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Families First - St Andrews

SC032506Registered charity from 05 December 2001
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address Rose Lane Centre
132 South Street
St Andrews
Postcode KY16 9EW
Website www.familiesfirststandrews.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
1.1.1 Families First St Andrews is a non-profit distributing Company. It shall deliver its services from its base in the St Andrews area of Fife and shall normally draw the membership from any person who is either resident or regularly employed within the town of St Andrews, and surrounding area, and who is in sympathy with the objects of the Company; so long as they continue to be eligible to become a member of the Company, whilst recognising the ability to attend meetings in person as required. 1.1.2 Families First St Andrews aims to support the social, domestic and community needs of children, young people and their families living in St Andrews and the North East Fife area, as resources permit. 1.1.3 In furtherance of this, the Company’s objects are: a) The prevention and/or relief of poverty. b) The advancement of health and wellbeing. c) The provision of recreational facilities and activities for children, young people and their families. d) The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship, rural isolation or other disadvantage.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
To voluntarily supplement the social, domestic and community needs of families and children in St Andrews and the surrounding area under any relevant legislation and to liaise and co-operate with statutory and voluntary bodies and their personnel and to take whatever action commends itself to the Company for the benefit of the health and welfare of families and children and the community in St Andrews and the surrounding area, by whatever means may be deemed appropriate.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 05 Dec 2001
Main Operating Location: Fife
Number of Staff: 11
Number of Volunteers: 51-100
Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of health", "the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Other defined groups"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021 £239,194 £202,351 20 Sept 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £200,890 £251,629 29 Sept 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £293,180 £275,301 28 Nov 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £380,826 £314,067 22 Oct 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £418,092 £361,671 23 Oct 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Shirley Towns
David Neilson
Sam Robertson
Christina Mackenzie
Jane Holmes
Claire McIntyre
Lin McArthur Maclean
Andrea Gaffney
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