FOOTSTEPS FOUNDATION
Provide funding for disabled children to attend intensive physiotherapy sessions at the Footsteps Centre.
Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND PHYSICAL MOBILITY GENERALLY OF ALL PERSONS AND THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM ANY DISABILITY AS WELL AS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR MINDS AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ADVANCEMENT OF PHYSICAL HEALTH AND MOBILITY FOR DISABLED CHILDREN
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £511,063 against a stated policy target of one year's charitable expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase of £32,981 for the year, with total funds carried forward rising to £681,143. The trustees confirmed that no audit was required and the accounts were examined independently.
What the accounts disclose
“the reserves policy of the Foundation has always been where possible to keep one years' charitable expenditure in reserve.”
“Footsteps Foundation holds 100% of the share capital of Footsteps Ltd (company number: 05081728) it's registered office being 6-7 Citibase, New Barclay House, 234 Botley Road, Oxford, England, Ox2 OHP.” — page 12
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- 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 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 5
- Has a trading subsidiary
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 10
- Has a trading subsidiary
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 10
- Grant-making is its main activity
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- CHRISTIAN HOYER MILLAR
- MRS PIP HOYER MILLAR
- TIM HALFHEAD
- Thomas Christian Hoyer Millar
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £237k | £204k |
| 31/12/2024 | £480k | £158k |
| 31/12/2023 | £180k | £206k |
| 31/12/2022 | £169k | £189k |
| 31/12/2021 | £196k | £167k |
Common questions
Is FOOTSTEPS FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £511,063 against a stated policy target of one year's charitable expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase of £32,981 for the year, with total funds carried forward rising to £681,143. The trustees confirmed that no audit was required and the accounts were examined independently. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/05/2024 | £18k | Footsteps Helping Hand |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/11/2022 | £10k | Footsteps Helping Hand Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/09/2021 | £9k | Footsteps Foundation Helping Hand |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/10/2020 | £9k | Footsteps Spider Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/07/2019 | £9k | The Helping Hands Project |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE TOY TRUST | 1 | £86k |
| COLONEL W H WHITBREAD CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| BELLJOE TZEDOKO LIMITED | 1 | £24k |
| JOHN MARTIN'S CHARITY | 1 | £15k |
| The Arete Foundation | 1 | £12k |
| MOISHE AND ESTHER ITZINGER FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £10k |
| THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST | 1 | £8k |
| THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST | 1 | £7k |
Charities like this
- FOOTSTEPS WORCESTERSHIRE
- ONE FOOTSTEP
- FOOTSTEPS - WALKING WITH YOU
- THE FOOTPRINTS FOUNDATION
- Safe Steps
- THE HELPING FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOOTSTEPS FOUNDATION | £237k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FOOTSTEPS WORCESTERSHIRE | £31k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ONE FOOTSTEP | £546k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| FOOTSTEPS - WALKING WITH YOU | £66k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE FOOTPRINTS FOUNDATION | £94k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| Safe Steps | £1.7m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |