GLOBAL FOOTSTEPS

Registered charity 293357 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE RENDEZVOUS SOCIETY

Global Footsteps is an educational charity whose mission is to focus on sustainable living and climate change through awareness raising, mutual learning and research. Specifically in Kenya to engage with community groups to help build economic independence that mitigates climate change and to work locally with like minded organisations to support ethical and sustainable projects.

Objects

(I) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND RESEARCH INTO ALL AND ANY SUBJECTS RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENTS ECOLOGY POPULATIONS AND IDEALOGIES OF THE WORLD AND ALL AND ANY PART OF PARTS THEREOF AND THE CULTURAL ECONOMIC TECHNOLOGICAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES STRUCTURES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE WORLD AN ALL AND ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF AND THE PUBLICATION OF SUCH KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING AND THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND (II) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN GOOD CITZENSHIP IN AN ENTERCULTURAL ENVIRONMENT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£47k
Latest spending
£40k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £7,051 for the year ended April 30, 2025, with total income of £46,554 against total expenditure of £39,503. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £256,921, of which £36,913 was held for general purposes, and the trustees are satisfied these are sufficient to meet current and planned activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (87% of income)
“Total income during the year was £46,554. Costs including donations to the Aniga project of £26,530 and further expenses incurred in running the charity of £39,503.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 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: Gloucestershire · Kenya

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£47k£40k
30/04/2024£20k£22k
30/04/2023£28k£27k
30/04/2022£34k£31k
30/04/2021£75k£86k

Common questions

Is GLOBAL FOOTSTEPS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £7,051 for the year ended April 30, 2025, with total income of £46,554 against total expenditure of £39,503. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £256,921, of which £36,913 was held for general purposes, and the trustees are satisfied these are sufficient to meet current and planned activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Cheltenham Borough Council27/05/2020£1kRefills shop project