THE ST ALBANS & HARPENDEN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION PROJECT

Charity number: 1091290
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Step contributes to the life of schools by teaching lessons, taking assemblies and running whole-day interactive seminars. Topics include insights into Christian belief and practice and moral, cultural and social issues, to enable young people to take informed decisions. Step assists with pastoral work including by mentoring and one-to-one support and engages in the social life of schools.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £185,311
Total expenditure: £250,396

People

5 Trustee(s)

66 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
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 March 2002: Standard registration
  • 02 December 2024: Funds received from 1058989 THE WEALD TRUST
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • STEP (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
WILL TREASURE Chair 27 April 2012
Spotlight on Africa
Received: On time
Hannah Charlotte Goatly Trustee 26 January 2022
None on record
Philip Nicholas Ioannou Trustee 08 June 2019
HARPENDEN MONEY ADVICE CENTRE
Received: On time
BETHANY HOUSEPARTY
Recently registered
CENTRES OF MEDICAL EXCELLENCE AND TRAINING TO THE MIDDLE EAST
Received: On time
Rev Graham Clarke Trustee 10 June 2015
BAPTIST HOUSING TRUST
Received: On time
Richard Charles Patrick Clarke Trustee 27 April 2012
CHRISTCHURCH HARPENDEN
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £197.80k £218.00k £194.51k £374.64k £185.31k
Total expenditure £177.73k £169.21k £189.89k £226.80k £250.40k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £14.56k £49.37k £6.74k N/A N/A

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 August 2024 14 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 14 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 26 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 26 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 12 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 12 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 08 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 08 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 24 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 24 March 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 11TH SEPTEMBER 2001

Charitable objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) IN THE CITY OF DISTRICT OF ST ALBANS AND IN OTHER PLACES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) 1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL CHURCHES AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASIS OF FAITH SET OUT IN THE FIRST SCHEDULE HERETO (THE BASIS OF FAITH) 2) IN PARTICULAR, TO TEACH AND PROMOTE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND CHRISTIAN STANDARDS IN SCHOOLS OR IN OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE

Area of benefit

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

ST ALBANS

Contact information

Address:
Step
c/o Verso Vineyard Church
7 Brick Knoll Park
St Albans
Herts
AL1 5UG
Phone:
01727 893540
Email:
step@stepschoolswork.org.uk
Website:

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