PEOPLE FIRST FORUM — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 2 May 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £420,593
Latest expenditure: £344,803
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: PEOPLE FIRST FORUM, Rossmore Leisure Centre, Herbert Avenue, POOLE, Dorset, BH12 4HR

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Our vision is a world where people with learning disabilities are treated as equals, living safe and happy 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
Date Annual Return Received: 4 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 4 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £420,593
Total Gross Expenditure: £344,803

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: 26 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 26 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £312,637
Total Gross Expenditure: £249,269

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: 29 April 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £241,927
Total Gross Expenditure: £210,515

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: 12 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 12 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £201,327
Total Gross Expenditure: £196,324

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: 21 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 21 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £209,724
Total Gross Expenditure: £200,402

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: 4 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £420,593
Total Gross Expenditure: £344,803
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 100940
Income From Government Grants: £18,098
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

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: 26 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £312,637
Total Gross Expenditure: £249,269
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 100940
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: 25

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: 29 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £241,927
Total Gross Expenditure: £210,515
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 131640
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: 40

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: 12 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £201,327
Total Gross Expenditure: £196,324
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £98,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

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: 21 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £209,724
Total Gross Expenditure: £200,402
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 125154
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 14

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: PEOPLE FIRST FORUM
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2020-03-04T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 4012427
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1107700
Assoc Charity Name: POOLE FORUM

Charity Name: PEOPLE FIRST FORUM
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-05-02T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 02 May 2018
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS WHO HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management