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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

FIRST STAR SCHOLARS UK 

First Star improves the lives of Looked-after Children and Young People by partnering with universities and working with virtual school heads, schools and their designated teachers, social services, carers, and local authorities to ensure looked-after young people have the academic, life skills, and adult support needed to successfully transition to higher education and adulthood.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/03/23£311,780£230,093£81,6876
31/03/22£263,600£269,557£-5,9575
31/03/21£182,072£114,744£67,3286
31/03/20£351,715£331,409£20,3063
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Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 34%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Established: 5 years

www.firststaruk.org

info@firststaruk.org

07933686271

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 6 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - First Star Scholars – transforming the lives of looked-after children
£3,000 18/01/2023
First Star aims to improve the lives of looked-after young people by partnering with schools, social services, carers, universities and local authorities to ensure young people have the academic, ....more
Dulverton Trust - FSS Winchester Costs
£45,785 28/10/2021
FSS Winchester Costs
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - First Star Scholars UK - Programme Director
£90,000 08/03/2021
First Star improves the lives of looked-after young people by partnering with schools, social services, carers, universities and local authorities. This grant supports the recruitment of a Programme ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-72
  • PETER SAMUELSON (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Philanthropist / Media Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/11/2018, number: 1180754
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/11/2017, number: 11067711
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

C/O CRITCHLEYS LLP
BEAVER HOUSE
23-38 HYTHE BRIDGE STREET
OXFORD
OX1 2EP

Objectives

THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE COMPANY ARE:(A) TO PROVIDE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE IN NEED WHO ARE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO HAVE ENTERED INTO THE SOCIAL CARE SYSTEM IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING THEM WITH ACADEMIC AND LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION AND CAREGIVER ENGAGEMENT. (B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE IN NEED WHO ARE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO HAVE ENTERED INTO THE SOCIAL CARE SYSTEM IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING THEM WITH ACADEMIC AND LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION AND CAREGIVER ENGAGEMENT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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