Lister Steps Limited

Analysis

Lister Steps Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merseyside. It was registered in November 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04028768). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Lister Steps Limited reported income of £674k and spending of £671k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £564k to £674k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Lister Steps Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The AVOCADO Foundation (£673k), Sobus (£684k) and Cells Project CIO (£661k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 18 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.