First Steps (Bath)

Analysis

First Steps (Bath) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in July 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02656485). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, First Steps (Bath) reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.0m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £2.0m (+41%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, First Steps (Bath) sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pakaid (£2.0m), Oakwood Youth Challenge (£2.0m) and Newstraid Benevolent Fund (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, donations and legacies 3.6% and trading 1.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £476k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 54 people.