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FOOTSTEPS CHILDREN'S SERVICES LTD

Registered charity 1146996 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOOTSTEPS TO ASHFIELD

Footsteps Children's Services Ltd provides childcare throughout the North East of England, we have nurseries in Newcastle and Northumberland and offer creche services throughout the area. See attached report for full details

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Latest income
£457k
Latest spending
£467k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £9,624 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to minimum wage increases exceeding government funding rates. Per the trustees' report, total funds carried forward were £85,554, with unrestricted reserves of £66,846, which the trustees consider prudent given challenges in securing funding.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £67k; policy: three to six months of annual expenditure)
“At 31 August 2024 free reserves represent 3 months of running costs which the trustees believe to be prudent”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£457k£467k
31/08/2024£425k£410k
31/08/2023£358k£388k
31/08/2022£381k£372k
31/08/2021£362k£354k

Common questions

Is FOOTSTEPS CHILDREN'S SERVICES LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £9,624 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to minimum wage increases exceeding government funding rates. Per the trustees' report, total funds carried forward were £85,554, with unrestricted reserves of £66,846, which the trustees consider prudent given challenges in securing funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.