First Touch
Analysis
First Touch is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, First Touch reported income of £212k and spending of £374k, spending 177% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £193k to £212k (+9.5%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, First Touch sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Swindon Therapy Centre for Multiple Sclerosis (£211k), Mymalawi (£212k) and Kyra - Women's Project (£211k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
First Touch is concerned with the relief, care and treatment of premature and sick new babies in the neonatal unit at St George Hospital, by providing and assisting in the provision of specialist equipment and improved amenities and facilities, and to support and assist the families of such babies who are or who have been on the unit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Swindon Therapy Centre for Multiple Sclerosis | Wilts | £211k |
| Mymalawi | Leicester | £212k |
| Kyra - Women's Project | York | £211k |
| Sikh Relief | Middlesex | £212k |