01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC034720
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 17
- Postcode
- KY1 1DB
OSCR note: previous legal name- Fife Intensive Rehabilitation & Substance Misuse Team Limited from 14/06/2006 to 15/07/2021
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
FIRST Limited provide a community based rehabilitation service and assess, prepare and support clients through a period in residential rehabilitation. Both services are available to those who live in Fife, have a substance use issue and wish to change their lifestyle.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of health
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(a) To promote the rehabilitation, alleviate the suffering and distress and advance thc education of individuals within in Fife who have or have had a substance misuse problem . (b) To promote the prevention of substance misuse and related problems among Fife,
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £918,274 | £1,355,511 | 17 | 26 June 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £1,515,852 | £1,488,070 | 17 | 20 June 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,478,927 | £1,161,258 | 17 | 28 June 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,532,108 | £989,408 | 17 | 25 July 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,326,806 | £1,058,472 | 17 | 26 July 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Carlyle House, Carlyle Road, Kirkcaldy, Fife
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.firstforfife.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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