STEPS CLUB FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Registered charity 1171496 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

STEPS provides a range of opportunities and support for young people (incl those with SEND):- To gain confidence, self-esteem and a range of key skills- To learn and develop- To be supported with a range of issues or problems affecting their lives- To make positive and healthy choices- To achieveOur main area of operation is Weymouth & Portland and our main target age range is 13-19.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£111k
Latest spending
£89k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a financial surplus for the year, with total funds increasing to £76,938.81. However, the trustees note that this surplus relied heavily on three multi-year grants that are scheduled to end by 2026. The charity holds unrestricted reserves equivalent to approximately 5.6 months of operational costs, exceeding its stated policy target of three months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of current and normal operating costs (held: £52k)
“The Charity’s policy is to hold a minimum of 3 months of current and normal operating costs in reserve” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“We have managed a financial surplus this year, thanks mostly to three multi-year grants which will all end by 2026.” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — STEPS (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 (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£111k£89k
31/03/2024£111k£98k
31/03/2023£58k£66k
31/03/2022£51k£63k
31/03/2021£105k£53k

Common questions

Is STEPS CLUB FOR YOUNG PEOPLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a financial surplus for the year, with total funds increasing to £76,938.81. However, the trustees note that this surplus relied heavily on three multi-year grants that are scheduled to end by 2026. The charity holds unrestricted reserves equivalent to approximately 5.6 months of operational costs, exceeding its stated policy target of three months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds STEPS CLUB FOR YOUNG PEOPLE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STEPS CLUB FOR YOUNG PEOPLE as a grant recipient include THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC, THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government04/11/2022£9kVoices from a Forgotten Town - young and vulnerable people share their visions for the future

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STEP (SWINDON).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STEPS CLUB FOR YOUNG PEOPLE£111k—0above—noted
STEP (SWINDON) FY2025£290k—0unclear—no doubt
STEP BY STEP LONDON FY2025£1.6m—0below—no doubt
GRIMSBY AND CLEETHORPES AREA DOORSTEP FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
STEPPING STONES PRE-SCHOOL, LITTLEPORT FY2025£221k—0above—no doubt
STEP FORWARD (TOWER HAMLETS) FY2025£326k——unclear—no doubt

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