STICK 'N' STEP

Registered charity 1136997 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Children who attend Stick 'n' Step all have cerebral palsy and other related motor disorders. They come from across the North West of England and North Wales to access our free conductive education sessions. Conductive Education (CE) is based on the premise that people with motor disorders learn best when teaching is tailored to their specific strengths and needs.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £70,271 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £14,037. This is significantly below the trustees' stated reserves policy target of three to six months of operating costs, which equates to £163,186 for three months. The trustees acknowledge the challenging financial environment but maintain that resources are adequate for the foreseeable future.

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 07257957

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Stick 'N' Step (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Kentown Wizard Foundation — “Thanks to funding from The Kentown Wizard Foundation, we now have a new early intervention programme for babies from 6 months old.” (source page)

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.

• LANDRY, Lauren — director, appointed 17/06/2026on trustee list
• DAVIES, Joanne — director, appointed 18/03/2026on trustee list
• RATCLIFFE, Janet — director, appointed 19/03/2025on trustee list
• PALMER, Ellis Robert Boothroyd — director, appointed 10/12/2020on trustee list
• HARRIS, Amanda Jane — director, appointed 10/12/2019on trustee list
• DAVIES, Frank — director, appointed 27/06/2019on trustee list
• JAMES, Alison Clare — director, appointed 27/06/2017on trustee list
• SHORTHOUSE, Robert Michael — director, appointed 27/06/2017on trustee list
• RICHARDS, Paul James — director, appointed 21/03/2013on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 26.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (23/02/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (25/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (12/03/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (19/03/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alison Clare James
• Amanda Harris
• Ellis Robert Boothroyd Palmer
• Frank Davies
• Janet Ratcliffe
• Joanne Davies
• Lauren Landry
• PAUL JAMES RICHARDS
• Robert Michael Shorthouse

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

Operates in: Bury · Cheshire West & Chester · Flintshire · Knowsley · Liverpool City · Oldham · St Helens · Stockport · Warrington · Wirral

Income and spending

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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).