FOOTPRINTS CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION CENTRE LTD
Provision of supervised learning and play for severely disabled, young children and their parents
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £103,849 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds carried forward increasing to £374,471. The trustees acknowledge that the charity faces significant financial risk due to reliance on grants and fundraising, noting that the loss of funding would put pressure on the organisation. Despite these risks, the charity has diversified its income streams and maintained positive unrestricted reserves.
What the accounts disclose
“The most significant financial risk that we face is that some of the funding ends, putting significant financial pressure on the organisation.”
Funders the charity credits
- Boots Charitable Trust
- Global Make Some Noise
- BBC Children in Need
- Caroline Samworth and the Samworth Foundation
- Avery Dennison Foundation
- Barbara Ward Children's Foundation
- Irwin Mitchell Charities Foundation
- The Jones 1986 Charitable Trust
- Masonic Charitable Foundation
- National Lottery Community Fund
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Robert Evanschair
- MICHAEL GARETH THOMAS
- Nicholas Jepson
- Richard Barry Andrews
- Ryan Clarkson
- Sarah Marie Compton- Sandy
- Stephen Mark Daw
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £546k | £442k |
| 31/03/2024 | £369k | £359k |
| 31/03/2023 | £204k | £292k |
| 31/03/2022 | £338k | £289k |
| 31/03/2021 | £338k | £289k |
Common questions
Is FOOTPRINTS CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION CENTRE LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £103,849 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds carried forward increasing to £374,471. The trustees acknowledge that the charity faces significant financial risk due to reliance on grants and fundraising, noting that the loss of funding would put pressure on the organisation. Despite these risks, the charity has diversified its income streams and maintained positive unrestricted reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds FOOTPRINTS CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION CENTRE LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FOOTPRINTS CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION CENTRE LTD as a grant recipient include THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION, THE THOMAS WALL TRUST, THE TOY TRUST, THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUND.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £7k | |
| THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £7k | |
| THE THOMAS WALL TRUST | FY2024 | £5k | |
| THE TOY TRUST | FY2024 | £5k | |
| THE TOY TRUST | FY2023 | £5k | |
| THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUND | FY2022 | £2k | |
| THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUND | FY2023 | £500 | |
| THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUND | FY2024 | £500 |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 01/11/2023 | £24k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/09/2022 | £3k | Transition To School Reports |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/06/2019 | £10k | AAC Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/04/2019 | £50k | Footprints ? Empowering families with Disabled Children |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOOTPRINTS CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION CENTRE LTD | £546k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| INDIVIDUAL CARE SERVICES | £7.0m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SPECIAL PLAY AND LEISURE AFTER SCHOOL HOURS | £163k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHIDDINGSTONE NURSERY SCHOOL CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION | £117k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BARN OWLS ETCHINGHAM PRE-SCHOOL | £118k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CANTO LEARNING LIMITED | £2.2m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |