FIRSTSITE LIMITED

Registered charity 1031800 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 1STSITE, CADVAT, COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT VISUAL ARTS TRUST, COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT VISUAL ARTS TRUST LTD, FIRSTSITE

Latest income

£2.4m

Latest spending

£2.4m

Registered

1994

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£2.4m

Total spending

£2.4m

Cost of raising funds

£1.3m

Reserves (reported)

£538k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Catherine Elizabeth Francis
Diane Eleanor Leacock
Guy Armitage · trustee of 1 other charity
Mark Frederick Lewis Durham
Peter Tibber · trustee of 2 other charities
Richard Polom · trustee of 2 other charities
Rosie Harriet Millard
Susan Pui San Lok
Tim Field

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£2.4m	£2.4m
31/03/2024	£2.3m	£2.2m
31/03/2023	£2.0m	£2.4m
31/03/2022	£2.8m	£2.5m
31/03/2021	£1.9m	£1.6m

Common questions

Who funds FIRSTSITE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FIRSTSITE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE AMPERSAND FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
THE AMPERSAND FOUNDATION	FY2023	£5k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	26/09/2019	£56k	"Essex Black and Caribbean heritage"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	12/12/2007	£50k	"Berryfield Mosaic: Relocation and Renewal"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	20/04/2005	£277	"This Group Will Use Their Award To Undertake A Major Art Project Entitled 'If Ever You'Re In The Area'. This Will Involve The Production Of"