Step Forward (Tower Hamlets)

Analysis

Step Forward (Tower Hamlets) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02441231). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Step Forward (Tower Hamlets) reported income of £326k and spending of £540k, spending 166% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £706k to £326k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Step Forward (Tower Hamlets) sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Siri Guru Singh Sabha (£325k), The Charitable Trust for the Tongabezi Trust School (£326k) and Northern Counties Kidney Research Fund (£325k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.