The Stepladder Foundation

Analysis

The Stepladder Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Grinstead. It was registered in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Stepladder Foundation reported income of £27k and spending of £17k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £13k to £27k (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Stepladder Foundation sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Handsworth (£27k), Parents and Friends of Estcots School (£27k) and Gibbon and Buckland Charity (£27k).