01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 27 October 1999
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03730562
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,370,300
- Latest expenditure
- £1,433,904
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: UNIT 9 KINGSIDE BUSINESS PARK, RUSTON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 5BX
Website recorded by the regulator: www.firststeptrust.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
FST seeks to enable socially excluded people experiencing enduring mental health problems & other disadvantages to have the opportunity to work & to access paid employment. FST, in partnership with statutory agencies & other partners, sets up projects that assist its service users to gain work skills & qualifications while overcoming the barriers & difficulties to employment in their daily life.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,370,300
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,433,904
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,407,878
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,278,337
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,577,678
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,224,755
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,492,237
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,186,532
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,331,001
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,477,136
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,370,300
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,433,904
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 6
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 996130
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 99
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 25 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,407,878
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,278,337
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 6
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 905957
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 95
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 22 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,577,678
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,224,755
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 6
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1160899
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 120
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 25 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,492,237
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,186,532
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 6
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1081680
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 310
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 25 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,331,001
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,477,136
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 780436
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 121
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2862
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1287625
- Income Investments
- 78299
- Income Other
- 1514
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1370300
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,433,904
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1433904
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 14500
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 286781
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 29377
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 55103
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £60,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 868457
- Assets Own Use
- 868457
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,799,032
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £191,644
- Assets Current Investment
- 2039671
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,475,845
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 191644
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,727,144
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4450295
- Funds Restricted
- 25550
- Funds Total
- 4475845
- Count Employees
- 23
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 25 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 6368
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1340948
- Income Investments
- 50193
- Income Other
- 10369
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1407878
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,278,337
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1278337
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 14500
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1278337
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 34106
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 87961
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £600,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 878438
- Assets Own Use
- 878438
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -44732
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,817,359
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £166,719
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,484,346
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 166719
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,491,687
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4430148
- Funds Restricted
- 54198
- Funds Total
- 4484346
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 22 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 8312
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1548009
- Income Investments
- 19416
- Income Other
- 1941
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1577678
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,224,755
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1224755
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1224755
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 32247
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 746268
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £600,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 887617
- Assets Own Use
- 887617
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -115811
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,666,257
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £171,219
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,266,844
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 171219
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,637,663
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4243298
- Funds Restricted
- 23546
- Funds Total
- 4266844
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 25 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 7387
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1467075
- Income Investments
- 1133
- Income Other
- 16642
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1492237
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,186,532
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1186532
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1186532
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 30098
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -803147
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £600,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 904104
- Assets Own Use
- 904104
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -803147
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,249,225
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £182,529
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,167,653
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 182529
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,221,922
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3020373
- Funds Restricted
- 147280
- Funds Total
- 3167653
- Count Employees
- 19
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 25 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3250
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1238551
- Income Investments
- 1027
- Income Other
- 88173
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1331001
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,477,136
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1477136
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 13000
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1477136
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 25898
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -110431
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £600,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 914660
- Assets Own Use
- 914660
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -931427
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,892,129
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £210,389
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,664,973
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 210389
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,812,206
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2571328
- Funds Restricted
- 93645
- Funds Total
- 2664973
- Count Employees
- 19
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Lambeth
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bury
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater Manchester
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Greenwich
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Salford City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater Manchester
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- St Helens
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Merseyside
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bexley
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FIRST STEP TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1999-10-27T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/03/1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/12/2011
- Charitable Objects
- TO SUPPORT OR PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE BUT IN PARTICULAR TO ASSIST THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS BY THE APPLICATION OF THE TRUST PRINCIPLES TO THE PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR SUCH PEOPLE.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 481864
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- FST
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff