01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 26 June 2019
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 05438407
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £5,485,286
- Latest expenditure
- £4,911,487
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: PEOPLE FIRST CONFERENCE CENTRE, MILBOURNE STREET, CARLISLE, CA2 5XB
Website recorded by the regulator: https://wearepeoplefirst.co.uk/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
People First Independent Advocacy provides a wide range of support and information services across the North of England, aimed at helping people to live informed, respected, healthy and fulfilled 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
- 27 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £5,485,286
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,911,487
- 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
- 3 February 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,807,819
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,806,092
- 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
- 25 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,335,789
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,013,226
- 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
- 6 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,856,532
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,512,774
- 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 September 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,540,116
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,377,965
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
- 27 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £5,485,286
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,911,487
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 10
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 2678443
- Income From Government Grants
- £43,750
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 70
- 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
- 3 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,807,819
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,806,092
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 9
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Contracts
- 2703928
- Income From Government Grants
- £257,588
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 70
- 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
- 25 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,335,789
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,013,226
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 7
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1382940
- Income From Government Grants
- £153,965
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 39
- 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
- 6 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,856,532
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,512,774
- 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
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,039,422
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 34
- 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
- 1 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,540,116
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,377,965
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,043,805
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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
- 27 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 399288
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4984769
- Income Investments
- 101229
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5485286
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,911,487
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4911487
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 277788
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 43425
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £765,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 139110
- Assets Own Use
- 139110
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,746,968
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,467,386
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,418,692
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3467386
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £4,929,543
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1957347
- Funds Restricted
- 461345
- Funds Total
- 2418692
- Count Employees
- 129
- 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
- 3 February 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 427445
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4341337
- Income Investments
- 39037
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4807819
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,806,092
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4806092
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 304260
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 46946
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £765,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 127878
- Assets Own Use
- 127878
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,542,133
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,825,118
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,844,893
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2825118
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,801,769
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1641689
- Funds Restricted
- 203204
- Funds Total
- 1844893
- Count Employees
- 104
- 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
- 25 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 294268
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2038200
- Income Investments
- 3321
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2335789
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,013,226
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2013226
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 18926
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 212937
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 39391
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £765,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 90193
- Assets Own Use
- 90193
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,615,584
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £220,623
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,485,154
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 220623
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,153,969
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1341581
- Funds Restricted
- 143573
- Funds Total
- 1485154
- Count Employees
- 100
- 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
- 6 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 350803
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1505535
- Income Investments
- 194
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1856532
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,512,774
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1512774
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6835
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 128252
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 38061
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £778,260
- Assets Total Fixed
- 92962
- Assets Own Use
- 92962
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,691,213
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £621,584
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,162,591
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 621584
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,013,129
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1078260
- Funds Restricted
- 84331
- Funds Total
- 1162591
- Count Employees
- 66
- 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
- 1 September 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 86769
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 11107
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1439773
- Income Investments
- 318
- Income Other
- 2149
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1540116
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,377,965
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1377965
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 118379
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 66961
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -270
- Reserves
- £428,207
- Assets Total Fixed
- 98624
- Assets Own Use
- 98624
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £936,380
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £216,171
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £818,833
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 216171
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £738,688
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 777897
- Funds Restricted
- 40936
- Funds Total
- 818833
- Count Employees
- 56
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- PEOPLE FIRST INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2022-11-17T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4014962
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1108946
- Assoc Charity Name
- DISABILITY ASSOCIATION CARLISLE & EDEN
- Charity Name
- PEOPLE FIRST INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2019-06-26T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- PEOPLE FIRST INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-06-05T00:00:00
- Reason
- Removed by application
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5142929
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1184467
- Assoc Charity Name
- PEOPLE FIRST SERVICES
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28 MAY 2005AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 30 MAR 2010AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 08 APR 2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 SEP 2018AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 02 OCT 2018 as amended on 22 May 2024
- Charitable Objects
- (A) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH OR DISABILITY LEADING TO A LACK OF CAPACITY INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DIFFICULTY OR DEMENTIA;(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY:I) PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT LOCAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES;II) MAKING THE VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES OF MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC KNOWN TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROVIDERS;III) ENABLING LOCAL PEOPLE TO HAVE A VOICE IN THE DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY AND EQUALITY OF ACCESS TO LOCAL HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES;IV) PROVIDING TRAINING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS FOR VOLUNTEERS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY IN UNDERSTANDING, SCRUTINIZING, REVIEWING AND MONITORING LOCAL HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES;V) CONDUCTING INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH INTO RELEVANT HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ISSUES AND MAKING PUBLIC THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH WORK.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures