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First Port for Social Entrepreneurs Limited

Also known as: First Port

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC037942
Status
Active
Registered
March 12, 2007
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Firstport
7 Montgomery Street Lane
Edinburgh
EH7 5JT

Contact

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the promotion of equality and diversity'

Firstport is Scotland's agency for start up social enterprise. We support social entrepreneurs to refine, develop, start up and grow their social enterprises through advice, start up grants, business support, investment readiness support and early stage social investment.

Beneficiaries: 'Other defined groups','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: The company's objects are the advancement of citizenship and community development, the advancement of education and the promotion of equality and diversity through the release of the potential of social entrepreneurship in order to benefit communities and individuals within them, and to promote social change within those communities.

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 £2,725,810 £2,874,731 21
March 31, 2024 £2,721,556 £2,353,145 -
March 31, 2023 £2,372,403 £1,979,642 -
March 31, 2022 £16,797,230 £22,846,491 -
March 31, 2021 £19,176,786 £12,085,667 -