COMMUNITIES 1ST

Registered charity 1187164 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE FOR ST. ALBANS DISTRICT, COMMUNITY ACTION HERTSMERE, COMMUNITY CENTRAL, COMMUNITY HERTSMERE, HERTSMERE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT

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Latest income

£1.6m

Latest spending

£1.6m

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £49,595 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £1,631,442. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £918,553, which exceeds the stated policy target of three months' running costs (£875,232). The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 31.3.25 1 £60,001 - £70,000” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 31.3.25 1 £60,001 - £70,000” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of running cost (held: £919k)

“It is the policy of the trustees to maintain free reserves of at least three month's running cost to enable the charity to meet all the commensurate costs in the event of extreme scenario of winding-up, the running cost reserve is £875,232 at the year end.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bradshaw Johnson. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£1.6m

Total spending

£1.6m

Reserves (reported)

£875k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~6.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (04/03/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (17/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (31/05/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees

Jason Johnchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Andrew Chaloner · trustee of 2 other charities
Ann Rogers · trustee of 2 other charities
Christopher Norman Cloke · trustee of 1 other charity
Joy Carolyn Dobbs · trustee of 1 other charity
Karl Damian Wilding · trustee of 1 other charity
Madeleine Clark · trustee of 2 other charities
Roberta Beaton · trustee of 1 other charity
Ross Gemmell · trustee of 2 other charities
Samantha Sarah Lane Hallam · trustee of 1 other charity
Sarah Helen Yexley · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Barnet · Bedford · Cambridgeshire · Enfield · Essex · Harrow · Hertfordshire · Norfolk · Peterborough City · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.6m	£1.6m
31/03/2024	£1.4m	£1.3m
31/03/2023	£1.8m	£1.4m
31/03/2022	£1.4m	£961k
31/03/2021	£724k	£564k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITIES 1ST financially healthy?

What does the highest-paid employee of COMMUNITIES 1ST earn?

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