STEP BY STEP PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Registered charity 900308 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EMMAUS PROJECTS LIMITED, STEP BY STEP
Relieves the need of the homeless, unemployed and other people by the reason of their condition of hardship or distress, by the provision of supported housing, education, training and support.
Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £54,069 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £4,573,225 and expenditure of £4,519,156. Free reserves stood at £698,104, which the trustees consider appropriate and within their target range of £479k to £781k. The charity remains financially stable with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Charitable activities (72% of income)
“Total income from charitable activities 3,696,579”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Six to nine months of budgeted expenditure, less committed income for the following twelve months (held: £698k)
“This equates to a target range of £479k to £781k.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Step by Step (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Zurich Community Trust — “Havant and New Forest young people enjoy bowling day with support from Zurich Community Trust” (source page)
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £920k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Cost of raising funds
£269k
Reported reserves equal ~6.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% 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: 5.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (16/08/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Andrew Scott Mitchell
- Caroline Skerry
- Clare Gallagher
- Dr Rebecca Jane Ward
- James William Mowat
- Jonathan Francis Portal
- Lucy Alannah Rosemary Barnes
- Sasitharan Mylvaganam
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Dorset · Hampshire · Reading · Rhondda Cynon Taff · Surrey · Swindon · West Berkshire · West Sussex · Wiltshire · Windsor And Maidenhead
Income and spending
Common questions
Is STEP BY STEP PARTNERSHIP LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £54,069 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £4,573,225 and expenditure of £4,519,156. Free reserves stood at £698,104, which the trustees consider appropriate and within their target range of £479k to £781k. The charity remains financially stable with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith.
Who funds STEP BY STEP PARTNERSHIP LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name STEP BY STEP PARTNERSHIP LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE MAHORO CHARITABLE TRUST, SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUST, THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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