FOOTSTEPS WORCESTERSHIRE

Registered charity 1145927 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GUY'S FOOTPRINTS

SUPPORT FOR BEREAVED CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN WORCESTERSHIRE

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE:2.1 TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL, SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL DISTRESS OF CHILDREN AFFECTED BY BEREAVEMENT OR LOSS, PARTICULARLY THROUGH GROUP WORK, SUPPORT, COUNSELLING AND EDUCATION, INCLUDING (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION): 2.1.1 INCREASING A CHILDS KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF DEATH;2.1.2 INCREASING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE GRIEVING PROCESS; 2.1.3 PROMOTING OPEN COMMUNICATION WITHIN THE CHILDS FAMILY;2.1.4 RESPONDING TO THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF EACH CHILD AND ITS FAMILY, ENABLING THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR LIVES IN A MEANINGFUL WAY; AND2.1.5 ESTABLISH ANY OTHER SERVICES AS MIGHT BE REQUIRED BY AN AGENCY DEALING WITH CHILD BEREAVEMENT.

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

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

Registered contact address: Worcester, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£31k

Latest spending

£99k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net unrestricted deficit of £72,144, reducing total free unrestricted reserves to £116,701. This reserve level represents approximately 14 months of unrestricted expenditure, which the Trustees confirm meets their policy target of a minimum of nine months' expenditure. The charity secured National Lottery funding for 2026-2028, providing medium-term financial security, although supplementary funding remains necessary.

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 4 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
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
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)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 8

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 14

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 14

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Footsteps Worcestershire (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

BARBARA ANN WRIGHT
Dr JANET MARY HUSBAND
PATRICIA WENDY SOUTHALL
VANESSA LYNN SEARLE

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£31k	£99k
31/12/2024	£33k	£96k
31/12/2023	£46k	£110k
31/12/2022	£50k	£99k
31/12/2021	£279k	£83k

Common questions

Is FOOTSTEPS WORCESTERSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net unrestricted deficit of £72,144, reducing total free unrestricted reserves to £116,701. This reserve level represents approximately 14 months of unrestricted expenditure, which the Trustees confirm meets their policy target of a minimum of nine months' expenditure. The charity secured National Lottery funding for 2026-2028, providing medium-term financial security, although supplementary funding remains necessary. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FOOTSTEPS WORCESTERSHIRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FOOTSTEPS WORCESTERSHIRE as a grant recipient include COLONEL W H WHITBREAD CHARITABLE TRUST, JOHN MARTIN'S CHARITY, THE GORDON GRAY TRUST, THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
COLONEL W H WHITBREAD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£15k	Grants, Other
COLONEL W H WHITBREAD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£10k	Grants, Other
JOHN MARTIN'S CHARITY	FY2022	£5k	Relief in need
JOHN MARTIN'S CHARITY	FY2023	£5k	Relief in need
JOHN MARTIN'S CHARITY	FY2024	£5k	Health
THE GORDON GRAY TRUST	FY2024	£3k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST	FY2023	£3k	Compassionate Support
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST	FY2023	£2k	Community Projects and Engagement
THE GORDON GRAY TRUST	FY2025	£2k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST	FY2021	£2k	Compassionate Support
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST	FY2024	£1k	Compassionate Support
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST	FY2022	£1k	Community, Inclusion and Engagement

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/10/2025	£393k	Bereavement Support for Children Young People and their Families
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/05/2023	£10k	Remote Bereavement Support Groups & Training for Young People & Professionals
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/11/2021	£10k	Bereavement Sessional Work - for bereaved children and young people
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/09/2019	£384k	Bereavement Support for children and young people in South Worcestersh
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/08/2015	£5k	Footsteps Worcestershire Limited Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/11/2014	£264k	Support for bereaved children and their families in South Worcs
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/12/2012	£10k	Support for bereaved children and their families

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
NORWICH CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES	1	£25k
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF ALDERMAN JOHN NORMAN	1	£13k
The Arete Foundation	1	£12k
SABENO LIMITED	1	£10k
Norwich Freemen's Charity	1	£10k
THE STRANGWARD TRUST	1	£10k
THE THOMAS WALL TRUST	1	£8k
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement	1	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FOOTSTEPS FOUNDATION.

FOOTSTEPS FOUNDATION income £237k
ONE FOOTSTEP income £546k
FOOTSTEPS - WALKING WITH YOU income £66k
THE FOOTPRINTS FOUNDATION income £94k
WOLFSON HILLEL PRIMARY SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST income £460k
PEOPLE MATTER TRUST income £452k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FOOTSTEPS WORCESTERSHIRE	£31k	—	above	—	no doubt
FOOTSTEPS FOUNDATION FY2025	£237k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ONE FOOTSTEP FY2025	£546k	—	above	—	no doubt
FOOTSTEPS - WALKING WITH YOU FY2025	£66k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE FOOTPRINTS FOUNDATION FY2025	£94k	—	above	—	no doubt
WOLFSON HILLEL PRIMARY SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£460k	—	within	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.