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STEP BY STEP SCHOOL LIMITED

Registered charity 1091258 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STEP BY STEP: A SCHOOL FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN LIMITED

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Latest income
£3.0m
Latest spending
£2.6m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £65,576 for the year ended 31 August 2023, with total funds carried forward amounting to £2,060,974. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were £836,376, which equals four months of projected total resources expended, satisfying the charity's policy of holding at least three months' expenditure. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and holds a fixed-rate loan of £216,816 with NatWest.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of projected Total Resources Expended (held: £836k)
“The Trustees have a policy (last updated on 24th November 2014) that the Free Reserves held by the charity should equal at least three months of projected Total Resources Expended.” — page 5
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by WBD Accountants Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£3.0m
Total spending
£2.6m
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£1.6m
Employees
70

Reported reserves equal ~7.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bexley · Bromley · Croydon · East Sussex · Kent · Surrey · Sutton · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£3.0m£2.6m
31/08/2024£2.7m£2.4m
31/08/2023£2.3m£2.2m
31/08/2022£2.3m£2.1m
31/08/2021£2.4m£2.0m

Common questions

Is STEP BY STEP SCHOOL LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £65,576 for the year ended 31 August 2023, with total funds carried forward amounting to £2,060,974. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were £836,376, which equals four months of projected total resources expended, satisfying the charity's policy of holding at least three months' expenditure. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and holds a fixed-rate loan of £216,816 with NatWest. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by WBD Accountants Limited.