CARDIFF PEOPLE FIRST

Registered charity 1109221 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are people with a learning disability who speak up for ourselves and others. As well as working for everyone who has a learning disability we have groups for communities of interest: women, men, older people, young people, and people from a black or minority ethnic background. We run training courses and consultations.

Objects

TO CHALLENGE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE WHO ARE LABELLED AS HAVING LEARNING DIFFICULTIES/DISABILITIES BY:1. THE RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LABELLED AS HAVING LEARNING DIFFICULTIES/DISABILITIES WHO LIVE, WORK OR HAVE A CONNECTION WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF CARDIFF THROUGH SERVICES WHICH WILL ENABLE PEOPLE WHO ARE LABELLED AS HAVING LEARNING DIFFICULTIES/DISABILITIES TO OBTAIN THEIR FULL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AS CITIZENS AND2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PROFESSIONALS, CARERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LABELLED AS HAVING LEARNING DIFFICULTIES/DISABILITIES SO THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE LABELLED AS HAVING LEARNING DIFFICULTIES/DISABILITIES MAY ACHIEVE FULL PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY.

Area of benefit: CITY AND COUNTY OF CARDIFF

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 · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £42,954 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £153,887. Per the trustees' report, this reserve level is considered sufficient and exceeds the stated policy target of two months' expenditure. The organization remains financially strong with no material uncertainties reported.

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
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amanda Evans
• Joanna Elizabeth Jones
• Martin Heffron
• Paul Bird FPFS

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

Operates in: Cardiff

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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