MAJOR STEPS CHILDCARE

Registered charity 1163764 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

CHILD CARE SERVICES

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY(B) 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 AREAS(C) INSTIGATING AND 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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Latest income
£364k
Latest spending
£401k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £36,402 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £480,653 to £444,251. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £444,251 and has bank loans of £48,106 falling due after more than one year. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Income from charitable activities 364,465”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£364k£401k
31/08/2024£355k£346k
31/08/2023£348k£335k
31/08/2022£333k£323k
31/08/2021£310k£266k

Common questions

Is MAJOR STEPS CHILDCARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £36,402 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £480,653 to £444,251. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £444,251 and has bank loans of £48,106 falling due after more than one year. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FIRST STEPS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MAJOR STEPS CHILDCARE£364k—0unclear—no doubt
FIRST STEPS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP FY2025£209k—0unclear—no doubt
STEPS TO WORK FY2023£11.4m——unclear—no doubt
READING COMMUNITY WELFARE RIGHTS UNIT FY2025£172k—0unclear—no doubt
CHILDREN HEARD AND SEEN FY2025£579k——unclear—no doubt
CHARITY MEALS FY2025£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt

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