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Community First is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment.
Community First (number 288117) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Community First do?
An independent charity working to improve the quality of life and the economic well-being of people in Wiltshire and Swindon.Community First provides technical advice, practical support and grant aid for a range of community based projects.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Community First
Answers Community First gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Community First's highest-paid staff paid?
Community First's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£70,001–£80,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Community First's money come from?
Community First reported £3.3m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.9m (86%), trading and fundraising events £247k (7%), donations and legacies £159k (5%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£2.9m · 86%
Trading and fundraising events£247k · 7%
Donations and legacies£159k · 5%
Investments£40k · 1%
Other income£13k · 0%
Does Community First receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Community First. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Community First reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Community First as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Community First's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Services; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Community First registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingEconomic/community Development/employment
Why is there no Clarity Score for Community First yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Community First.
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The register data used for this profile lists Community First as a registered charity (number 288117) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Community First's charity number?
Community First's charity number is 288117. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 288117?
Search 288117 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Community First do?
An independent charity working to improve the quality of life and the economic well-being of people in Wiltshire and Swindon.Community First provides technical advice, practical support and grant aid for a range of community based projects.
Does Community First have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Community First. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Community First?
Community First's website listed in our register data is http://www.communityfirst.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Community First's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Community First's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Community First's money come from?
Community First reported £3.3m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.9m (86%), trading and fundraising events £247k (7%), donations and legacies £159k (5%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Community First?
The register records Community First as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Community First's trustees paid?
Community First's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Community First previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Community First: Community Council for Wiltshire.
When was Community First registered as a charity?
Community First was entered on the register on 30 November 1983. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01757334).