ST PAULS SECOND STEPS PRE-SCHOOL
We provide pre school education for children aged 2 years old to school age.
Objects
TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THIER CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a profit of £34,285 for the year ended 02 April 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £62,403. The trustees report that the charity is flourishing and believe it will continue to grow, although they note that current reserves are not yet sufficient to meet their stated policy target of covering six months of salaries and running costs.
What the accounts disclose
“Currently this is not quite being achieved but we hope that within the next 12 months this objective will be achieved”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds 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
Trustees
- Karl Jones
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 02/04/2025 | £110k | £75k |
| 02/04/2024 | £80k | £55k |
| 02/04/2023 | £48k | £74k |
| 02/04/2022 | £52k | £69k |
| 02/04/2021 | £79k | £63k |
Common questions
Is ST PAULS SECOND STEPS PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a profit of £34,285 for the year ended 02 April 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £62,403. The trustees report that the charity is flourishing and believe it will continue to grow, although they note that current reserves are not yet sufficient to meet their stated policy target of covering six months of salaries and running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST PAULS SECOND STEPS PRE-SCHOOL | £110k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| ST PAUL'S PRESCHOOL | £165k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| LITTLE STEPS PRE-SCHOOL | £148k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL | £222k | Under £60,000 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST PETER AND ST PAUL PRE SCHOOL | £152k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP | £178k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |