FIRST FOOTSTEPS
To provide a children's supplementary nursery in Arabic only. This will cater for children between 2.5 and 5 years of age.
Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN, BY THE PROVISION OF A FULL TIME NURSERY WHERE THE LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION AND GUIDANCE WILL BE ARABIC FUS-HA.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held approximately £39,460 in reserves at the end of the period. The trustees explain that this surplus is held as a buffer to sustain the charity because it is making a loss every month.
What the accounts disclose
“Surplus held as we are making a loss every month. This buffer allows us to sustain ourself over a longer period.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
- Dr MOHAMMED YAHYAH
- Haleemah Saadia Afshan
- Khurram Shahzad Bhatti
- MOHAMMAD IQBAL BSC
- Mati ur Rehman
- Nazia Akhtar
- Sabia Amin
- Sarah bint Yahya
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £77k | £96k |
| 30/06/2024 | £53k | £72k |
| 30/06/2023 | £85k | £47k |
| 30/06/2022 | £34k | £45k |
| 30/06/2021 | £24k | £44k |
Common questions
Is FIRST FOOTSTEPS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held approximately £39,460 in reserves at the end of the period. The trustees explain that this surplus is held as a buffer to sustain the charity because it is making a loss every month.