Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Poor Liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 3 Trustees: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 10

LISTER STEPS LIMITED

Childcare services: day nursery, after school, breakfast club, playgroup, playschemes enabling parents to access employment, education or training. Lister Steps provides training for staff and opportunities for placements and voluntary work for students and members of the community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 3 trustees
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Established: 23 years

www.tol.org.uk

hello@tol.org.uk

0151 2541394

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/07/22	*	£673	£690	£-17	£0	£88	£66	1.2	26	10
31/07/21		£564	£583	£-19	£0	£105	£-71	-1.5	24	4
31/07/20		£453	£475	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/07/19		£419	£448	£-29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	59
31/07/18		£369	£386	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	3
31/07/17		£298	£341	£-43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/16		£459	£380	£79	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/15		£372	£363	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/14		£295	£354	£-59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/13		£398	£403	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/12		£378	£401	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/11		£449	£440	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/10		£458	£466	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/09		£435	£448	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/08		£410	£419	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/07		£425	£435	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/06		£458	£465	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/05		£527	£493	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/04		£485	£369	£116	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 69%
Liabilities/Income: 30%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 75%
Reserves/Spending: 1.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Liverpool City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

26 employees
10 volunteers

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

National Lottery Heritage Fund	£26,500
Sport England	£10,000
John Moores Foundation	£9,992
Power to Change	£9,357

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Lister Steps ltd
£9,992	01/02/2024	Towards a weekly community luncheon.
Power to Change - LISTER STEPS LIMITED (RCF)
£9,357	12/12/2022	Grant to LISTER STEPS LIMITED (RCF)
Sport England - TGC CF Lister Steps & The Old Library
£10,000	27/07/2021 12	This project will provide a programme of activities for women and girls in Liverpool, addressing barriers such as childcare and self-esteem.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Lister Steps
£26,500	11/05/2020	COVID19: Lister Steps
Power to Change - Lister Steps Limited
£10,000	18/12/2018	Grant to Lister Steps Limited
Power to Change - Lister Steps Limited
£35,000	01/07/2017 36	Grant to Lister Steps Limited
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Lister Steps
£4,181,000	28/01/2014	The Old Library - Lister Steps Carnegie Community Hub
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Lister Steps
£20,800	27/01/2012	the salaries of the CEO and Finance Manager

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How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-69

ANNE JULIE MAY Appointed: 2001, Occupation: Retired Social Worker

ELLEN MARTIN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Art Therapist

JEREMY MARK SPENCER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Procurement Officer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/11/2000, number: 1083268
Registered at Companies House on 07/07/2000, number: 04028768

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR22: 28 days late,

Main office

The Old Library
Green Lane
Tuebrook
Liverpool
Merseyside
L13 7EB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC ( WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF TUEBROOK MERSEYSIDE) ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF GENDER, RACE, AGE, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION AND IN PARTICULAR CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH:3.1 PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURETIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN TUEBROOK:3.2 PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON PROVIDING ACCESS TO SUCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BY REASON OF SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE OTHERWISE UNABLE TO GAIN SUCH ACCESS:3.3 PROVIDE ADVICE, INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE IN RELATION TO CITIZENSHIP SO AS TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND POTENTIAL OF INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED3.4 TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT BY THE:3.4.1 PROVISION OF ADVICE AND TRAINING TO UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS CONCERNING UNEMPLOYMENT, SELF EMPLOYMENT AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE ENTERPRISES AND THE PROVISION OF CV WRITING, JOB SEARCH AND JOB CLUB FACILITIES FOR THEM;3.4.2 PROVISION OF PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE BY WAY OF ACCOMMODATION, CHILDCARE FACILITIES OR ASSISTANCE WITH TRAVEL:3.4.3 PROVISION OF LAND AND BUILDINGS AT BELOW MARKET OR SUBSIDISED RENTS TO BUSINESSES STARTING UP;3.4.4 PROVISION OF CAPITAL GRANTS FOR EQUIPMENT TO NEW BUSINESSES;3.4.5 PAYMENT TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES TO TAKE ON ADDITIONAL STAFF FROM AMONGST UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE.3.5 PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT REGENERATION IN TUEBROOK AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:3.5.1 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY :3.5.2 THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT3.5.3 THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE PREVENTION OF CRIME 3.3

Defined Area of Benefit:

MERSEYSIDE,

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