SMALL STEPS SFP

Registered charity 1150651 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SMALL STEPS SFP LIMITED, SMALL STEPS; SMALL STEPS HELPING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES; SMALL STEPS SCHOOL FOR PARENTS.

Small Steps is a support group for babies & young children who have a physical disability, sensory impairments or genetic disorders. Small Steps runs structured sessions for these little ones and their parents, where parents are hands on with their own child, learning skills to help them in their progress across all areas of their development, directed / facilitated by a multidisciplinary team.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £311,680 at year-end, which the trustees confirm is sufficient to meet the charity’s policy of covering six months of running costs. The charity reported a net unrestricted income of £31,514, though total net expenditure was £16,230 due to non-cash depreciation of restricted property assets. The trustees note the charity remains reliant on voluntary donations and grants to sustain operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Small Steps SFP (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £3.3m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~8.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 10.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (24/01/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (20/03/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (05/09/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Gillian Nortonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ANDREA SAMUELSON
• Andrew Christopher Richardson
• Catherine Warland
• Christopher Marshall
• David Marillat
• Deborah Challinor
• Fran Haines
• JOANNA BROTHERSTONE
• Sarah Chapuran

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

Operates in: Richmond Upon Thames

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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