COMMUNITY FIRST
Registered charity 288117 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOR WILTSHIRE
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £378,475, bringing unrestricted free reserves to £272,997. This level of reserves is described as being within the trustees' stated policy target of 3 to 6 months of central running costs. The auditors confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 3-6 months of expenditure on central costs (held: £273k)
“Reserves should cover 3-6 months of expenditure on central costs (around £44,000 per month) as well as central service redundancy costs (as 31 March 2025 this was around £36,000).” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Community First Trading Ltd
“The Charity has five subsidiary companies, one of which, Community First Trading Ltd, undertakes insurance and bulk fuel agency work, generating a profit of £42,993 which was gift-aided to the Charity.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by David Owen & Co.
What the charity says about itself (2024/25)
From its own voluntary annual review / impact report— the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.
The report covers the period ending March 2025, stated as '2024-2025' in the title and financial statements.
“451 Young Carers and Young Adult Carers accessed our face-to-face respite and breaks activities”
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Lynn Gibson — Chief Executive (source)
- Harry Tipple — Deputy CEO (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£81k
Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (26/10/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (14/10/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (07/05/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (26/04/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (06/05/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (24/02/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustees
- Dr Catherine Phillips
- EDWARD WILLIAM HEARD
- Fiona Slevin-Brown
- JAMES MOODY
- Merope Sylvester
- Michael Brooks
- PIERS FARQUHAR DIBBEN
- Steven Boocock
- Timothy Humphreys · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Swindon · Wiltshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is COMMUNITY FIRST financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £378,475, bringing unrestricted free reserves to £272,997. This level of reserves is described as being within the trustees' stated policy target of 3 to 6 months of central running costs. The auditors confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by David Owen & Co.
Government & lottery funding
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