Registered charity (CIO) · Swindon
First Choice Housing
First Choice Housing is a registered charity (number 1219657) based in Swindon, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Ruth Deacon. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- firstchoicehousing.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2026
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE • TO RELIEVE POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS, EXPERIENCING MENTAL ILL HEALTH, SEEKING ASYLUM, OR WHO ARE REFUGEES, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION, SUPPORT, ADVICE AND RELATED SERVICES; • TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF BENEFICIARIES, EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE NEEDED TO PROGRESS IN LIFE AND TO SUPPORT THEIR REHABILITATION AND INTEGRATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
Board analysis
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Ruth Deacon Chair
- Archibald Patrick Newall since 2026
- Christine Obiero since 2026
- Nelson Mandela since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
Portfolio (4)
- Ruth Deacon Chair
- Archibald Patrick Newall since 2026
- Christine Obiero since 2026
- Nelson Mandela since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1219657
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Sep 2026
- Contact on the register
- 01793630739 · info@firstchoicehousing.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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