NORTHAMPTONSHIRE PEOPLE FIRST LTD

Registered charity 1097543 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CENTRAL ENGLAND PEOPLE FIRST LIMITED

To support people with learning difficulties and/or autism through the provision of training/advice, information, support services and research.

Objects

A) TO RELIEVE AND SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES BY THE PROVISION OF SERVICES WHICH ENABLE PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES TO OBTAIN THEIR FULL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AS CITIZENS;B) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, CARERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a modest surplus of £6,785 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £79,154 and expenditure of £72,369. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £109,085, which is significantly above the charity's stated policy target of £18,092 (representing three months of costs). The trustees confirm the charity remains in a healthy financial position with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Susan Elliottchair
• Alex Bell
• DAWN BELL
• Dinah Elliott

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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