People First Keighley & Craven

Registered charity 1125278 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PEOPLE FIRST KEIGHLEY

A self Advocacy Charity run by and for adults with learning disabilities to break down barriers and bring people together train groups of professionals about what a learning disability is and meet with service providers to talk about our issues.organise events and raise funds to keep the charity runningHold social events throughout the yearWe are also a accredited training centre

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES INCLUDING ENABLING THEM TO MANAGE A VOLUNTARY GROUP, SPEAK UP FOR THEMSELVES AND GO ON SOCIAL OUTINGS.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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

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

Latest income
£194k
Latest spending
£197k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,775 for the year, with unrestricted reserves of £64,928 and restricted reserves of £7,221. Per the trustees' report, free reserves excluding fixed assets were £61,762, which exceeds the stated policy target of approximately £50,000. The trustees confirmed that appropriate financial controls are in place and that the charity managed its finances responsibly.

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 4 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.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCILDaytime Activities Provider List09/02/2021£50.0m
CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCILDaytime Activities Provider List09/02/2021£50.0m
CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCILDaytime Activities Provider List09/02/2021£50.0m

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£194k£197k
31/03/2024£194k£217k
31/03/2023£174k£203k
31/03/2022£221k£125k
31/03/2021£174k£125k

Common questions

Is People First Keighley & Craven financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,775 for the year, with unrestricted reserves of £64,928 and restricted reserves of £7,221. Per the trustees' report, free reserves excluding fixed assets were £61,762, which exceeds the stated policy target of approximately £50,000. The trustees confirmed that appropriate financial controls are in place and that the charity managed its finances responsibly. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Disability Action01/11/2020£6kNET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
The National Lottery Community Fund22/11/2018£257kMaking A Difference
The National Lottery Community Fund10/06/2009£278kPeople First Keighley & Craven

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PEOPLE FIRST MERSEYSIDE COMPANY LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
People First Keighley & Craven£194k—0above—no doubt
PEOPLE FIRST MERSEYSIDE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£185k—0unclear—no doubt
PEOPLE FIRST (SELF ADVOCACY) FY2025£162k—0below—no doubt
PEOPLE FIRST INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY FY2025£5.5m——unclear—no doubt
PEOPLE FIRST FORUM FY2025£421k—0unclear—no doubt
PEOPLE IN ACTION (YORKSHIRE) FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.