Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 11
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

STEP 2 YOUNG PEOPLE'S HEALTH

Drop-in services, educational programmes, individual support and counselling of young people in the Bradford Metropolitan District
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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
31/12/23£595£649£-54£9£183£1332.5143
31/12/22£647£581£66£4£237£1573.2334
31/12/21£499£499£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£394£324£70n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£274£284£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£196£268£-72n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£276£230£46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£239£221£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15*£119£0£119n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 73%
Reserves/Spending: 2.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 3.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 9 years

www.step2.org.uk

liz@step2.org.uk

01274 720185

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Outpatient support services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bradford City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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
The Pilgrim Trust£91,175
Leeds Community Foundation£43,517
Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000
BBC Children in Need£33,335
DCMS£10,189
National Lottery Community Fund£9,900
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Shears Foundation - Step 2 Young People’s Health
£5,500 08/04/2024
12
Supporting disadvantaged children aged 11-18 on the Bierley housing estate in Bradford with their mental health through free counselling
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Step 2 Young People's Health
£91,175 05/12/2023
Bolder, Braver, Stronger: Empowering young women in Bradford by creating a safe and supportive environment to grow and thrive
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Step 2 Young Peoples Health
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Leeds Community Foundation - Therapeutic Family Programme
£30,000 18/05/2022
Grant to Step 2 Young People's Health Project
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000 04/03/2022
Counselling Support Project
Leeds Community Foundation - Tuesday Group
£6,517 13/09/2021
A supportive small group for young people who do not fit into the youth group, and who prefer a quieter session, offering positive activities, new experiences and an opportunity to form new friendships.
National Lottery Community Fund - Outdoor Counselling Therapeutic Offer
£9,900 13/08/2021
The funding will be used to deliver outdoor counselling sessions complementary to existing therapeutic services. The project aims to increase the accessibility for young people to engage in mental health support which offers them the opportunity to ....more
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Step 2 Young People's Health Project
£1,280 08/03/2021
Core costs for Advancement of Health/Saving Lives
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,200 25/08/2020
"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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Step 2 Young Peoples Health
£2,989 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund group counselling for parents of children with increased poor mental health due to Covid-19. This will result in children being better supported, managing their emotions, improved family relationships and increased ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,989 28/05/2020
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 and small organisations who can provide an ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Step 2 Young People’s Health
£2,330 06/05/2020
COVID19 : purchase IT equipment (5 laptops and set up costs) for a charity that supports young people in the community in West Yorkshire
Leeds Community Foundation - Covid-19
£2,000 15/04/2020
Grant to Step 2 Young Peoples Health Project
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Step 2 Young Peoples Health
£29,846 20/03/2020
36
This project will deliver counselling to young people experiencing a range of issues such as bereavement and self-harm. Young people will feel more empowered, have more positive relationships and emotional wellbeing will improve.
Leeds Community Foundation - GIrls Group
£5,000 19/12/2019
12
A weekly group offering positive activities and new experiences to young women from disadvantaged communities.
Leeds Community Foundation - Mindfulness Project
£4,572 18/03/2019
9
Development of the .b Mindfulness programme, developed by Mindfulness in Schools, delivery of the programme to a variety of groups, and evaluation of the programme.
Leeds Community Foundation - Summer Food and Fun
£2,560 12/03/2019
1
Fun activities and Food for young people in a range of venues in Bradford South during Summer 2019, offering healthy meals, food education and cooking practice, and fun activities.
Leeds Community Foundation - Step2 New Family Support Pilot
£5,000 28/01/2019
9
The project will pilot a new approach to supporting young women aged 16 to 25 years in Bradford who are care leavers and pregnant with identified emotional and mental health support needs to improve their transition to parenthood and their own and ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Welcome to Bradford
£7,467 23/11/2018
6
We aim to work with young people who were not born in the UK but who are now settled, to help them develop a programme for young people who have recently arrived in the UK, to help them integrate in to the community, settle more quickly and be ....more
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Step 2 Young People's Health Project
£2,500 29/06/2018
Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Step 2 Young People's Health Project
£2,500 29/06/2018
Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
National Lottery Community Fund - Step 2 youth-led development programme
£9,605 24/01/2018
12
The group will carry out a feasibility study and develop a marketing strategy with the aim of offering their services to professionals and health and education bodies. This will enable the group to become more self sustaining and extend their ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

  • ABIGAIL MITCHELL Appointed: 2023
  • ABIODUN RUFUS UNEGBU Appointed: 2022
  • CAROLINE COOMBES Appointed: 2018
  • JAYNE COPLEY Appointed: 2023
  • JULIE MARGARET WALKER Appointed: 2017
  • NIKITA EVANS Appointed: 2024
  • PIPPA JONES (Chair) Appointed: 2015
  • SUNJAY CHAUHAN Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/06/2015, number: 1161921
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • 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
9 returns made; AR15: 2 days late,
Main office

MAYFIELD CENTRE
BROADWAY AVENUE
BRADFORD
BD5 9NP

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE GOOD HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND A RANGE OF SERVICES. THIS MAY INCLUDE WORKING WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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