Overall GiG Score: -7 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +4

FOOTSTEPS WORCESTERSHIRE 

SUPPORT FOR BEREAVED CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN WORCESTERSHIRE
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely female
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 12 years

www.talktofootsteps.co.uk

info@talktofootsteps.co.uk

08454676065

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
31/12/22£50£99£-49n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/12/21£279£83£195n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/12/20£159£93£66n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/12/19£139£143£-4n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/18£91£141£-50£0£0£0n/a020
31/12/17£91£137£-45£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£164£127£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£231£107£124£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£78£73£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£75£45£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£77£70£6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 14 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Worcestershire,

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 Community Fund£403,644
The Clothworkers Foundation£9,900
True Colours Trust£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Remote Bereavement Support Groups & Training for Young People & Professionals
£10,000 19/05/2023
The funding will be used to provide professional bereavement support group sessions for young people aged 11-21 years old with remote awareness support and training sessions for professionals ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Bereavement Sessional Work - for bereaved children and young people
£10,000 05/11/2021
The funding will provide additional bereavement support for children and young people in the Worcestershire area. The project aims to bring people together and provide professional support for young ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Footsteps Worcestershire
£9,900 05/05/2020
purchase of IT equipment for a charity that works with young people in Worcestershire
True Colours Trust - Towards its bereavement service for children, young people & their families
£5,000 16/10/2019
Towards its bereavement service for children, young people & their families
National Lottery Community Fund - Bereavement Support for children and young people in South Worcestersh
£383,644 27/09/2019
59
This funding will allow the group to deliver a flexible and individually tailored programme of support, helping and supporting families to move forward in a positive way, together. There will be one ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Footsteps
£6,606 29/11/2017
We want to offer three family activity days and other events and maintain much needed resources for the one-to-one and group work we offer.
National Lottery Community Fund - Support for bereaved children and their families in South Worcs
£264,105 03/11/2014
36
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Support for bereaved children and their families
£10,000 20/12/2012
12
This is a project by a community organisation in Sinton Green, Worcestershire. The group will use the funding to set up a pilot project support service for bereaved children and their families. This ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 59-69
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/02/2012, number: 1145927
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/01/2012, number: 07912948
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; all on time
Main office

PO BOX 872
WORCESTER
WR1 9DS

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE:2.1 TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL, SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL DISTRESS OF CHILDREN AFFECTED BY BEREAVEMENT OR LOSS, PARTICULARLY THROUGH GROUP WORK, SUPPORT, COUNSELLING AND EDUCATION, INCLUDING (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION): 2.1.1 INCREASING A CHILDS KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF DEATH;2.1.2 INCREASING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE GRIEVING PROCESS; 2.1.3 PROMOTING OPEN COMMUNICATION WITHIN THE CHILDS FAMILY;2.1.4 RESPONDING TO THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF EACH CHILD AND ITS FAMILY, ENABLING THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR LIVES IN A MEANINGFUL WAY; AND2.1.5 ESTABLISH ANY OTHER SERVICES AS MIGHT BE REQUIRED BY AN AGENCY DEALING WITH CHILD BEREAVEMENT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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