One Footstep

Analysis

One Footstep is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Billericay. It was registered in November 2016, 10 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 10491739). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, One Footstep reported income of £546k and spending of £129k, leaving 76% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £224k to £546k (+144%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 950%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, One Footstep sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Valeplus (Cymru) & Valeplus Extra (£545k), Tamworth Amateur Boxing Club (£547k) and Earthbeat Ltd (£544k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and investments 3.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £109k. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 130 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.