Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 10
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

PEMBROKESHIRE PEOPLE FIRST 

Pembrokeshire People First is an organisation run by and for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism. The services provided include 1:1 advocacy, training for and by our members, support with campaigning on issues important to our members, a drop in centre, self advocacy groups and a independent living skills training centre.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£456£445£11n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/22*£477£484£-7n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/21£484£436£48n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/20£443£372£71n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/19*£229£307£-77n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/18*£326£254£71£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£308£275£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£270£262£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£226£233£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£181£179£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£131£117£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£84£90£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£67£80£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£88£79£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£81£72£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£75£79£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£74£68£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£84£61£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£42£48£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£41£33£8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 22 years

www.pembrokeshirepeople1st.org.uk

info@pembrokeshirepeople1st.org.uk

01437 769135

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Lloyds Bank Foundation£127,250
National Lottery Community Fund£29,700
BBC Children in Need£21,830
Disability Action£6,140
The Baring Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Pembrokeshire People First
£75,000 06/12/2023
36
Unrestricted grant over 3 years towards the core costs of Pembrokeshire People First
National Lottery Community Fund - UKP Cost of Living - Costing the Earth
£20,000 15/12/2022
Pembrokeshire People First will use the grant to both continue to support their current clients and extend their reach through the cost-of-living crisis over the coming six months. They will provide ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Pembrokeshire People First
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Pembrokeshire People First
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
National Lottery Community Fund - Take a Bow- Behind the Mask
£9,700 12/09/2022
Pembrokeshire People First will hold a series of arts-based workshops and a celebration event to enable people with learning disabilities and autism to explore their feelings of loss and isolation. ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Recovery grant to Pembrokeshire People First
£50,000 03/12/2020
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Pembrokeshire People First, awarded under the Foundation's Learning Disabilities funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support ....more
Disability Action - NET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
£6,140 01/11/2020
The project will support people with mental health issues through a program of virtual and in real life activities.
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Pembrokeshire People First
£5,000 23/06/2020
To enable PPF to respond in these unprecedented times, by virtual connection mail and phone, to provide reassurance and information to our 380 members
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Pembrokeshire People First
£21,330 28/05/2020
36
This project will fund youth clubs and activities for learning disabled young people and young people on the autism spectrum. They will learn more about their emotions, make more friends, and feel ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£23,625 23/10/2018
A grant to fund a Parent Advocate to support the needs of parents with learning disabilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - DIAL:Digital Inclusion for Adults LD
£9,624 21/09/2018
12
DIAL:Digital Inclusion for Adults LD
The MSE Charity - Grant to Pembrokeshire People First
£4,500 15/04/2018
Financial Advocacy and Money Management for People with Learning Difficulties
National Lottery Community Fund - ASC Us!
£95,952 20/12/2017
24
The project will benefit people living in Pembrokeshire, who define themselves as high functioning autistic. It will be led by a steering group comprised of people with the condition, and deliver ....more
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Pembrokeshire People First
£7,670 11/12/2017
To support work relating to a previous grant to the organisation to incorporate the use of law into its advocacy work.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Pembrokeshire People First
£75,000 28/11/2017
36
Funding of the Chief Officer post to help manage and deliver the organisations `into independent living` programme of support across the county of Pembrokeshire.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Pembrokeshire People First
£30,000 10/05/2017
36
This project will provide an after-school club and a gaming club for children and young people on the autism spectrum. They be better able to understand their feelings, have better social skills, ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Pembrokeshire People First
£60,000 01/02/2017
24
over two years as contrinuation funding towards the project manager's salary to support people with a learning disability to develop an alternative day care service
Comic Relief - Cynnal
£38,704 30/11/2016
24
Pembrokeshire People First supports adults (16+) with a learning disability and/or autism spectrum condition in the rural county of Pembrokeshire and neighbouring counties. Its agenda is determined ....more
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Pembrokeshire People First
£30,000 10/02/2016
Employ specialist advocate to develop legalistic approaches to advocacy, develop links, train staff, develop legal approaches to collective advocacy share practice across LD sector
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Pembrokeshire People First
£14,563 06/05/2015
24
delivering a draft Advocacy Development Plan to be able to apply for the Advocacy Quality Performance Mark
National Lottery Community Fund - Don't Leave Me out
£179,658 25/03/2015
36
Not Available
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Pembrokeshire People First
£98,500 12/06/2014
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the Project Coordinator at an organisation providing advocacy work for people with learning disabilities in Pembrokeshire
Tudor Trust - Grant to Pembrokeshire People First
£110,000 08/07/2013
36
over three years towards salary and running costs to develop an alternative day service for people with a learning disability in West Wales
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 26-64
  • JAMES TYLER (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Volunteer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/03/2002, number: 1091201
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/03/2002, number: 04391979
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 21 days late, AR22: 77 days late, AR19: 53 days late, AR18: 8 days late, AR17: 9 days late, AR08: 118 days late, AR07: 245 days late, AR06: 0 days late, AR05: 11 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

Portcullis House
Old Hakin Road
Merlins Bridge
Haverfordwest
SA61 2DA

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND/OR AUTISM THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY, TRAINING, AND GROUP WORK USING THE ARTS, WHICH WILL HELP PEOPLE KNOW AND ATTAIN THE SAME RIGHTS AS EVERYONE ELSE.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND/OR AUTISM, TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SOCIETY.3. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE EXPERIENCES OF AND ISSUES AFFECTING PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND/OR AUTISM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY LIVING IN PEMBROKESHIRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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