Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

STEPPING STONES LEARNING AND LEISURE

STEPPING STONES PROVIDES A RANGE OF MUCH NEEDED EDUCATION AND LEISURE CLASSES FOR ADULTSWITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, ENABLING AN OFTEN NEGLECTED SECTION OF THECOMMUNITY TO WORK FROM A BASE WHERE THEY CAN MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND BUILD THEIRSKILLS. THE CLASSES PROMOTE HEALTH & HYGIENE; EXERCISE & FITNESS; THE ARTS, SKILLS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT.

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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	£101	£66	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/12/21	£66	£54	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/12/20	£47	£50	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/12/19	£87	£59	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/12/18	£29	£26	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	4

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.steppingstoneslearning.org.uk

manager@steppingstoneslearning.org.uk

07950612914

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Recreation

GiG Classification

Sports activities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Peter Minet Trust - Grant to Stepping Stones Learning and Leisure
£80,000	24/03/2020	Unrestricted grant to the organisation

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AVERY JAYNE BENTON Appointed: 2022

DAVID KEAVENEY-SHEATH Appointed: 2022

JENNIFER WALMSLEY Appointed: 2017

JULIA FRANCO BARBOSA Appointed: 2019

LYNN BRANSBY Appointed: 2019

SALLY REID Appointed: 2018

TERENCE DAVID BALDWIN Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/09/2017, number: 1174850

Gift Aid

NOT 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

5 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE STEPPING STONES PROJECT GATEWAY CLUB on 01/12/2019

Main office

ST. FAITHS COMMUNITY CENTRE
RED POST HILL
LONDON
SE24 9JQ

Objectives

1) TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES RESIDENT IN SOUTHWARK AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WHO ARE IN NEED, BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND SUPPORT AND SERVICES THAT ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS.2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONGST PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN SOUTHWARK AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS, WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY BECAUSE THEY FACE DISCRIMINATION, OR ARE UNABLE TO EASILY DRIVE, USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT OR OTHERWISE ACCESS SERVICES.3) TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST THE PUBLIC OF THE RESTRICTIONS FACING THOSE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND PROVISION OF SERVICES THROUGH WHICH THIS CAN BE ALLEVIATED.4) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTHWARK AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE,IN PARTICULAR, BY:PROVIDING CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES IN SUBJECTS INCLUDING DRAMA, COOKING, ART, MUSIC, KEEP FIT, GARDENING, DANCE AND WALKING GROUP (AND OTHER SUBJECTS WHICH ARE DRIVEN BY THE NEEDS AND WISHES TO THE ADULTS WHO ATTEND) THAT ENABLE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEARNING DISABILITIES TO INTERACT SOCIALLY IN ORDER TO REDUCE SOCIAL ISOLATION AND PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY.

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