricted
- 16082
- Funds Total
- 174611
- Count Employees
- 23
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 1 February 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 33271
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 637166
- Income Investments
- 54
- Income Other
- 737
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 671228
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £28,191
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £647,140
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 675331
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 424853
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 47826
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £9,169
- Assets Total Fixed
- 48610
- Assets Own Use
- 48609
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £201,369
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £182,935
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £67,044
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 90241
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 92694
- Assets Cash
- £145,900
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 9169
- Funds Restricted
- 57875
- Funds Total
- 67044
- Count Employees
- 26
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2019
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 3 January 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 301277
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 385101
- Income Investments
- 5
- Income Other
- 71634
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 758017
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £73,569
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £641,890
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 715459
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 23887
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 397418
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 46212
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 46212
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £39,897
- Assets Total Fixed
- 73371
- Assets Own Use
- 73370
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £123,777
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £126,001
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £71,147
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 83307
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 42694
- Assets Cash
- £7,585
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 39897
- Funds Restricted
- 31250
- Funds Total
- 71147
- Count Employees
- 26
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR19
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2018
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2019
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2020
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2020
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 539530
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 73485
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 613015
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £87,019
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £545,601
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 632620
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 27025
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 301160
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 38361
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £53,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 87200
- Assets Own Use
- 87200
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £15,440
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £74,051
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £28,589
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 43857
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 30194
- Assets Cash
- £4,785
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 28589
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 28589
- Count Employees
- 25
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 114
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FIRSTLIGHT TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2012-10-25T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18 SEP 2012
- Charitable Objects
- TO RELIEVE, PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH, AND THEREBY REHABILITATE LEAVING AND FORMER MEMBERS OF HER MAJESTY'S SERVICES AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AFFECTED BY PHYSICAL WOUNDS AND INJURY, POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES OF DISEMPOWERMENT RESULTING FROM SERVICE LIFE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS THAT ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN LAW (AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 526824
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- FIRSTLIGHT TRUST
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling