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Firstsite Limited

Registered charity 1031800 Registered since 1994

Operates: Essex

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

9
trustees on the board
7.3y median 7y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure
9
trustees past 6 years
10.5y
average years in governance
6 vs 2 portfolio
first-time trustees
7
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 2General Charitable Purposes 2Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Disability 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Retail and trade 4Health and social care 3Other services 3

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Contact

Websitewww.firstsite.uk
Emailinfo@firstsite.uk
Phone01206713711
AddressFirstsite, Lewis Gardens, COLCHESTER, CO1 1JH

Finances

£2,363,822 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£1,894,691£1,631,494
2022£2,834,560£2,450,441
2023£1,983,074£2,424,701
2024£2,349,810£2,193,240
2025£2,363,822£2,363,916

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Other Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE ARTS IN SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR THE VISUAL AND MEDIA ARTS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF COLCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR AND EAST ANGLIA IN GENERAL BY DEVELOPING PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO, AND THE QUALITY OF THE ARTS. [VISUAL AND MEDIA ARTS SHALL BE DEFINED AS INCLUDING PAINTING, DRAWING, PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM VIDEO, SCULPTURE, THE CRAFTS OF POTTERY, WOODWORK, TEXTILES, PLASTIC, METAL WORK, PERFORMANCE AND CURRENT TECHNOLOGY FOR ARTS PURPOSES]

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04/01/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/03/2005AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 10/01/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/07/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02 JUN 2016

Trustees (9)

9trustees
61median age
1aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Firstsite Limited · 02884347 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 04/01/1994

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (5)

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