FIRST STEPS (BATH)
Registered charity 1012690 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FIRST STEPS CENTRE, FIRST STEPS CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (BATH), FIRST STEPS MOORLANDS, FIRST STEPS NURSERY (BATH)
First Steps (Bath) is a Registered Charity and an accredited Social Enterprise. Our aim is to improve outcomes for young children in areas of need by working alongside their families and other professionals, through our Early Childhood Community Centres at Woodhouse Road, Twerton and at Moorfields Road and our Specialist Early Years Centre, Bath Opportunity Pre School, (BOP), Frome Road, Bath.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a surplus of £39,544 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous deficit. Unrestricted reserves stood at £350,459, which the trustees confirmed was within their stated policy target range of £345,576 to £518,364. The auditors confirmed the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis 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: three months of budgeted expenditure (held: £350k)
“The trustees have agreed to aim for a minimum level of free reserves equivalent to three months of budgeted expenditure, with a minimum threshold of no less than two months. Based on the projected expenditure for the forthcoming financial year, the average monthly expenditure is approximately £172,788. This results in a target reserves range of £345,576 to £518,364”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles 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.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (03/05/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Dr Janet Rose
- Elisabeth Barratt Hacking
- ISOBEL MICHAEL · trustee of 1 other charity
- James Salkeld
- Jayanna Witt
- Lysha Goode
- MEG Gore
- Mir Abdullah Miri
- Pui Man Kwan
- Simon Andrews
- TRACEY FARWELL
- Tamsin Stephen
- VALERIE WHEELER
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FIRST STEPS (BATH) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £39,544 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous deficit. Unrestricted reserves stood at £350,459, which the trustees confirmed was within their stated policy target range of £345,576 to £518,364. The auditors confirmed the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.
Who funds FIRST STEPS (BATH)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FIRST STEPS (BATH) as a grant recipient include THE NORLAND FOUNDATION, THE JOYCE FLETCHER CHARITABLE TRUST, DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST, THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST.
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