Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 12

Deficit latest year: -2

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 12

FIRST GIVE

THE PROVISION OF A GIVING AND SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAMME. STUDENTS ACROSS A SECONDARY SCHOOL YEAR GROUP TAKE PART IN A PROGRAMME THAT SEES THEM UNDERSTAND SOCIAL ISSUES, RESEARCH AND CONNECT WITH LOCAL CHARITIES WHO THEY SUPPORT THROUGH SOCIAL ACTION. CLASSES COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER AT A SCHOOL FINAL TO SHOWCASE THEIR SOCIAL ACTION PROJECTS, WITH THE WINNING CLASS WINNING £1,000 FOR THEIR CHARITY

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
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 10 years

www.firstgive.co.uk

info@firstgive.co.uk

02074435169

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/08/22	£708	£808	£-100	£0	£303	£282	4.2	9
31/08/21	£596	£566	£30	£0	£403	£374	7.9	7
31/08/20	£545	£451	£94	£0	£373	£373	9.9	7
31/08/19	£677	£563	£114	£0	£279	£279	6	6
31/08/18	£618	£554	£64	£0	£165	£165	3.6	5
31/08/17	£564	£553	£10	£0	£100	£100	2.2	5
31/08/16	£466	£400	£66	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/15?	£277	£261	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/14	£98	£90	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 4.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 8.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

9 employees

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

Pears Foundation	£600,000
The Michael And Betty Little Trust	£140,000
Dulverton Trust	£121,150
Garfield Weston Foundation	£40,000
Rank Foundation	£31,492

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - First Give
£40,000	23/09/2023	Provision of a philanthropy education programme
The EQ Foundation - Grant to First Give
£2,000	14/05/2023	Unrestricted via TFN
Rank Foundation - Col Core First Give 2023 Part
£16,492	27/04/2023	First Give received a Cost of Living Core Grant to help cover staff salaries, travel and printing/postage costs.
Dulverton Trust - #iwill social action in rural schools
£21,150	19/10/2022	#iwill social action in rural schools
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - First Give
£25,000	09/08/2022	Provision of a philanthropy education programme
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	06/05/2022	First Give - creating a more generous generation
Pears Foundation - Grant to First Give
£200,000	03/12/2021	Core Funding
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - First Give
£25,000	02/10/2021	Provision of a philanthropy education programme
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	18/12/2020	First Give programme 2021
Pears Foundation - Grant to First Give
£200,000	16/11/2020 12	Core Funding
Rank Foundation - Resilience Fund First Give 2020
£15,000	11/09/2020	To help adapt the delivery of programmes
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - First Give
£25,000	25/08/2020	Provision of a philanthropy education programme
Dulverton Trust - Inspiring young people; igniting a spark of social conscience - Big Give Christmas Challenge 2020
£10,000	10/06/2020	Inspiring young people; igniting a spark of social conscience - Big Give Christmas Challenge 2020
Dulverton Trust - Developing First Give's work in Wales
£90,000	12/02/2020	Developing First Give's work in Wales
Pears Foundation - Grant to First Give
£200,000	31/10/2019 12	Core Funding
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - First Give
£25,000	08/09/2019	Provision of a philanthropy education programme
Pears Foundation - Grant to First Give
£200,000	22/03/2019 12	Core funding
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - First Give
£25,000	01/10/2018	Provision of a philanthropy education programme
Dulverton Trust - First Give in Wales
£60,000	24/10/2017	First Give in Wales
Pears Foundation - Grant to First Give
£200,000	11/09/2017 12	Core funding
Pears Foundation - Grant to First Give
£38,500	05/06/2017 6	Pears #iwill Fund: Programme Development and Expansion
Pears Foundation - Grant to First Give
£200,000	31/03/2017 12	Core funding
Dulverton Trust - Expansion Outside London
£30,000	25/10/2016	Expansion Outside London
Pears Foundation - Grant to First Give
£90,000	01/07/2016 4	Core funding
Pears Foundation - Grant to First Give
£55,000	22/03/2016 4	Core funding
Pears Foundation - Grant to First Give
£45,000	17/09/2015 4	Core funding
Pears Foundation - Grant to First Give
£11,400	26/06/2015 4	Core funding
Indigo Trust - A school project identifying social issues within their community
£10,800	16/04/2015	To work with schools to identify a social issue within their community and a charity working to address it. The first project will be Parliament Hill School.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BARRY FRANKFURT Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: ETGAR,

DARYL FIELDING (Chair) Appointed: 2024

JEREMY J LANGLEY Appointed: 2022

MICHAEL FRANCIS DURHAM Appointed: 2021

SUSAN SARA MANDELBAUM Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Management Consultant

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/03/2014, number: 1156416

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

Pears Hub, Haskell House
152 West End Lane
LONDON
NW6 1SD

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(I) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR IN PHILANTHROPY;(II) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; AND(III) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS,IN PARTICULAR BY ACTING AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BY MAKING AVAILABLE GRANTS, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE, AND FACILITATING PHILANTHROPIC PROJECTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

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