FIRST RUNG LTD
Registered charity 800614 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FIRST RUNG (1987) LTD
Foundation Learning Programme, Job Centre Plus contract.We offer accredited training for;Adult Numeracy and LiteracyUsing IT E3 & L1Key SkillsL1 National Award Working with ChildrenNVQ L1 & L2 Retail and AdministrationNVQ L2 Child CareNVQ L1 & L2 Customer ServiceNVQ L1 in Sports & LeisureEmployability Skills & Personal Development enrichment activities & work experience.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £135,596 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total incoming resources of £2,272,722 against total expenditure of £2,137,126. Free reserves stood at £510,421, which the trustees confirmed represents three months of average operating costs, meeting their stated policy target. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of operating costs (held: £510k)
“the Trustees have determined that, in the short term, free reserves (defined as net current assets) should be maintained at a minimum level of three months of operating costs” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sproull & Co.. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Steve Woolcock — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Denis Dillon — Deputy CEO (source)
- Dr Liz Jones — Chair of the board of trustees (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.
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.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Brona Mary Ratcliffe
- Dr Calvin Sidney Pike
- Dr Liz Jones
- Hafiza Ali
- Iain Lawrence
- Jacqueline Hinton
- Janine Carlaw
- Jonathan Eifion-Jones
- Mohit Mahajan
- Omar Ahmed
- Professor Timothy Young
- Sonal Riley
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Barnet · Brent · Ealing · Enfield · Hackney · Haringey · Harrow · Waltham Forest
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FIRST RUNG LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £135,596 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total incoming resources of £2,272,722 against total expenditure of £2,137,126. Free reserves stood at £510,421, which the trustees confirmed represents three months of average operating costs, meeting their stated policy target. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sproull & Co..
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