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First Love Foundation Limited

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1137819LondonPoverty relief
Income£693k2025-03-31
Spending£761ksame year
Spent / received98%5-year average
Size in its cause90th pctPoverty relief
Registered2010Charitable company
Employees7latest return

Analysis

First Love Foundation Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07193272). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, First Love Foundation Limited reported income of £693k and spending of £761k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £977k to £693k (-29%), an average of -8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, First Love Foundation Limited sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute of Money Advisers (£693k), Lifespring Ministries (£693k) and Furbd Ltd (£693k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91% and charitable activities 9.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £163k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.

Income and spending

£0£244k£489k£733k£977k2021 Income: £977,2662021 Spending: £647,61920212022 Income: £566,9852022 Spending: £695,64420222023 Income: £876,2882023 Spending: £749,09620232024 Income: £615,7572024 Spending: £782,47820242025 Income: £692,9022025 Spending: £761,2552025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 91%
  • Charitable activities 9.1%
  • Investments 0.3%

In the charity's own words

First Love Foundation is a Christian charity working for a world where people are able to live sustainable and independent lives. We do this through the design and delivery of projects, with advocacy - holistic and person-centered in design that not only tackles poverty and its underlying causes - but seeks to restore income, dignity, thus reducing dependence on long term charitable food support.

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