FIRST FOCUS FAKENHAM

Registered charity 1106520 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FAKENHAM FOCUS, FIRST FOCUS

Our service priority is to enable people who are disadvantaged, isolated and difficult to reach in Fakenham and surrounding communities to become more involved, self-confident & self sufficient. The longer term aim is to achieve more inclusive and stronger communities through people having greater opportunities. Our service is user led and innovative. We are open to all on Tuesdays & Thursdays.

Objects

2.1 TO HELP AND ASSIST PEOPLE IN FAKENHAM AND THE SURROUNDINGAREAS WHO ARE IN NEED BY PROVIDING SIGNPOSTING INFORMATIONAND SUPPORT WHEN POSSIBLE.2.2 TO ADVANCE LEARNING BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO TRAININGOPPORTUNITIES ON A RANGE OF APPROPRIATE SUBJECTS

Area of benefit: FAKENHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — First Focus (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• AMANDA NUDDS
• Carla Andrews
• HOWARD YOUNG
• Kevin Howard
• Martyn Benstead

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

Operates in: Norfolk

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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