First Class Foundation

Analysis

First Class Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Walsall. It was registered in April 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, First Class Foundation reported income of £112k and spending of £210k, spending 187% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £330k to £112k (-66%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, First Class Foundation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Love Dunston (£112k), Seghill Colliery Institute (£112k) and Llani Community Centre Limited (£112k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.