FIRST LIGHT SOUTH WEST LTD
Registered charity 1090457 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as First Light, TWELVES COMPANY
First Light provide specialist support to victims of sexual violence and domestic abuse including advice and support through the criminal justice process, therapeutic support, crisis intervention and Sexual Assault Referral Centre services.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the organization supported 24,088 people across its services during the year. The document details significant social value generated, estimated at approximately £256 million, with direct public service savings of around £56 million. Per the trustees' report, the organization remains focused on sustainable growth and expanding its reach through new partnerships.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — First Light (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£127k
Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (11/07/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Adrian Anthony Foulger
- Alison Chitty
- Chloe Lewis
- Christopher Jones
- Franka Fueller
- Helen Horne
- Helena Frumson Belitsky
- Michelle Davies
- Sophie Dupre-Echeverria
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FIRST LIGHT SOUTH WEST LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the organization supported 24,088 people across its services during the year. The document details significant social value generated, estimated at approximately £256 million, with direct public service savings of around £56 million. Per the trustees' report, the organization remains focused on sustainable growth and expanding its reach through new partnerships.
Who funds FIRST LIGHT SOUTH WEST LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FIRST LIGHT SOUTH WEST LTD as a grant recipient include THE RAYNE FOUNDATION, THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITED, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON, THE TRUEMARK TRUST.
Known funders
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