STEPPING ON OUT

Registered charity 1111636 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOO

Provides adults with learning disabilities with the necessary training and support to help them to run their own business producing, marketing and selling greetings cards, invitations and other hand made goods. All profits made are used to purchase further equipment and materials necessary for producing these goods.

Objects

TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ADULTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES ('THE BENEFICIARIES') WITHIN THE GENERAL COMMUNITY OF RICHMOND UPON THAMES AS THE DIRECTORS SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING; (B) CREATING AND DEVELOPING A SAFE WORK AND TRAINING ENVIRONMENT FOR THEIR BENEFIT;AND(C) DEVELOPING THEIR CAPACITY AND SKILLS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

Area of benefit: RICHMOND UPON THAMES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funding increased by 21% to reflect rises in attendance fees, sales, and donations. The trustees report that the year was financially challenging but express hope to overcome difficulties with continued support. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts.

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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• JENNY ROMAN
• SUSAN ANNE CROFTS
• SYLVIA ANNETTE WALLIS

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

Operates in: Richmond Upon Thames

Income and spending

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