# FIRST LIGHT SOUTH WEST LTD

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1090457
- **Other names:** TWELVES COMPANY, First Light
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 6, 2002
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1090457


## Contact

- **Address:** First Light, The Business Centre, 2 Cattedown Road, PLYMOUTH
- **Postcode:** PL4 0EG
- **Phone:** 03458 121212
- **Email:** info@firstlight.org.uk
- **Website:** www.firstlight.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT FOR THOSE LIVING, WORKING AND VISITING ENGLAND AND WALES, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE INHABITANTS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE, PARTICULARLY THOSE AFFECTED BY INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE AND ABUSE, THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND WELL BEING.

**Activities:** First Light provide specialist  support to victims of sexual violence and domestic abuse including advice and support through the criminal justice process, therapeutic support, crisis intervention and Sexual Assault Referral Centre services.

**Area of benefit:** SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £5464897 | £5520373 | £1860704 | 129 |
| March 31, 2024 | £5318566 | £5610715 | £1916180 | 141 |
| March 31, 2023 | £4801006 | £4607827 | £2208329 | 105 |
| March 31, 2022 | £4185584 | £3525841 | £2015150 | 79 |
| March 31, 2021 | £3355661 | £2670449 | £1355407 | 66 |



## Trustees

- Adrian Anthony Foulger — appointed June 7, 2022
- Alison Chitty — appointed May 26, 2016
- Chloe Lewis — appointed July 3, 2025
- Christopher Jones — appointed Oct. 4, 2022
- Franka Fueller — appointed Oct. 4, 2022
- Helen Horne — appointed Nov. 13, 2025
- Helena Frumson Belitsky — appointed March 19, 2024
- Michelle Davies — appointed Nov. 22, 2022
- Sophie Dupre-Echeverria — appointed July 11, 2022
- Susanna Snyder — appointed March 19, 2024