Steps Charity

Registered charity 1094343 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STEPS, STEPS - ASSOCIATION FOR PEOPLE WITH LOWER LIMB ABNORMALITIES, STEPS CHARITY WORLDWIDE · also registered in Scotland as SC049759 (OSCR)

Steps is the leading charity working for all those whose lives are affected by serious childhood lower limb conditions.We believe that all those with a childhood lower limb condition should have the very best chance to realise their maximum potential.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £56,544 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a reduction of total reserves to £78,818. The trustees note that the unrestricted fund of £60,236 is above their desired policy target of £45,000, equating to four months of core operational expenditure. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for at least 12 months from the date of approval.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Steps Charity (formerly Steps Charity Worldwide) (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Claire Furmedge Fund — “This website has been developed with generous support from the Claire Furmedge Fund.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (20/06/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Harinder Singh Bansalchair
• Adam Galloway
• Aisha Parks
• James Cherry
• Jenny Partridge
• Kathryn Esther Frances Medley
• Sian Eleri Wynne Phillips Adams
• Virginia Margaret Parker Boulton · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).