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Stepping Stones-West Wiltshire Opportunity Group for Children with Special Needs

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1012556TrowbridgeDisability
Income£331k2026-03-31
Spending£311ksame year
Spent / received98%5-year average
Size in its cause83rd pctDisability
Registered1992Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Stepping Stones-West Wiltshire Opportunity Group for Children with Special Needs is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Trowbridge. It was registered in July 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02724493). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Stepping Stones-West Wiltshire Opportunity Group for Children with Special Needs reported income of £331k and spending of £311k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £192k to £331k (+72%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Stepping Stones-West Wiltshire Opportunity Group for Children with Special Needs sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include @ the Rock (£331k), Hackney Play Association (£331k) and The Hellenic Initiative (UK) (£331k).

Income and spending

£0£83k£166k£248k£331k2022 Income: £192,4122022 Spending: £201,94220222023 Income: £208,1172023 Spending: £214,75720232024 Income: £210,1772024 Spending: £231,50820242025 Income: £309,9332025 Spending: £264,78720252026 Income: £331,3112026 Spending: £311,1342026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Stepping Stones, District Specialist Centre is an Opportunity group for children with special needs. Special Needs being the term we use for identifying children who will benefit from specific Therapy and support to help meet their potential. Children are encouraged to learn and develop through play. Children from birth to five, with varying levels of need attend our setting.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
@ the RockCheltenham£331k
Hackney Play AssociationLondon£331k
The Hellenic Initiative (UK)London£331k
Ark - T CentreOxford£332k