Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 4
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

STEPS CHARITY WORLDWIDE

Steps is the leading international charity working for all those whose lives are affected by serious childhood lower limb conditions.We believe that all those with a childhood lower limb condition should have the very best chance to realise their maximum potential.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£202£186£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£253£309£-56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£326£254£72n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£175£192£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£175£192£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£180£209£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17*£168£222£-54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£193£206£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15*£197£197£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£183£181£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£202£175£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£184£187£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£213£204£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£178£182£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£179£164£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£128£157£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£158£227£-70n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£117£214£-98n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£363£124£239n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£80£111£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.stepsworldwide.org

info@steps-charity.org.uk

01925750271

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • India, Mongolia, Northern Ireland, Philippines, Romania, Scotland, South Africa, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£77,400
DCMS£34,504
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust£2,000
Cheshire Community Foundation£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Steps Charity Worldwide - 21/11/22
£2,000 20/12/2022
Core Funding
National Lottery Community Fund - Support for adults with lower limb conditions
£10,000 21/10/2022
The funding will improve support to adults with lower limb conditions through a volunteer helpline and information and resources with the aim of increasing support reducing isolation and improving mental health.
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting families in Wales
£10,000 26/08/2021
Steps Charity Worldwide will use £10000 to create and train a network of volunteers from across Wales to provide advice guidance and support to children with lower limb conditions and their families.
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting families in England
£10,000 13/08/2021
The organisation will deliver a programme of volunteer support and a helpline for families that have been adversely impacted by the delays and rescheduled surgeries and treatments of lower limb conditions due to the pandemic with the aim of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting volunteers and families in Scotland
£10,000 22/06/2021
This group will use the funding to sustain their volunteer-led support for families and children in Scotland who have lower limb conditions that affect their ability to walk.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Support for Cheshire
£2,000 28/04/2021
Steps will use the £2,000 to ensure that we continue to provide our essential helpline and family support services to the families in Cheshire. Telemedicine is now widely used, and while it has great benefits, parents often say they need another ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£34,504 19/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Project England - continuing support for families
£10,000 15/05/2020
7
This organisation will provide online information and support to parents and carers of children with lower limb conditions across England. The project will support those who have had treatments diagnosis and procedures postponed and been left with ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Project Scotland-Here for families COVID-19
£10,000 15/04/2020
3
This group will use the funding to provide online support to individuals and families with lower limb conditions across Scotland.
National Lottery Community Fund - Steps for Wales
£9,900 15/04/2020
12
Steps Charity Worldwide will create and train a network of volunteers from across South Wales to provide advice guidance and support to children with lower limb conditions and their families. £9900 will fund office supplies family support events IT ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Developing a Network in Scotland
£7,500 28/11/2019
12
This group will use the funding to develop their network in Scotland, supporting individuals and families with lower limb conditions.
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteers in all communities
£9,900 18/07/2019
12
The funding will be used to recruit and train 10-15 volunteers, alongside existing volunteers to support those affected by lower limb conditions and their families.
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting communities in Scotland
£9,200 26/02/2018
12
This charity will establish a volunteer network to support families with young children with lower limb conditions. They aim to recruit up to 15 volunteers from across Scotland.
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteers stepping up in the community
£9,674 07/02/2018
12
The group will create and train a network of volunteers to provide advice, guidance and support to children with lower limb conditions and their families. This will reduce isolation and improve communication between children and families facing ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-48
  • AISHA PARKS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Accountant
  • HARINDER SINGH BANSAL (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of It Procurement
  • JOANNE LOUISE CRIDDLE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Finance Director
  • MARGARET OKOJIE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Risk Management
  • RYAN EDDOWES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Self Employed
  • VIRGINIA MARGARET PARKER BOULTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Marketing Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/10/2002, number: 1094343
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/02/2002, number: 04379997
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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; AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR15: 9 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from OPEN DOORS on 20/06/2022
Main office

White House Business Centre
The White House
Greenalls Avenue
WARRINGTON
WA4 6HL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH ABNORMALITIES OF THE LOWER LIMBS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL & OVERSEAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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