Footprints in the Community

Analysis

Footprints in the Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Redcar & Cleveland. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Footprints in the Community reported income of £919k and spending of £918k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £383k to £919k (+140%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Footprints in the Community sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The George Davies Charitable Trust (£919k), Noah's Ark Centre (£920k) and Pregnancy Expectations Trauma and Loss Society (£919k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 65%, charitable activities 32% and investments 2.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £192k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.