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Communities 1St

Community Action Hertsmere, Community Central, Community Hertsmere, Council For Voluntary Service For St. Albans District, Hertsmere Community Transport

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1187164
Status
Registered
Registered
Dec. 31, 2019
Legal form
Charitable company

Address

Address
Ver House
Park Industrial Estate
Frogmore
ST. ALBANS
Hertfordshire
AL2 2WH

Activities

Communities 1st develops, connects and supports local voluntary and community organisations, helping to improve the quality of peoples lives across the districts of Hertfordshire and neighbouring counties. We are home to the local Volunteer Centre, providing support and guidance for those who want to become volunteers and those who want to recruit volunteers.

Objects: a) The promotion of any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community principally but not exclusively in the County of Hertfordshire and its environs (hereinafter called the area of benefit) and in particular the advancement of education, the protection of health; the relief of poverty, distress and sickness, and developing the capacity and skills of the community in the area of benefit in such a way that it is better able to identify and help meet its needs and to participate more fully in society;b) Undertake such other charitable purposes as the Company deems necessary in the Area of Benefit from time to time.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Barnet, Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Enfield, Essex, Harrow, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Peterborough City, Suffolk

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £1,631,442 £1,581,847 £1,116,248 51
March 31, 2024 £1,352,470 £1,320,325 £1,066,653 46
March 31, 2023 £1,765,510 £1,407,696 £1,034,508 46
March 31, 2022 £1,372,749 £961,078 £676,694 50
March 31, 2021 £439,827 £564,043 £265,023 23

Trustees

Name Appointed
Jason John (Chair) March 11, 2019
Andrew Chaloner June 26, 2025
Ann Rogers Dec. 31, 2019
Christopher Norman Cloke Dec. 31, 2019
John Howson Jan. 20, 2022
Joy Carolyn Dobbs Dec. 31, 2019
Karl Damian Wilding March 11, 2019
Madeleine Clark June 26, 2025
Roberta Beaton Oct. 26, 2023
Ross Gemmell March 11, 2019
Samantha Sarah Lane Hallam June 26, 2025
Sarah Helen Yexley March 11, 2019