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Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

FIRST FRUIT 

To provide the advancement education and relief of poverty of people in needy circumstances involving the provision of assistance and training for the development of skills in coping with life and employment. To promote the advancement of the Christian Faith.
Analysis 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£1,294£1,110£183£0£2,112£2,11222.8128
31/03/22£1,610£950£660£0£1,928£1,92824.4124
31/03/21£1,089£893£196£0£1,268£1,26817134
31/03/20£905£824£81£0£1,072£1,07215.6124
31/03/19£791£646£145£0£991£99118.4124
31/03/18£1,134£542£592£0£845£84518.7120
31/03/17£477£496£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£484£418£65£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£426£399£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£403£363£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£367£366£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£1,026£1,168£-142£19£141£1411.4280
31/03/11£1,265£1,143£122£14£220£2202.3280
31/03/10£1,104£1,101£3£13£99£991.1280
31/03/09*£296£293£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£304£301£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£272£284£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£261£277£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£279£246£33£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£261£222£39£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 44%
Liabilities/Income: 128%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 22.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 5.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 26 years

www.firstfruit.org.uk

info@firstfruit.org.uk

02085191454

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 12 employees
  • 8 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-67
  • CHARLES OHAM Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Lecturer Community Leader
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/12/1997, number: 1066749
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/12/1997, number: 03477267
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
  • 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; AR09: 13 days late, AR07: 6 days late, AR06: 66 days late, AR05: 17 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from LATIMER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP on 26/10/2019
Main office

34 Norwich Road
London
E7 9JH

Objectives

(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND IN PARTICULAR:- (1) THE TEACHING AND PRACTICE OF AND TRAINING IN EVANGELISM (2) THE HARVESTING OF THE POTENTIAL SKILLS OF PEOPLE FOR SERVICE TO OTHERS ACCORDING TO BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES IN EACH CASE IN DEMONSTRATION OF THE CHURCH'S MISSION IN THE WORLD AND ENCOURAGING THE CHURCHES TO WORK TOGETHER TO THESE ENDS (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TRAINING OF PEOPLE IN NEEDY CIRCUMSTANCES IN EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS SKILLS (C) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY ASSISTANCE TO AND TRAINING OF PEOPLE IN NEEDY CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO THEIR DEVELOPING SKILLS FOR COPING WITH LIFE AND EMPLOYMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BARKING, GREATER LONDON

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