Step by Step School Limited

Analysis

Step by Step School Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in March 2002, 24 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 04305048). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Step by Step School Limited reported income of £3.0m and spending of £2.6m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £3.0m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Step by Step School Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bayis Sheli Ltd (£3.0m), Chasdei Chaim Moishe (£3.0m) and English Federation of Disability Sport (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 70 people.