CCEW Charity Commission profile

FIRST RUNG LTD

Registered charity 800614 · organisation 800614

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
19 June 1989
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02171777
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£2,272,722
Latest expenditure
£2,137,126
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: First Rung Ltd, 197-205 High Street, ENFIELD, Middlesex, EN3 4DZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.firstrung.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Foundation Learning Programme, Job Centre Plus contract.We offer accredited training for;Adult Numeracy and LiteracyUsing IT E3 & L1Key SkillsL1 National Award Working with ChildrenNVQ L1 & L2 Retail and AdministrationNVQ L2 Child CareNVQ L1 & L2 Customer ServiceNVQ L1 in Sports & LeisureEmployability Skills & Personal Development enrichment activities & work experience.

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
30 March 2026
Date Accounts Received
30 March 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,272,722
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,137,126
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
7 April 2025
Date Accounts Received
7 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,007,589
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,827,863
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
6 March 2024
Date Accounts Received
6 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,713,143
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,640,150
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
11 May 2023
Date Accounts Received
11 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,397,585
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,613,355
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
26 May 2022
Date Accounts Received
26 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,417,573
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,575,919

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
30 March 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,272,722
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,137,126
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
1771095
Income From Government Grants
£155,453
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
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
7 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,007,589
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,827,863
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
1511697
Income From Government Grants
£56,813
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
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
6 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,713,143
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,640,150
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
1163029
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
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
11 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,397,585
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,613,355
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
1397519
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
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
26 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,417,573
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,575,919
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
1388617
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
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
30 March 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2262383
Income Investments
10339
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2272722
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,598,347
Expenditure Other
538779
Expenditure Total
2137126
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
538779
Expenditure Depreciation
37226
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£607,566
Assets Total Fixed
97145
Assets Own Use
97145
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£888,110
Assets Total Liabilities
£377,689
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£607,566
Creditors One Year Total Current
377689
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£684,862
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
607566
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
607566
Count Employees
37
Charity Only 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
7 April 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2004710
Income Investments
2879
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2007589
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,336,564
Expenditure Other
491299
Expenditure Total
1827863
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
491299
Expenditure Depreciation
28312
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£471,970
Assets Total Fixed
70496
Assets Own Use
70496
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£725,125
Assets Total Liabilities
£323,651
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£471,970
Creditors One Year Total Current
323651
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£342,745
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
471970
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
471970
Count Employees
38
Charity Only 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
6 March 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1712652
Income Investments
491
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1713143
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,640,150
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1640150
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
434751
Expenditure Depreciation
30295
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£292,244
Assets Total Fixed
83297
Assets Own Use
83297
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£464,027
Assets Total Liabilities
£255,080
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£292,244
Creditors One Year Total Current
255080
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£215,433
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
292244
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
292244
Count Employees
32
Charity Only 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
11 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1397519
Income Investments
66
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1397585
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,613,355
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1613355
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
455710
Expenditure Depreciation
33133
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£219,251
Assets Total Fixed
112654
Assets Own Use
112654
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£463,922
Assets Total Liabilities
£357,325
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£219,251
Creditors One Year Total Current
357325
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£186,879
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
219251
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
219251
Count Employees
35
Charity Only 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
26 May 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1388617
Income Investments
101
Income Other
28855
Income Total Income And Endowments
1417573
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,521,288
Expenditure Other
54631
Expenditure Total
1575919
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
603569
Expenditure Depreciation
43069
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£435,021
Assets Total Fixed
145527
Assets Own Use
145527
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£599,414
Assets Total Liabilities
£309,920
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£435,021
Creditors One Year Total Current
309920
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£489,268
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
435021
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
435021
Count Employees
35
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Ealing
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Waltham Forest
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Enfield
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Barnet
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Hackney
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Haringey
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Harrow
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Brent
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FIRST RUNG LTD
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1989-06-19T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 30TH SEPTEMBER 1987 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 6TH JANUARY 1988 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 28TH SEPTEMBER 1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 18TH MARCH 2003 AND 23 FEBRUARY 2005 as amended on 13 Jan 2025
Charitable Objects
1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING. 2. FOR THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, RETRAINING AND PERIODS OF WORK EXPERIENCE, THROUGH THE PROGRAMMES OF THE LEARNING AND SKILLS COUNCIL, THEIR SUCCESSORS OR SIMILAR PROGRAMMES FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AGENCIES INCLUDING THE EUROPEAN UNION.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE ENFIELD LB

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
26672
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
FIRST RUNG (1987) LTD

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures