01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 13 December 2024
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 49 HADLEY ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7LJ
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.firststeprecovery.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Drug and alcohol charity helping people find a way into recovery
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Walsall
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FIRST STEP RECOVERY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2024-12-13T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 13 Dec 2024
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECT OF THE CIO, TO BE CARRIED OUT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN WALSALL, IS:TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ADULTS AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE AND ALCOHOL MISUSE OR ADDICTION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, ADVICE AND INFORMATION DESIGNED TO REDUCE DRUG AND ALCOHOL RELATED HARM, IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF SUCH INDIVIDUALS AND TO ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) ESTABLISHING A DROP-IN CENTRE TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:• PEER LED GROUP AND ONE TO ONE SUPPORT FOCUSSING ON SELF-HELP, MUTUAL AID, LISTENING AND DEVELOPMENT OF COPING SKILLS TO REDUCE THE HARMS OF ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE;• PRACTICAL SUPPORT, ENCOURAGEMENT, ADVICE, INCLUDING PEER SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, MENTORING AND SIGNPOSTING SERVICES, TO ASSIST WITH FINDING EMPLOYMENT AND ACCOMMODATION AND DEVELOPING LIFE SKILLS AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES TO ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE;• FACILITIES FOR RECREATION, SOCIAL INTERACTION, A FOODBANK AND TO ENABLE PERSONAL HYGIENE;B) WORKING WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTS.
- Area Of Benefit
- LOCAL
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures