Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 12
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

JUSTICE FIRST LIMITED 

The activities of the charity are to provide food and support including the provision of guidance , advice and assistance on health, employment and welfare matters to asylum seekers in the Tees Valley
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 18 years

WWW.JUSTICEFIRST.ORG.UK

info@justicefirst.org.uk

01642601122

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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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
30/04/23£190£165£25n/an/an/an/an/a5
30/04/22£153£142£11n/an/an/an/an/a3
30/04/21*£175£134£41n/an/an/an/an/a2
30/04/20£167£151£15n/an/an/an/an/a8
30/04/19£148£135£13n/an/an/an/an/a9
30/04/18£115£121£-6£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/17£92£107£-14£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/16£114£115£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/15£115£97£18£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/14*£96£95£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/13£83£84£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/12£114£78£36£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/11£60£76£-15£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/10£80£64£16£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/09£71£63£8£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/08£52£70£-18£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar And Cleveland, Stockton-on-tees,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 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
Lloyds Bank Foundation£108,470
Henry Smith Charity£79,200
Access to Justice Foundation£72,196
The Greggs Foundation£40,000
AB Charitable Trust£31,600
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£26,100
National Lottery Community Fund£19,672
Barrow Cadbury Trust£13,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Justice First
£10,000 14/07/2023
The funding will be used to provide free immigration advice and support to those that have received an initial grant of leave and require ongoing legal advice including asylum seekers and refugees. ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Justice First
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Justice First
£50,000 07/12/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Justice First
Access to Justice Foundation - Community Justice Fund Wave Three
£12,196 22/11/2022
Wave three of the Community Justice Fund aims to support organisations delivering social welfare advice services to people most impacted by the cost-of-living crisis.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Justice First Ltd
£1,600 20/10/2022
An unrestricted grant of £1,600. Justice First works with people in the Tees Valley who are seeking asylum in the UK and have had their initial application rejected, supporting them to re-engage ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Justice First Ltd
£20,000 21/04/2022
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Justice First works with people in the Tees Valley who are seeking asylum in the UK and have had their initial application rejected, supporting them to re-engage ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Justice First Ltd.
£79,200 10/03/2022
36
towards three years' salary of a Caseworker providing support for people living in the Tees Valley area, Durham seeking asylum in the UK who have initially been refused leave to stay.
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£40,000 09/08/2021
A flexible grant as part of wave 2 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID68
The Greggs Foundation - North East Core Funding
£40,000 27/07/2021
36
£40,000 over three years (£15,000, £15,000, £10,000) to support the salary of a Case Worker.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Recovery grant to Justice First
£50,000 02/12/2020
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Justice First, awarded under the Foundation's Asylum Seekers and Refugees funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support ....more
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£10,329 02/12/2020
The Community Match Challenge is an £85M fund aimed at supporting the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) in their COVID response. Awards were made to philanthropists, foundations and ....more
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£20,000 13/10/2020
A flexible grant as part of wave 1 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID19
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - Justice First Ltd
£13,000 21/09/2020
6
To fund a caseworker to deal with the backlog of cases caused by the pandemic, as well as PPE equipment to allow for face to face meetings to resume.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Justice First
£6,220 24/07/2020
Grant to Justice First meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Justice First Ltd
£10,000 02/07/2020
An unrestricted grant of £10,000. Justice First supports people in the Tees Valley who are seeking asylum in the UK and have had their initial application rejected, supporting people to re-engage ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Running costs of providing support to people seeking asylum in the UK Year 3
£26,100 02/04/2020
Running costs of providing support to people seeking asylum in the UK Year 3
Tudor Trust - Grant to Justice First
£2,000 25/03/2020
as a staff grant towards the core costs of a charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers in Stockton-on-Tees
National Lottery Community Fund - New Premises Project
£9,672 02/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to upgrade the organisation's facilities, ensuring a safer, more comfortable and quality environment for local refugees and asylum seekers to access drop in support sessions.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Running costs of providing support to people seeking asylum in the UK Year 2
£25,500 01/04/2019
Running costs of providing support to people seeking asylum in the UK Year 2
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Justice First
£50,000 20/08/2018
24
supporting people in the Tees Valley, who are seeking asylum and whose appeals have been rejected, to re-engage with the legal system, and avoid destitution. The grant will fund the salary costs of ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Running costs of providing support to people seeking asylum in the UK who have initially been refused leave to stay Year 1
£24,900 04/01/2018
Running costs of providing support to people seeking asylum in the UK who have initially been refused leave to stay Year 1
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Justice First Ltd
£76,500 07/12/2017
36
towards three years' running costs of an organisation that provides support to people in the Tees Valley who are seeking asylum and have initially been refused leave to stay
AB Charitable Trust - Refugee and Asylum-seeker support project
£5,000 26/04/2016
£5,000 towards core costs
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Justice First Ltd
£20,000 24/02/2016
12
Towards core costs for an organisation supporting refugees and asylum seekers in North East England.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Justice First
£66,000 08/07/2015
36
supporting people in the Tees Valley, who are seeking asylum and whose appeals have been rejected, to re-engage with the legal system, and avoid destitution. The grant will fund the salary costs of ....more
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Justice First Limited (Tees Valley)
£72,000 15/10/2013
Towards salary costs of the project manager and part-time administrator of this Stockton on Tees based organisation.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Justice First Ltd
£30,000 12/03/2013
Towards core funding to support those who have been refused asylum.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Justice First
£45,000 29/09/2011
the salary of the Project Manager
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 33-77
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/10/2006, number: 1116388
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/03/2006, number: 05762730
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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR21: 15 days late, AR14: 128 days late,
Main office

133 Norton Road
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
TS18 2BG

Objectives

TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONG ASYLUM SEEKERS IN THE TEES VALLEY, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF FOOD AND SUPPORT INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF GUIDANCE, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE ON HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT AND WELFARE MATTERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE TEES VALLEY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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