# PEOPLE FIRST DORSET

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1106963
- **Other names:** DORSET PEOPLE FIRST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 24, 2004
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1106963


## Contact

- **Address:** People First Dorset, Unit 2, Herringston Barn, Herringston, Dorchester
- **Postcode:** DT2 9PU
- **Phone:** 01305257600
- **Email:** office@peoplefirstdorset.org.uk
- **Website:** www.peoplefirstdorset.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITY PURPOSE (INCLUDING THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL INCLUSION) FOR THE BENEFIT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES (“INDIVIDUALS”) ASSISTING THESE INDIVIDUALS TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY:(1) ENABLING INDIVIDUALS TO BE SELF-ADVOCATES PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS AND GENERAL SUPPORT;(2) PROVIDING LOCAL SUPPORT GROUPS THAT ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO INTEGRATE AND PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY AND BUILD CONFIDENCE IN THEMSELVES;(3) ENABLING AND SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS TO LEARN NEW SKILLS THAT WILL ASSIST THEM IN PROGRESSING TOWARDS A MORE INDEPENDENT AND FULL LIFE, PARTICIPATING MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY AND IMPROVING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING;(4) PROVIDING SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WHICH PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AND INDEPENDENCE;(5) INCREASING, OR CO-ORDINATING, OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ENGAGE BETTER WITH THE BODIES WHICH PROVIDE ANY SERVICES THAT INDIVIDUALS USE AND TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS;(6) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING INDIVIDUALS, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION; AND(7) OFFERING GUIDANCE, SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO THE FAMILIES AND SUPPORTERS OF INDIVIDUALS IN RELATION TO THE CARE AND SUPPORT OF INDIVIDUALS (TO THE EXTENT THAT IT BENEFITS THE INDIVIDUAL).?

**Activities:** People First Dorset empowers people with learning disabilities to be independent, have their voices heard and be included in community life.

**Area of benefit:** THROUGHOUT ENGLAND, NORTHERN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, Accommodation/housing, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £275809 | £133500 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £203000 | £293393 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £166685 | £269073 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £258187 | £270426 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £306376 | £253036 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Andrew Charles Wyatt — appointed Dec. 12, 2025
- Laura Dunne — appointed Nov. 7, 2024
- Richard Herbert Sloan — appointed Dec. 12, 2025
- Richard Maxfield — appointed Aug. 5, 2015


