FIRSTFRUITS GOSPEL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1184513 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FIRSTFRUITS FOUNDATION

The Charity receives applications for grants from various parties and assesses them against various criteria which, if met, result in the awarding of funds to support those works and ministries.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.9m

Latest spending

£2.0m

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £6,702,004 and generated a net surplus of £36,058 for the year ended 30 June 2025. The trustees have determined that a reserves policy is unnecessary as operating costs are not significant at this early stage of development. The charity continues to adopt the going concern basis, with the board having a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“The number of employees whose remuneration for the year fell within £60,000 to £69,999 was 1 (2024: nil).” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The number of employees whose remuneration for the year fell within £60,000 to £69,999 was 1 (2024: nil).” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from Pillar Investments II Pty Limited

“During the year the company received donations of £1,681,377 (2024 - £1,782,132) from Pillar Investments II Pty Limited. Pillar Investments II Pty Limited is a related party by virtue of the shareholding R Pillar has in the ultimate parent entity of this company.” — page 19

“A loan of £69,039 (2024 - £99,840) was also provided to Housing Affordability Finance (HAF) Ltd during the year. This loan is repayable 10 years from when it was drawn and a return on investment is payable dependent on the level of profits derived from the application of these loans by Housing Affordability Finance (HAF) Ltd.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Loan to Housing Affordability Finance (HAF) Ltd

“During the year the company received donations of £1,681,377 (2024 - £1,782,132) from Pillar Investments II Pty Limited. Pillar Investments II Pty Limited is a related party by virtue of the shareholding R Pillar has in the ultimate parent entity of this company.” — page 19

“A loan of £69,039 (2024 - £99,840) was also provided to Housing Affordability Finance (HAF) Ltd during the year. This loan is repayable 10 years from when it was drawn and a return on investment is payable dependent on the level of profits derived from the application of these loans by Housing Affordability Finance (HAF) Ltd.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Debt owed by Gospel Patrons UK

“During the year the company received donations of £1,681,377 (2024 - £1,782,132) from Pillar Investments II Pty Limited. Pillar Investments II Pty Limited is a related party by virtue of the shareholding R Pillar has in the ultimate parent entity of this company.” — page 19

“A loan of £69,039 (2024 - £99,840) was also provided to Housing Affordability Finance (HAF) Ltd during the year. This loan is repayable 10 years from when it was drawn and a return on investment is payable dependent on the level of profits derived from the application of these loans by Housing Affordability Finance (HAF) Ltd.” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Housing Affordability Finance (HAF) Limited

“The charity also owns 100% of the share capital of Housing Affordability Finance (HAF) Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales. The net liabilities of the company at the 31 July 2024 were £774,256 and its turnover for the year was £13,035.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gibson Booth. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2024) → 1 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income

£1.9m

Total spending

£2.0m

Cost of raising funds

£5k

Reserves (reported)

£6.6m

Employees

2

Reported reserves equal ~40.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (90% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (03/07/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Simon David Pillarchair
John Riches · trustee of 1 other charity
REBECCA SYLVIA CHARLOTTE PILLAR

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

Operates in: Argentina · Australia · Chile · Ethiopia · Germany · India · Italy · Japan · Moldova · New Zealand · Scotland · South Africa

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£1.9m	£2.0m
30/06/2024	£1.8m	£454k
30/06/2023	£1.1m	£1.4m
30/06/2022	£5.8m	£953k
30/06/2021	£131k	£154k

Common questions

Is FIRSTFRUITS GOSPEL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £6,702,004 and generated a net surplus of £36,058 for the year ended 30 June 2025. The trustees have determined that a reserves policy is unnecessary as operating costs are not significant at this early stage of development. The charity continues to adopt the going concern basis, with the board having a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gibson Booth.

What does the highest-paid employee of FIRSTFRUITS GOSPEL FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
LEMPRIERE PRINGLE 2015	1	£210k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FIRST FRUIT.

FIRST FRUIT income £2.0m
THE VOICE OF DELIVERANCE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH OF GOD income £144k
OTHERS FIRST FOUNDATION income £134k
ADENFIRST LIMITED income £547k
THE CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST SALVATION ARK PARISH income £242k
THE CORNERSTONE CHURCH GROUP income £226k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FIRSTFRUITS GOSPEL FOUNDATION	£1.9m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
FIRST FRUIT FY2025	£2.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE VOICE OF DELIVERANCE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH OF GOD FY2026	£144k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
OTHERS FIRST FOUNDATION FY2025	£134k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ADENFIRST LIMITED FY2025	£547k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST SALVATION ARK PARISH FY2025	£242k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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