Steps to Work

Analysis

Steps to Work is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 03738249). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2024, Steps to Work reported income of £11.4m and spending of £13.9m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2024, income fell from £14.4m to £11.4m (-21%), an average of -7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Steps to Work sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include UK Community Foundations (£11.3m), Access - the Foundation for Social Investment (£12.5m) and Safelives (£10.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 77% and charitable activities 23%. Charitable activities took 33% of spending and raising funds 66%. It employed 85 people.

Data notes from the register: The register marks this charity as insolvent.