STEPPING STONE PROJECTS
Registered charity 1004375 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STEPPING STONE, STEPPING STONE PROJECT (ROCHDALE) LIMITED
The Charity's principal objectives are to relieve persons who are homeless or in necessituos circumstances.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a net surplus of £358,228 and unrestricted reserves of £3,769,859. Per the trustees' report, these reserves exceed the stated policy target of £1.92m, leaving £348k free for service expansion. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £1.92m (held: £2.3m)
“The reserves policy requires free reserves of £1.92m at 31 March 2025 compared with the actual amount of £2,268,384” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by BK Plus Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Stepping Stone Projects (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Dave Smith — Chief Executive (source)
- Ben Courtney — Director of Operations (source)
- Chris Tait — Director of Resources (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- SUSAN ASHBYchair
- Alexander David Lyons
- Colin Royle
- DAVID BERRY
- Elisabeth Therese Lilley
- Janet Hardwick
- Martin Davies
- Michaela Louise Orr
- Nicholas Joseph Cox
- Steven James Grycuk
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Blackpool · Bury · Lancashire · Manchester City · Rochdale · St Helens · Stockport · Wigan · Wirral
Income and spending
Common questions
Is STEPPING STONE PROJECTS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a net surplus of £358,228 and unrestricted reserves of £3,769,859. Per the trustees' report, these reserves exceed the stated policy target of £1.92m, leaving £348k free for service expansion. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BK Plus Audit Limited.
Who funds STEPPING STONE PROJECTS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name STEPPING STONE PROJECTS as a grant recipient include THE COTTON INDUSTRY WAR MEMORIAL TRUST.
Known funders
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