# COMMUNITIES 1ST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1187164
- **Other names:** COMMUNITY ACTION HERTSMERE, COMMUNITY CENTRAL, COMMUNITY HERTSMERE, COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE FOR ST. ALBANS DISTRICT, HERTSMERE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Dec. 31, 2019
- **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=1187164


## Contact

- **Address:** Ver House, Park Industrial Estate, Frogmore, ST. ALBANS, Hertfordshire
- **Postcode:** AL2 2WH
- **Phone:** 01727 649900
- **Email:** us@communities1st.org.uk
- **Website:** www.communities1st.org.uk



## Activities

**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.

**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.




## 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

- Barnet
- Bedford
- Cambridgeshire
- Enfield
- Essex
- Harrow
- Hertfordshire
- Norfolk
- Peterborough City
- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1631442 | £1581847 | £1116248 | 51 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1352470 | £1320325 | £1066653 | 46 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1765510 | £1407696 | £1034508 | 46 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1372749 | £961078 | £676694 | 50 |
| March 31, 2021 | £439827 | £564043 | £265023 | 23 |



## Trustees

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