FOOTPRINTS PROJECT LIMITED

Registered charity 1110916 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Footprints uses volunteers who we train as mentors to mentor and support ex-offenders leaving prison and returning to our area.

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Latest income
£211k
Latest spending
£272k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £61,029 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets to £85,047. The trustees acknowledge that financial sustainability remains a main concern and that attracting adequate funding is vital for future success. However, they confirm that adequate resources exist for the continuance of the project and have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £79k)
“The charity aims to ringfence three to six months’ employment and relevant running costs.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Hampshire · Poole · Portsmouth City · Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£211k£272k
31/03/2024£220k£227k
31/03/2023£199k£258k
31/03/2022£178k£221k
31/03/2021£391k£254k

Common questions

Is FOOTPRINTS PROJECT LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £61,029 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets to £85,047. The trustees acknowledge that financial sustainability remains a main concern and that attracting adequate funding is vital for future success. However, they confirm that adequate resources exist for the continuance of the project and have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FOOTPRINTS PROJECT LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FOOTPRINTS PROJECT LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE GROCERS' CHARITY, TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST.

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).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/03/2024£19kGrow and Cook
A B Charitable Trust12/10/2023£20kA grant to The Footprints Project
UK government07/01/2019£9kTampon Tax Community Fund
UK government07/01/2019£10kTampon Tax Community Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund29/11/2018£10kLife Chances and Women Offenders
A B Charitable Trust31/10/2017£10kA grant to The Footprints Project
The National Lottery Community Fund20/01/2016£10kIncreasing Life Chances: A life, work and skills project designed and
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2014£9kImproving Life Chances: Reducing Re offending
The National Lottery Community Fund20/02/2007£10kFootprints
The National Lottery Community Fund06/01/2005£5kequipping offices