Overall GiG Score: 14 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8

STEPPING STONES 

Provides free counselling, psychoeducational courses and resources, group activities, education and outreach events to adults who have been sexually abused as children
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Established: 29 years

www.steppingstonesnorthwales.co.uk

info@steppingstonesnorthwales.co.uk

01978 352717

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/22£532£492£41£0£303£2586.3930
31/03/21£544£393£151£0£263£361.1430
31/03/20£269£266£3n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/19£270£277£-7n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/18£199£233£-34£0£0£0n/a013
31/03/17£218£310£-92£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£244£227£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£233£148£86£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£176£94£82£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£67£99£-31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£101£89£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£106£81£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£86£80£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£87£91£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£88£76£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£77£83£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£100£91£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£94£86£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£74£72£2£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 85%
Reserves/Spending: 6.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 8.1
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 9 employees
  • 30 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle Of Anglesey, Wrexham,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
Ministry of Justice£243,337
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
Co-Operative Group£4,048
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Stepping Stones North Wales
£4,048 21/10/2023
We would like to support survivors of childhood abuse. Gardening, craft activities, cooking and healthy eating, education and family days.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Stepping Stones (North Wales)
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Stepping Stones (North Wales)
£50,000 07/12/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Stepping Stones (North Wales)
Ministry of Justice - COVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£81,112 26/03/2021
To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the ....more
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£97,335 01/01/2021
To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the ....more
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£64,890 01/04/2019
To provide independent, specialist support to female and male victims of rape and sexual abuse, including victims of child sexual abuse.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Stepping Stones - Wales
£72,000 16/10/2018
36
Core running costs to support this Wrexham based specialist charity to deliver support services across North Wales to individuals that have experienced sexual violence and/or abuse.
Ministry of Justice - Female Rape Support Fund (Child Sexual Abuse Support Funding)
£18,000 01/04/2018
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2019 Female Rape Support Fund
£50,328 01/04/2018
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£18,000 01/04/2017
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund
£47,718 01/04/2017
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£18,000 01/04/2016
12
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund
£45,000 01/04/2016
12
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/01/1995, number: 1043390
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/01/2015, number: 09392802
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
19 returns made; AR13: 42 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

59 KING STREET
WREXHAM
LL11 1HR

Objectives

A. TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE GOOD HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL, OF PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION AND INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELLING. B. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS WORKING WITH THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, INFORMATION, CONSULTATION AND SUPPORT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CLWYD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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