01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 29 August 1984
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01802908
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £1,208,620
- Latest expenditure
- £1,302,246
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: First College, Unit 3, Newbridge Hill, LOUTH, Lincolnshire, LN11 0JT
Website recorded by the regulator: www.firstcollegelincs.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Operating in Lincolnshire, First College seeks to deliver high quality learning that raises participation and attainment, that meets the individual needs of Learners through collaborative partnership working and employer engagement. Specifically we deliver Apprenticeships, Traineeships and vocational training to a wide range of local people. Other activities include supporting unemployed people.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,208,620
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,302,246
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,380,552
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,306,993
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,362,121
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,721,128
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,452,718
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,350,180
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,107,705
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,172,870
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 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,208,620
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,302,246
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 852017
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 13 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,380,552
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,306,993
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 358949
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 4 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,362,121
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,721,128
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1014215
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 30 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,452,718
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,350,180
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 7
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 505585
- 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
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,107,705
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,172,870
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 7
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 395300
- Income From Government Grants
- £103,049
- 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
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 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 325514
- Income Charitable Activities
- 883040
- Income Investments
- 66
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1208620
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £340,939
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £961,307
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1302246
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6135
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 116288
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 13791
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £783,662
- Assets Total Fixed
- 155617
- Assets Own Use
- 155614
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £821,521
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £198,269
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £778,869
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 198269
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £684,218
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 768715
- Funds Restricted
- 10154
- Funds Total
- 778869
- Count Employees
- 27
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 13 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 374974
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1005514
- Income Investments
- 64
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1380552
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £356,568
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £950,425
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1306993
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 108978
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 17553
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £861,663
- Assets Total Fixed
- 159596
- Assets Own Use
- 159596
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £986,484
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £273,586
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £872,494
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 273586
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £709,823
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 861663
- Funds Restricted
- 10831
- Funds Total
- 872494
- Count Employees
- 29
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 4 July 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 326656
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1035393
- Income Investments
- 72
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1362121
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £333,433
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,387,695
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1721128
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6142
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 116484
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 20576
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £792,347
- Assets Total Fixed
- 175180
- Assets Own Use
- 175180
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £900,418
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £276,664
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £798,934
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 276664
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £623,187
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 787433
- Funds Restricted
- 11501
- Funds Total
- 798934
- Count Employees
- 33
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 30 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2728
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 324997
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1124925
- Income Investments
- 68
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1452718
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £313,507
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,036,673
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1350180
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4590
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 114373
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 26068
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,145,771
- Assets Total Fixed
- 195757
- Assets Own Use
- 195757
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,149,462
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £187,277
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,157,942
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 187277
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £871,196
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1145771
- Funds Restricted
- 12171
- Funds Total
- 1157942
- Count Employees
- 41
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 103049
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 262626
- Income Charitable Activities
- 741970
- Income Investments
- 60
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1107705
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £248,866
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £924,004
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1172870
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4104
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 136615
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 29893
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,042,563
- Assets Total Fixed
- 214860
- Assets Own Use
- 214860
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £965,193
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £124,649
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,055,404
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 124649
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £585,588
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1042563
- Funds Restricted
- 12841
- Funds Total
- 1055404
- Count Employees
- 41
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Lincolnshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- EAST LINDSEY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1984-08-29T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 FEBRUARY 1984 AS AMENDED 01 SEPTEMBER 2005 as amended on 11 Aug 2022
- Charitable Objects
- THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION AND THE TRAINING OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING THE LONG TERM UNEMPLOYED, TO ACQUIRE VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND WORK RELATED SKILLS AS REQUIRED BY LOCAL EMPLOYERS AND INDUSTRIES AND TO MEET NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TARGETS BY MEANS OF INSTRUCTOR LED AND SELF STUDY COURSES AND THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL EXPERIENCETHE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH A WAY AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 187071
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- FIRST COLLEGE
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures