01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 19 June 2019
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 12051397
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,766,667
- Latest expenditure
- £1,782,829
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 175-177 YORK ROAD, HARTLEPOOL, TS26 9EQ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.familiesfirstne.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Provision of services for children, young people and their families, of those with additional needs, disabilities and autism
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
- 22 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,766,667
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,782,829
- 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
- 8 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,626,125
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,665,011
- 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
- 12 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,538,493
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,507,829
- 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
- 2 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,380,264
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,321,529
- 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
- 23 September 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,327,235
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,234,415
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
- 22 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,766,667
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,782,829
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 138790
- 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
- 7
- 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
- 8 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,626,125
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,665,011
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 138790
- 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
- 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
- 12 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,538,493
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,507,829
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 920000
- 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
- 45
- 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
- 2 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,380,264
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,321,529
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 734250
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 42
- 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
- 23 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,327,235
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,234,415
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 107000
- Income From Government Grants
- £70,771
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 25
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
- 22 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3183
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1750918
- Income Investments
- 2869
- Income Other
- 9697
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1766667
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £8,985
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,773,844
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1782829
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 11802
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 351185
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 35808
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £333,779
- Assets Total Fixed
- 635144
- Assets Own Use
- 635144
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £330,055
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £161,879
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £803,320
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 103654
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 58225
- Assets Cash
- £155,597
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 333779
- Funds Restricted
- 469541
- Funds Total
- 803320
- Count Employees
- 53
- 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
- 8 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5267
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 9791
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1606374
- Income Investments
- 4693
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1626125
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £10,481
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,654,530
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1665011
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 335529
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 145065
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £360,764
- Assets Total Fixed
- 670952
- Assets Own Use
- 670952
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £360,256
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £211,726
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £819,482
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 110038
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 101688
- Assets Cash
- £300,619
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 360764
- Funds Restricted
- 458718
- Funds Total
- 819482
- Count Employees
- 80
- 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
- 12 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2755
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1509223
- Income Investments
- 1491
- Income Other
- 25024
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1538493
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £12,242
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,495,587
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1507829
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 11534
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 321775
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 37104
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £410,834
- Assets Total Fixed
- 660297
- Assets Own Use
- 660297
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £429,581
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £231,510
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £858,368
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 88884
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 142626
- Assets Cash
- £369,954
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 410834
- Funds Restricted
- 447534
- Funds Total
- 858368
- Count Employees
- 53
- 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
- 2 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 44146
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 18111
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1317949
- Income Investments
- 58
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1380264
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £20,101
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,301,428
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1321529
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10383
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 10383
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 34630
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £289,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 649045
- Assets Own Use
- 649045
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £457,487
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £278,828
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £827,704
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 97643
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 181185
- Assets Cash
- £240,670
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 362607
- Funds Restricted
- 465097
- Funds Total
- 827704
- Count Employees
- 79
- 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
- 23 September 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 75194
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1238523
- Income Investments
- 105
- Income Other
- 13413
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1327235
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £14,857
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,219,558
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1234415
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13279
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 32484
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £199,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 683675
- Assets Own Use
- 683675
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £402,361
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £317,067
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £768,969
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 100741
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 216326
- Assets Cash
- £303,544
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 294966
- Funds Restricted
- 474003
- Funds Total
- 768969
- Count Employees
- 77
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Stockton-on-tees
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hartlepool
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Middlesbrough
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FAMILIES FIRST (NORTH EAST)
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2021-01-27T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1045110
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1045110
- Assoc Charity Name
- LORNE HOUSE RESIDENTIAL HOME TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Name
- FAMILIES FIRST (NORTH EAST)
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2019-06-19T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- FAMILIES FIRST (NORTH EAST)
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2019-11-25T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1002009
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1002009
- Assoc Charity Name
- FAMILIES FIRST (NORTH EAST)
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 14 JUN 2019
- Charitable Objects
- 1)THE RELIEF AND EDUCATION OF ALL CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH ADDITIONAL AND SPECIAL NEEDS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES AND THERAPEUTIC, EDUCATIONAL AND STIMULATING TOYS AND EQUIPMENT. 2)THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH WITHIN ALL RESIDENTS, INCLUDING THE PROMOTION OF A POSITIVE AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES THROUGHOUT THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND.4) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED, WHICH SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND PROSPERITY OF RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES THROUGHOUT THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 616846
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- STOCKTON FAMILIES FIRST
- Charity Name Id
- 616847
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- DURHAM FAMILIES FIRST
- Charity Name Id
- 616848
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- HARTLEPOOL FAMILIES FIRST
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Care Quality Commission
- Regulator Order
- 2
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures