Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 12
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

STEPPING STONES (LUTON) 

We work with vulnerable women and their children to improve their health and wellbeing, improve their life prospects and create stronger and more cohesive families. Our work is primarily carried out in Luton and Bedfordshire.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 9 years
(15 years as a company)

www.steppingstonesluton.org.uk

hello@steppingstonesluton.org.uk

01582457114

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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£441£500£-59n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/21£635£499£136£0£445£2455.9195
31/03/20£553£561£-8£10£308£1533.31910
31/03/19£513£519£-5£5£316£1613.71910
31/03/18£584£505£78£14£321£1623.8189
31/03/17£437£393£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£489£452£37£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Luton,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 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
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation£477,450
Henry Smith Charity£356,400
National Lottery Community Fund£167,352
Tudor Trust£77,000
Ministry of Justice£53,658
Masonic Trust£49,462
The Pilgrim Trust£45,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Stepping Stones Luton
£195,000 14/06/2023
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing one-to-one and group support for women with complex needs, including women who have experienced domestic abuse, ....more
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Stepping Stones (Luton)
£143,200 05/01/2023
Stepping Stones Core Programme Funding
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Stepping Stones Luton
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
National Lottery Community Fund - Stepping Stones Jubilee Celebration
£600 14/04/2022
The funding will be used to host a Platinum Jubilee celebration event to bring together all service users their children and staff. The project aims to bring together women and children who have ....more
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Moving on - Life Skills for Women
£22,562 09/02/2022
Funding will enable a new course to run for 70 vulnerable women over six-week periods covering life-skills to enable them to move forward with their lives and live independently. Podcasts will also ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Stepping Up
£166,752 12/10/2021
The funding will allow the organisation to continue delivering its core work providing emotional and practical support to vulnerable women in Luton and Central Bedfordshire affected by complex ....more
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Stepping Stones (Luton)
£2,891 02/03/2021
4
Boosting support for Women
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£49,462 24/02/2021
A grant to support women who are vulnerable, disadvantaged and have complex needs due poverty, abuse and substance misuse.
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector Funding
£39,106 20/01/2021
The womens community sector grants scheme offers £2.5 million in funding for core costs to promote greater financial stability throughout the sector.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Stepping Stones (Luton)
£2,000 15/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Supporting People through Domestic vioence
£149,364 22/12/2020
Grant to Stepping Stones (Luton)
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Increase Team Capacity
£4,988 16/09/2020
5
Grant to Stepping Stones (Luton)
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Stepping Stones Luton
£6,841 23/07/2020
Grant to Stepping Stones Luton meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,394 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
Tudor Trust - Grant to Stepping Stones (Luton)
£75,000 10/06/2020
36
over three years as continuation funding towards core salary and running costs for a charity supporting vulnerable women and their children in Luton and surrounding areas
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£25,000 29/05/2020
Stepping Stones (Luton) 2020-21
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Stepping Stones (Luton)
£154,445 30/01/2020
11
Stepping Stones (Luton) Core Delivery
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Stepping Stones Luton
£45,000 26/11/2019
36
Stepping Stones Luton; programme of support for vulnerable women
Ministry of Justice - Female Offenders: Community Investment Fund
£14,552 07/11/2019
This project will enhance current service provision at Stepping Stones (Luton). Over a five-month period, it will allow greater access for both female offenders and those at risk of offending, to ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Stepping Stones Luton
£161,400 11/09/2019
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing one-to-one and group support for women with complex needs, including women who have experienced domestic abuse, in Luton, Bedfordshire.
DCMS - Stepping Stones (Luton)
£93,691 01/04/2019
The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Stepping Stones Luton
£96,000 27/03/2019
36
The grant will support this Luton based charity to support victims with multiple issues primarily domestic abuse to progress with their journey of recovery, by supporting the salary of a Women's ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - ETE Women's Support Practitioner
£10,000 21/02/2019
12
The organisation will use the funding to hire another staff member to enable the group to provide employment advice and support to clients, particularly women in challenging circumstances.
DCMS - Stepping Stones (Luton)
£82,064 01/04/2018
The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls
DCMS - Stepping Stones (Luton)
£38,249 13/11/2017
The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls
Tudor Trust - Grant to Stepping Stones (Luton)
£85,000 30/11/2016
36
over three years towards core costs at a charity working with vulnerable women in Luton and Bedfordshire
Comic Relief - Core Strength
£39,915 30/11/2016
24
1 in 4 women will experience a form of abuse in their lifetime and in Luton in 2015 the number of reported incidents of domestic abuse increased by 20% to 1,279 incidents. The project provides a free ....more
DCMS - Core Strength
£19,958 30/11/2016
1 in 4 women will experience a form of abuse in their lifetime and in Luton in 2015 the number of reported incidents of domestic abuse increased by 20% to 1,279 incidents. The project provides a free ....more
DCMS - Core Strength
£19,958 30/11/2016
1 in 4 women will experience a form of abuse in their lifetime and in Luton in 2015 the number of reported incidents of domestic abuse increased by 20% to 1,279 incidents. The project provides a free ....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: 29-72
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/06/2015, number: 1162349
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/05/2008, number: 06588338
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

STEPPING STONES
9A GEORGE STREET WEST
LUTON
LU1 2BJ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES OF ANY KIND FOR WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SUFFERING FROM DRUG ADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND WHO MAY HAVE OFFENDED OR RE-OFFENDED OR BE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE, LIVING IN LUTON OR SUCH OTHER PARTS OF BEDFORDSHIRE OR THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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