Step by Step London

Analysis

Step by Step London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07597656). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Step by Step London reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.6m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £996k to £1.6m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Step by Step London sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Belz Cheider (£1.6m), Shrewsbury Town Football Club Foundation (£1.6m) and Kehelland Horticultural Centre Limited (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 50%, trading 26% and charitable activities 25%. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 6.3%. Reserves of £377k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 153 people.