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Stepping Stones Learning and Leisure

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1174850LondonDisability
Income£80k2025-12-31
Spending£77ksame year
Spent / received86%5-year average
Size in its cause62nd pctDisability
Registered2017CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Stepping Stones Learning and Leisure is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Stepping Stones Learning and Leisure reported income of £80k and spending of £77k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £66k to £80k (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 212%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Stepping Stones Learning and Leisure sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tamil Para Sports (£80k), Wakefield Street Kitchen (£80k) and Netherton Park Trust (£80k).

Income and spending

£0£28k£55k£83k£111k2021 Income: £65,8852021 Spending: £54,21720212022 Income: £100,6142022 Spending: £65,62720222023 Income: £35,4892023 Spending: £67,29420232024 Income: £110,8092024 Spending: £72,80620242025 Income: £80,1652025 Spending: £77,0682025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

STEPPING STONES PROVIDES A RANGE OF MUCH NEEDED EDUCATION AND LEISURE CLASSES FOR ADULTSWITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, ENABLING AN OFTEN NEGLECTED SECTION OF THECOMMUNITY TO WORK FROM A BASE WHERE THEY CAN MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND BUILD THEIRSKILLS. THE CLASSES PROMOTE HEALTH & HYGIENE; EXERCISE & FITNESS; THE ARTS, SKILLS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Tamil Para SportsHampshire£80k
Wakefield Street KitchenWest Yorkshire£80k
Netherton Park TrustNewcastle Upon Tyne£80k
Stockport Community FoundationCheshire£80k