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Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
- Low unrestricted reserves: -2
- Strong growth: +2
- Fundraising costs low: +3
- Good trustee age range: +3
- Dynamic board: +3
- Gender balanced board: +3
- Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 22 ?
Mission:
A place where we live in safety free from Sexual Violence and Domestic AbuseAnalysis by Giving is Great
Positives:
- There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
- There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
- Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
- A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
- The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:
- Over half the Board have joined recently
Financial issues to consider:
- Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
- First Light was formed in April 2019 as a result of a merger of two local charities, Twelves Company and Skoodhya, with a vision to create a safer South West free of violence and abuse. Since 2019 the charity has secured a number of statutory contracts to transform support for victims and survivors. Over the last 2 years the charity has begun to diversify its income to innovate and develop best practise, extend services and fill gaps in provision, and explore prevention of domestic abuse and sexual violence.
Established: 22 years(26 years as a company)
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Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
| Y/E | Income£k | Spending£k | Surplus/ Deficit | Fundraising Cost £k | Total Funds £k | UnrestrictedFunds £k | Mths Rsrvs | Staff | Volun-teers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/23 | £4,801 | £4,608 | £193 | £51 | £2,208 | £696 | 1.8 | 105 | 9 | |
| 31/03/22 | £4,186 | £3,526 | £660 | £45 | £2,015 | £724 | 2.5 | 79 | 7 | |
| 31/03/21 | £3,356 | £2,670 | £685 | £0 | £1,355 | £634 | 2.8 | 66 | 3 | |
| 31/03/20 | £2,642 | £2,402 | £241 | £5 | £670 | £467 | 2.3 | 65 | 13 | |
| 31/03/19 | £2,065 | £2,159 | £-94 | £0 | £429 | £184 | 1 | 62 | 15 |
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.1%Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.1%Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000Liabilities/Assets: 13%Liabilities/Income: 7%Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 31%Reserves/Spending: 1.8 monthsNet Current Assets/Spending: 5 monthsQuick Ratio: 6
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What it does
First Light provide specialist support to victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence including advice and support through the criminal justice process, crisis intervention and therapeutic recovery support
Listed activities
- Accommodation/Housing
- Education/Training
- General Charitable Purposes
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
- Other charitable activities
- Provides advocacy/advice/information
- Provides services
Where it operates
- Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
- Children/Young People
- Other Defined Groups
- People With Disabilities
Who works here?
- 105 employees
- 9 volunteers
Who's supporting them? ?
Donations from Grant Makers ?
We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.
Major supporters in last 5 years
| Ministry of Justice | £187,698 |
| Henry Smith Charity | £180,000 |
| BBC Children in Need | £76,557 |
| The Rayne Foundation | £60,000 |
| Charles Hayward Foundation | £50,000 |
| DCMS | £48,600 |
Specific Donations
| Amount | WhenMonths | To be used for | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Operative Group - Grant to First Light South West | |||
| £3,801 | 22/10/2022 | We would like to support the recovery of more children and young people in Plymouth who have experienced sexual abuse, exploitation and violence. | |
| Co-Operative Group - Grant to First Light South West | |||
| £3,219 | 22/10/2022 | With your help First Light will provide listening and mentoring support to 375 individuals and families affected by domestic abuse, helping them to move on to happier, healthier lives. | |
| Access to Justice Foundation - Help Accessing Legal Support (HALS) | |||
| £19,500 | 13/09/2022 | Help Accessing Legal Support (HALS) is a programme of The Access toJusticeFoundationwith the Ministry of Justice. We are working with organisations to sustain and improve access to early social ....more | |
| Access to Justice Foundation - Improving Outcomes Through Legal Support (IOTLS) grant | |||
| £22,106 | 23/05/2022 | The funding programme aims to support organisations working to sustain and improve access to early social welfare and family legal support and advice, to enable users to resolve these problems as ....more | |
| Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award - COVID19 response | |||
| £20,000 | 20/05/2022 | Sexual Violence Advice & Support: North Devon & Exeter | |
| Henry Smith Charity - Grant to First Light | |||
| £120,000 | 17/05/2022 36 | towards three years' salary of a Sexual Violence Triage Administrator at a project providing support for survivors of sexual violence and abuse, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, in Devon. | |
Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving
How is it governed?
Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons
Age Range of Trustees: 36-68
- ADRIAN ANTHONY FOULGER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director / Consultant
- ALISON CHITTY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Assistant News Editor, BBC Southwest
- BEATE VAN LOO-BORN Appointed: 2022
- CHRISTOPHER JONES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Information Officer
- FRANKA FUELLER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Mass Giving
- MICHELLE DAVIES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Police Superintendent
- SOPHIE DUPRE-ECHEVERRIA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Risk & Compliance Officer
- TIM SMITH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Justices' Clerk
- VIKKI MARTIN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Solicitor, Head of Family Law at Wolferstans Solicitors
Legal constitution
- Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/02/2002, number: 1090457
- Registered at Companies House on 26/09/1997, number: 03440794
Gift Aid
- Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR06: 27 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
- Asset transfer in from SKOODHYA LIMITED on 11/07/2019
Main office
First LightThe Business Centre2 Cattedown RoadPLYMOUTHPL4 0EG
Objectives
TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT FOR THOSE LIVING, WORKING AND VISITING ENGLAND AND WALES, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE INHABITANTS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE, PARTICULARLY THOSE AFFECTED BY INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE AND ABUSE, THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND WELL BEING.
Defined Area of Benefit:
SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND
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