STEPPING STONES CHILDCARE (CORNWALL)

Registered charity 1154205 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SSCC

The charity's principal activity is to provide education and childcare for children below compulsory school age in the St Austell area. In addition, the charity provides education and childcare for school aged children during school holidays.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS/CARERS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS.(B) OFFERING PARENTS/CARERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS.(C) ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY.(D) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREA.(E) INSTIGATING, ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £26,493 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income rising to £501,676. However, the filing notes that free reserves are negative at £-13,419, a situation attributed to recent investments in fixed assets at the Mount Charles setting. Despite this negative unrestricted reserve position, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern.

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (28/02/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• GAYLE OWENchair
• Fern Lauren Mackenzie
• Giliian Bate
• James Aaron Double
• Jemma Louise Lobb
• Laura Ann Hare
• Leah Jade Orme-Thompson
• MELANIE JANE RICKARD
• Mia Nicole Welch
• Terrie Gillian Elizabeth Lee

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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