Stepping Stones Pre-School (Hardley)

Analysis

Stepping Stones Pre-School (Hardley) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in June 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Stepping Stones Pre-School (Hardley) reported income of £106k and spending of £96k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £99k to £106k (+6.3%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Stepping Stones Pre-School (Hardley) sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gospel Light International Church (£105k), Minus Five Pre-School (£106k) and 1st Framwellgate Moor Scout Group (£105k).