FIRST STEPS FAMILY HUBS

Registered charity 1179759 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Chalgrove and Watlington First Steps Family Hub

Fun and educational activities for families with children under 5

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF CHILDREN UNDER 5 AND THEIR FAMILIES, IN CHALGROVE, WATLINGTON AND SURROUNDING VILLAGES IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: South Oxfordshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted cash funds decreased from £38,279 to £35,984 during the period, resulting in a net deficit of £9,132 against total payments of £29,635. The trustees report that fundraising activities have not produced sufficient funds to meet staffing needs, noting that further diversification of income sources is required. The charity relies primarily on local government sources and community donations to operate.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

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
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• HEATHER MARGARET TOPPINGchair
• Amanda Jayne Bruce
• Linda Simmie
• NEIL TOPPING
• Rev Valerie Anne Kearney · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FIRST STEP OPPORTUNITY GROUP.

• FIRST STEP OPPORTUNITY GROUP income £294k
• FIRST STEPS NURSERY income £1.5m
• FIRST STEPS PRE-SCHOOL (DRIFFIELD) income £174k
• FIRST STEPS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP income £209k
• FIRST FOOTSTEPS income £77k
• STEPS AHEAD LTD income £53k

Side by side with its peers

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