First Choice Housing (number 1139863) 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 First Choice Housing do?
Providing accommodation to the homeless.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for First Choice Housing
Answers First Choice Housing gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 January 2026, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are First Choice Housing's highest-paid staff paid?
First Choice Housing's annual return for the year ending 31 January 2026 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (2 employees).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£60,001–£70,000
2
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does First Choice Housing's money come from?
First Choice Housing reported £913k total income for the year ending 31 January 2026. The largest sources were charitable activities £507k (56%), donations and legacies £406k (44%), other income £560 (0%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£507k · 56%
Donations and legacies£406k · 44%
Other income£560 · 0%
Does First Choice Housing receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for First Choice Housing. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
First Choice Housing 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 First Choice Housing 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
First Choice Housing's annual return for the year ending 31 January 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Fch
Where it says it operates
Swindon · Wiltshire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
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 First Choice Housing registered for?
Accommodation/housing
Why is there no Clarity Score for First Choice Housing yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score First Choice Housing.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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What should you check before donating to First Choice Housing?
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The register data used for this profile lists First Choice Housing as a registered charity (number 1139863) 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 First Choice Housing's charity number?
First Choice Housing's charity number is 1139863. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1139863?
Search 1139863 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 First Choice Housing do?
Providing accommodation to the homeless.
Does First Choice Housing have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for First Choice Housing. 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 First Choice Housing?
First Choice Housing's website listed in our register data is https://firstchoicehousing.co.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 First Choice Housing's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. First Choice Housing's annual return for the year ending 31 January 2026 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (2 employees). 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 First Choice Housing's money come from?
First Choice Housing reported £913k total income for the year ending 31 January 2026. The largest sources were charitable activities £507k (56%), donations and legacies £406k (44%), other income £560 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to First Choice Housing?
The register records First Choice Housing 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 First Choice Housing's trustees paid?
First Choice Housing's annual return for the year ending 31 January 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was First Choice Housing registered as a charity?
First Choice Housing was entered on the register on 14 January 2011.