FOOTPRINTS PROJECT LIMITED
Footprints uses volunteers who we train as mentors to mentor and support ex-offenders leaving prison and returning to our area.
Objects
2.1 The Charity's objects are specifically restricted, in each case only for the public benefit, to benefit the local community by supporting the rehabilitation and relieving the needs of people who are, or have been, in prison, under supervision, on licence or under investigation by the police, those identified as at risk of offending, their families and also victims of crime, by such means as the Members may from time to time determine.2.2 Nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with any statutory provision regarding the meaning of the word "charitable" or the words "charitable purposes" in force in any part of the United Kingdom.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“The charity aims to ringfence three to six months’ employment and relevant running costs.” — page 26
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 40
- Government income: £52,692 — grants £52,692 (5); 25% of the £210,529 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 20
- Government income: £52,003 — grants £52,003 (4); 24% of the £219,617 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 20
- Government income: £96,510 — grants £96,510 (5); 48% of the £199,383 total gross income on the same return
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (10/05/2017)
Trustees
- Sarah Radfordchair
- Brendan Ross
- Heather Bland
- JOHN HARDING CBE
- Michael Stanley Rowe
- Sarah Peppiatt
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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 CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FOUNDATION, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE GROCERS' CHARITY.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £150k | Future Communities Fund / Youth Programmes |
| THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £20k | |
| THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £15k | |
| THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £10k | |
| THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £10k | |
| THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £10k | |
| THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £10k | |
| THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £5k | |
| THE GROCERS' CHARITY | FY2024 | £5k | Relief of Poverty |
| TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST | FY2025 | £4k | Small Grants |
| SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUST | FY2024 | £2k | |
| SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | |
| SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUST | FY2025 | £2k | |
| THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST | FY2023 | £1k | |
| THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | amount not stated |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/03/2024 | £19k | Grow and Cook |
| A B Charitable Trust | 12/10/2023 | £20k | A grant to The Footprints Project |
| UK government | 07/01/2019 | £9k | Tampon Tax Community Fund |
| UK government | 07/01/2019 | £10k | Tampon Tax Community Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/11/2018 | £10k | Life Chances and Women Offenders |
| A B Charitable Trust | 31/10/2017 | £10k | A grant to The Footprints Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/01/2016 | £10k | Increasing Life Chances: A life, work and skills project designed and |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/06/2014 | £9k | Improving Life Chances: Reducing Re offending |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/02/2007 | £10k | Footprints |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/01/2005 | £5k | equipping offices |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND | 1 | £90k |
| THE PIKE STAR FOUNDATION | 1 | £38k |
| THE SLAUGHTER AND MAY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £30k |
| THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | 1 | £14k |
| The Arete Foundation | 1 | £12k |
| THE TOY TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, HURSTPIERPOINT | 1 | £7k |
| THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION | 1 | £6k |
Charities like this
- FOOTPRINTS CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION CENTRE LTD
- THE FOOTPRINT TRUST LTD
- THE FOOTPRINTS FOUNDATION
- ONE FOOTSTEP
- FOOTPRINTS ANIMAL SANCTUARY CIO
- ESCAPING VICTIMHOOD
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOOTPRINTS PROJECT LIMITED | £211k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FOOTPRINTS CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION CENTRE LTD | £546k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| THE FOOTPRINT TRUST LTD | £309k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE FOOTPRINTS FOUNDATION | £94k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ONE FOOTSTEP | £546k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| FOOTPRINTS ANIMAL SANCTUARY CIO | £84k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |