Small Steps SFP

Analysis

Small Steps SFP is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Richmond. It was registered in January 2013, 13 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 08353635). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Small Steps SFP reported income of £600k and spending of £616k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £997k to £600k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Small Steps SFP sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zouq Foundation (£600k), Help Change Lives (£600k) and Bedfordshire Opportunities for Learning Disabilities Ltd (£599k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 10.0%. Reserves of £458k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.

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.