01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 14 September 2026
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: First Choice Housing, 11-12 Commercial Road, SWINDON, SN1 5NF
Website recorded by the regulator: https://firstchoicehousing.co.uk/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We provide supported accommodation to adults aged 18 and over who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness including those who are leaving prison, individuals recovering from drug or alcohol addiction, those experiencing mental ill health, and people who have recently been granted refugee status. The vast majority of beneficiaries are referred to us by Swindon Borough Council.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FIRST CHOICE HOUSING
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2026-09-14T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Sep 2026
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE • TO RELIEVE POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, EXPERIENCING MENTAL ILL HEALTH, SEEKING ASYLUM, OR WHO ARE REFUGEES, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION, SUPPORT, ADVICE AND RELATED SERVICES; • TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF BENEFICIARIES, EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE NEEDED TO PROGRESS IN LIFE AND TO SUPPORT THEIR REHABILITATION AND INTEGRATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
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Charity Policy
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- Investment
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- Social media policy and procedures
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- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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- Complaints policy and procedures
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- Volunteer management
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- Conflicting interests