Overall GiG Score: -2 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +5

FOOTSTEPS 2000 LIMITED 

Footsteps provide a listening, information and support service to those people affected by a loved one's substance misuse.This is done through telephone support, one to one appointments, home visits, training sessions, group support work, counselling and respite.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 12 years

www.footstepsforfamilies.org.uk

enquiries@makingspace.co.uk

01925571680

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
31/03/23£120£127£-7n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/22*£73£90£-17n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/21£149£145£4n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/20*£185£161£24n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/19£163£160£2n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/18£165£158£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£134£125£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£110£111£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£111£102£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£108£126£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£94£66£28£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?
  • 3 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • St Helens, Warrington,

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
BBC Children in Need£32,946
DCMS£12,800
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Cheshire Community Foundation£5,000
Charles Hayward Foundation£3,000
Indigo Trust£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Footsteps 2000 Ltd
£3,000 21/12/2021
Vulnerable children and young people's respite and activity sessions
Cheshire Community Foundation - Support for Adults
£5,000 04/11/2020
Footsteps 2000 Ltd offer support and advice to families affected by a loved one’s substance misuse. the grant will fund support worker hours for an adult support worker, this would cover 1-1 ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,800 19/06/2020
"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 ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Footsteps 2000 Limited
£3,000 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund additional staff hours to support increased referrals from vulnerable families affected by parental substance misuse, and who are isolated at home due to Covid-19. This ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,000 31/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - M-PACT Project
£10,000 23/03/2020
11
The funding will be used to run a drug and alcohol misuse support group for parents and children. The project aims to bring the whole family together to talk openly so everyone can understand the ....more
Indigo Trust - Supporting those affected by someone else's alcohol or drug misuse
£2,000 10/12/2019
Unrestricted, core funding.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Footsteps 2000 Limited
£29,946 21/05/2019
36
This project will support children and young people impacted by parental substance misuses. It will deliver one to one support and respite activities to encourage prosocial behaviour, reduce ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Footsteps 2000
£81,000 23/02/2017
36
over three years towards the salary of a part-time family worker supporting grandparents caring for their grandchildren due to parental substance misuse in Warrington
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Footsteps 2000 Limited
£23,600 27/04/2012
the salary and associated costs of a part time Volunteer & Training Co-ordinator
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-73
  • CLAIRE JONES (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Service Manager
  • KERI SMITH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Business Development Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/05/2012, number: 1147257
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/02/2012, number: 07970352
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR22: 6 days late, AR20: 23 days late,
Main office

Footsteps 2000 Ltd
46 Allen Street
WARRINGTON
WA2 7JB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY AMONG THE PARENTS OF YOUNG PERSONS WHO ARE, OR MAY BE, DRUG ABUSERS AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF A SERVICE OF COUNSELLING AND ADVICE FOR SUCH PARENTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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