Steps Conductive Education Centre

Charity number: 1063143
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Steps provides: A unique service using the principles of Conductive Education for children with conditions that cause motor impairments or motor delay such as Cerebral Palsy or Down's Syndrome. Steps also offer support for children attending mainstream school in the form of a gym club. Support is given to the whole family by providing parents with the knowledge they need to understand their child.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £262,788
Total expenditure: £243,221

Total income includes £20,000 from 2 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

4 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Derbyshire
  • Leicestershire
  • Lincolnshire
  • Northamptonshire
  • Nottinghamshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 June 1997: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • STEPS (Working name)
  • CHARNWOOD SCHOOL FOR PARENTS (Previous name)
  • STEPS - LEICESTERSHIRE CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION CENTRE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JOHN JOSEPH MONTAGUE Chair
CIRCLE COMMUNITY LTD
Received: On time
SIMON WINFIELD Trustee 02 July 2024
LEICESTER RIDERS FOUNDATION
Charity reporting is overdue by 236 days
FURNLEY HOUSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Received: On time
David Michael Andrews DL Trustee 12 March 2024
THE SIR ANDREW MARTIN TRUST FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Received: On time
LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTER AND RUTLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Dr Angela Isabela Agnes Lennox CBE DL Trustee 01 February 2023
None on record
Jeanette Elizabeth Cooper-Hudson Trustee 23 September 2020
None on record
Laura Beales Trustee 03 May 2017
None on record
ROSEMARY JEAN NEIL Rimmington CBE Trustee
None on record
MR TONY CARR B.ENG HONS. C. ENG, MIET Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £230.28k £306.34k £204.40k £244.34k £262.79k
Total expenditure £216.52k £230.52k £240.02k £256.01k £243.22k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £17.46k £61.90k £6.84k N/A £20.00k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 08 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 08 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 19 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 19 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 09 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 09 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 22 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 22 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 05 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 05 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 29 MAY 1997 AS VARIED 19 NOVEMBER 1998 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED OF 25 MARCH 2003, AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED OF 20 AUGUST 2008 as amended on 29 Oct 2019 as amended on 24 Feb 2021 as amended on 04 Jul 2023

Charitable objects

1)TO PROVIDE CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN UNDER 5 WHO HAVE CEREBRAL PALSY OR ALLIED CONDITIONS, WHO WILL NORMALLY BE ACCOMPANIED BY PARENTS/CARERS 2) TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE ONGOING SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN OVER 5 WHO HAVE CEREBRAL PALSY, INCLUDING AN ANNUAL SUMMERSCHOOL 3) TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE ONGOING SUPPORT FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN WITH WHATEVER THE ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ARE, AND IN ADDITION THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDENTS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL SUPPORT AND INFORMATION. 4)TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION WITH THE STATUTORY BODIES, HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES, IN THE COUNTY.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

LEICESTERSHIRE AND ACCESSIBLE AREAS

Contact information

Address:
The Old School
40 Loughborough Road
Shepshed
LOUGHBOROUGH
LE12 9DN
Phone:
01509506878
Email:
info@stepscentre.org.uk
Website:

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