STEP FORWARD (TOWER HAMLETS)
Registered charity 802597 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TOWER HAMLETS YOUTH COUNSELLING SERVICE
We aim to improve the quality of the lives of children and young people aged 11-25 who are affected by poverty and disadvantage to support them to make realistic and long-term changes. We provide an innovative range of services to young people from all communities including free, independent and confidential information, counselling and personal development activities.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The independent auditor reports that they have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the trustees. The auditor confirms that adequate accounting records were kept and the financial statements agree with those records.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Shaw Gibbs. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Step Forward (Tower Hamlets) (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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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)
Cost of raising funds
£772
Reported reserves equal ~19.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
- Catalina Paola Mella Reyes
- DENNIS TWOMEY · trustee of 1 other charity
- Gina Williams-Lecointe
- Hussein Ali
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Tower Hamlets
Income and spending
Common questions
Is STEP FORWARD (TOWER HAMLETS) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The independent auditor reports that they have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the trustees. The auditor confirms that adequate accounting records were kept and the financial statements agree with those records. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Shaw Gibbs.
Who funds STEP FORWARD (TOWER HAMLETS)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name STEP FORWARD (TOWER HAMLETS) as a grant recipient include THE W H SMITH GROUP CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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