FIRSTLIGHT TRUST

Registered charity 1149496 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A grass-roots charity enabling ex-Service and ex-Emergency personnel and their families rebuild their lives.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£671k
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2012

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Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£671k
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£40k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
30

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (78% 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: 6.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025——
31/03/2024——
31/03/2023£671k£1.0m
31/03/2022£1.2m£1.0m
31/03/2021£671k£675k

Common questions

Who funds FIRSTLIGHT TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FIRSTLIGHT TRUST as a grant recipient include Army Benevolent Fund, JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Army Benevolent FundFY2024£20kWellbeing
Army Benevolent FundFY2023£10kWellbeing
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
Army Benevolent FundFY2024£5kWellbeing (Designated)
Army Benevolent FundFY2024£5kWellbeing (Restricted)
Army Benevolent FundFY2023£5kWellbeing (Designated)
Army Benevolent FundFY2023£5kWellbeing (Restricted)
THE PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATIONFY2022£500

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/06/2023£9kAction for Health
Sport England22/03/2023£8kMission Active
The National Lottery Community Fund31/10/2022£9kBe Active Be Healthy
The National Lottery Community Fund21/01/2022£10kAdventure Retreats
The National Lottery Community Fund15/05/2020£10kCovid Support
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£970Gotcha Boccia!
The National Lottery Community Fund09/10/2019£10kTherapeutic Activities Pilot Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2019£349kStepping Stones
The National Lottery Community Fund22/03/2016£10kTherapeutic Activities 3-month Pilot Programme