First Fruit

Analysis

First Fruit is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03477267). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, First Fruit reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.5m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £2.0m (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, First Fruit sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include YMCA Taunton (£2.0m), Newstraid Benevolent Fund (£2.0m) and Re:vision North Limited (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89% and donations and legacies 11%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.