01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 1 September 2025
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 September 2025 – 31 August 2026
- Latest income
- £98,436
- Latest expenditure
- £102,215
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Huddersfield Community First, Heritage Exchange, Wellington Mills, 64 Plover Road, Huddersfield, HD3 3HR, HD3 3HR
Website recorded by the regulator: www.hdcfirst.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We relieve poverty and promote community development by providing food support, welfare advice, youth development, community education, and activities that strengthen community cohesion. We deliver services through volunteers, partnerships and local projects across Huddersfield, supporting people of all backgrounds according to need.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £98,436
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £102,215
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 9 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £98,436
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £102,215
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £9,594
- 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
- 50
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Kirklees
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Yorkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- HUDDERSFIELD COMMUNITY FIRST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2025-09-01T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 01 Sep 2025
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE;1. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN HUDDERSFIELD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING FOOD, CLOTHING, GOODS, TOILETRIES AND OTHER ITEMS, GRANTS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT. 3. THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS.4. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND TO RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:• THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;• PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management