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Community First

Community Council For Wiltshire

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
288117
Status
Registered
Registered
Nov. 30, 1983
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
County Of Wiltshire

Address

Address
Unit C2 Beacon Business Centre
Hopton Road
DEVIZES
SN10 2EY

Activities

An independent charity working to improve the quality of life and the economic well-being of people in Wiltshire and Swindon.Community First provides technical advice, practical support and grant aid for a range of community based projects.

Objects: A (1) To Promote Any Charitable Purposes For The Benefit Of The Community In The Wiltshire And Swindon By Assisting The Work Of Statutory Authorities And Voluntary Organisations Engaged In Advancing Education, Furthering Health, Relieving Poverty Distress Or Sickness, Improving The Skill Of County Craftsmen, Or In Pursuing Any Other Charitable Purposes. (2) To Promote And Organise Co-Operation In The Achievement Of The Said Purposes And To That End To Bring Together In Council Representatives Of The Authorities And Organisations Engaged In The Furtherance Of The Said Purposes Within The Administrative County Of Wiltshire.to Protect And Preserve The Environment For The Benefit Of The Public By:b (1) The Provision Maintenance Or Improvement Of Public Parks Recreation Grounds Or Open Spaces; Or(2) The Maintenance Repair Or Restoration Of Buildings Or Structures Which Are Places Of Religious Worship Or Of Historic, Scientific Or Architectural Interest; Or(3) The Provision Of Some Other Public Amenityin Each Case In The Vicinity Of A Landfill Site, And "landfill Site" Shall Have The Meaning Ascribed To IT By Section 66 Of The Finance Act 1996; And By(4) Educating The Public In The Benefits To The Environment Of Sustainable Waste Management Practices; Or(5) Carrying Out Research And Development Into Sustainable Waste Management Practices And Disseminating The Useful Results Of That Research; Andsustainable Waste Management Practices Including Waste Minimisation, Minimisation Of Pollution And Harm From Waste, Reuse Of Waste, Recycling Of Waste, Waste Recovery Activities And The Clearing Of Pollutants From Contaminated Land.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Swindon, Wiltshire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £3,310,973 £2,932,498 £2,259,685 57
March 31, 2024 £2,299,429 £2,322,407 £1,881,210 46
March 31, 2023 £2,300,961 £2,327,031 £1,904,188 49
March 31, 2022 £2,137,356 £1,997,058 £1,930,258 47
March 31, 2021 £2,212,297 £2,097,117 £1,779,960 49

Trustees

Name Appointed
Dr Catherine Phillips June 18, 2025
Edward William Heard Sept. 17, 2012
Fiona Slevin-Brown Oct. 15, 2024
James Moody Nov. 28, 2016
Merope Sylvester June 1, 2021
Michael Brooks July 23, 2024
Piers Farquhar Dibben
Philip Addis July 23, 2024
Steven Boocock Oct. 7, 2015
Tim Humphreys July 23, 2024