THE STEEL VALLEY PROJECT

Registered charity 1095510 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STOCKSBRIDGE STEEL VALLEY AND UPPER DON PROJECT

Manage habitats for the benefit of wildlife,people,heritage/landscape.Encourage access to open green space/wider countryside.Deliver environmental/education/interpretation to local schools/wider population.Provide support, advice, training & supervision to volunteers, trainees & community groups in countryside management/ conservations skills by working on real local environmental projects.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£148k
Latest spending
£176k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £27,431 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to a £38,986 bad debt written down following the liquidation of partner Speciality Steel UK Ltd. Despite this loss, the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern and note that unrestricted reserves of £36,571 are sufficient to cover liabilities and cash flow needs.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Kirklees · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£148k£176k
31/03/2024£156k£150k
31/03/2023£183k£165k
31/03/2022£147k£153k
31/03/2021£126k£114k

Common questions

Is THE STEEL VALLEY PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £27,431 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to a £38,986 bad debt written down following the liquidation of partner Speciality Steel UK Ltd. Despite this loss, the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern and note that unrestricted reserves of £36,571 are sufficient to cover liabilities and cash flow needs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE STEEL VALLEY PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE STEEL VALLEY PROJECT as a grant recipient include SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUSTFY2025£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/04/2021£10kKeep Stocksbridge Tidy

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TEES VALLEY WILDLIFE TRUST LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE STEEL VALLEY PROJECT£148k—0above—no doubt
TEES VALLEY WILDLIFE TRUST LTD FY2025£708k—0above—no doubt
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
VALLEY LEISURE LIMITED FY2025£968k£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
GREENFIELD VALLEY TRUST FY2025£164k—0unclear—no doubt
NENE VALLEY RAILWAY FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.