THE OLIVER STEEPER FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1207047 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing LifeVac anti-choking devices to nurseries, preschools and childminders across the United Kingdom.

Objects

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF SIX AND TO SAVE LIVES IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ANTI-CHOKING DEVICES TO EARLY YEARS AND CHILDCARE SETTINGS THROUGHOUT GREAT BRITAIN.TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF BEREAVED PARENTS THROUGHOUT GREAT BRITAIN WHO HAVE SUFFERED THE LOSS OF A CHILD AGED FIVE YEARS OR YOUNGER THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SESSIONS WHICH PROVIDE ADVICE, GUIDANCE, PEER TO PEER SUPPORT.

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
£101k
Latest spending
£91k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £9,644 at the end of the period, with no debt reported. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy to maintain sufficient funds for three months of operating costs, suggesting the current balance is below that target given the annual income of approximately £100,832.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fundraising and grants (97% of income)
“Income: £97,395 via fundraising and grants”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of operating costs (held: £10k)
“The charity aims to maintain su:icient unrestricted funds to cover up to three months of operating costs” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Oliver Steeper Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£101k£91k

Common questions

Is THE OLIVER STEEPER FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £9,644 at the end of the period, with no debt reported. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy to maintain sufficient funds for three months of operating costs, suggesting the current balance is below that target given the annual income of approximately £100,832. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE OLIVER KING FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE OLIVER STEEPER FOUNDATION£101k—0unclear—no doubt
THE OLIVER KING FOUNDATION FY2025£251k—0unclear—no doubt
THE OLIVER FISHER SPECIAL CARE BABY TRUST FY2023£190k£30,1840above—no doubt
THE NEIL AND ALISON OSTRER FOUNDATION FY2025£554k—0above—no doubt
STEPHEN TAYLOR FOUNDATION FY2025£61.1m—0unclear—no doubt
OURJAY FOUNDATION FY2025£346k—0unclear—no doubt

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