Stepping Stones (Amber Valley)

Analysis

Stepping Stones (Amber Valley) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in April 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04097879). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Stepping Stones (Amber Valley) reported income of £72k and spending of £105k, spending 146% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £74k to £72k (-3.1%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Stepping Stones (Amber Valley) sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alton Lions Club (CIO) (£72k), In Sam's Name (£72k) and Valley Daffodils (£72k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.