HEEL AND TOE LTD

Registered charity 1125695 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STEP FORWARD TOGETHER - NE

Heel & Toe Children's Charity provides therapy to children with Cerebral Palsy and other physical disabilities. Our highly experienced therapy service can provide assessments, block treatments or regular 1.1 sessions. Specific aims and outcomes will be discussed during assessment and goals set.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £128,984 for the year, with total income of £960,931 against expenditure of £831,947. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £369,096, which is slightly above the stated policy target range of £180,000 to £360,000. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 06632056

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — HEEL AND TOE (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• BRANNIGHAN, Cheryl Lea — director, appointed 03/08/2026not on trustee list
• HIGGINS, Craig — director, appointed 16/10/2024on trustee list
• TURNER, Jacqueline — director, appointed 07/10/2022on trustee list
• PLUNKETT, Heather — director, appointed 20/07/2019on trustee list
• WARD, Mark William — director, appointed 06/06/2019on trustee list
• BARTLEY, Peter — director, appointed 15/10/2015on trustee list
• KIRTLEY, Angela Jayne — director, appointed 01/08/2014on trustee list
• GILSENAN, Paul Stuart — director, appointed 01/08/2014on trustee list
• HASTIE, Heather Elizabeth Frances — director, appointed 14/10/2013on trustee list
• GILSENAN, Paul Stuart — secretary, appointed 01/09/2014

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (46% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 13.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Angela Kirtley
• Craig Higgins
• HEATHER HASTIE
• Heather Plunkett
• Jacqueline Turner
• Mark William Ward
• Paul Gilsenan
• Peter Bartley

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Hartlepool · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · North Yorkshire · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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