The Next Step Trust

Analysis

The Next Step Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05711840). It says it provides human resources, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Next Step Trust reported income of £2.9m and spending of £2.7m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £2.9m (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 19%. 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, The Next Step Trust 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 Portsmouth Royal Maritime Club (£2.9m), Unity Works Social Enterprises (£3.0m) and Combe Hay (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Reserves of £2.7m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 90 people.