First Star Scholars UK

Analysis

First Star Scholars UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11067711). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, First Star Scholars UK reported income of £132k and spending of £142k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £182k to £132k (-27%), an average of -7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, First Star Scholars UK sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Regency Hall Community Centre (£132k), St Paul's, Furzedown (£132k) and Darul Fath Hamilton Trust (£132k).