First UK

Analysis

First UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, First UK reported income of £952k and spending of £758k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £335k to £952k (+184%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, First UK sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Highbury Community Nursery (£947k), Herlington Preschool (£953k) and Gingerbread Cottage Playgroup (£947k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92% and charitable activities 7.5%. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 3.6%. Reserves of £344k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.