NEXT STEP FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 7 September 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £16,000
Latest expenditure: £17,382
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: c/o Next Step Education Ltd, The Engine Room, 18 Battersea Power Station, SW11 8BZ

Website recorded by the regulator: https://nextstep.foundation/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Our aim is to advance education for the public benefit by delivering courses to students living in the UK who come from underprivileged backgrounds in order to help them make successful applications to undergraduate programmes at UK universities.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £16,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,382

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £20,600
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,874

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £61,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £67,155

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £49,522
Total Gross Expenditure: £94,379

Fin Period Start Date: 7 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £141,010
Total Gross Expenditure: £36,687

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £16,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,382
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £20,600
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,874
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £61,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £67,155
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £49,522
Total Gross Expenditure: £94,379
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 7 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £141,010
Total Gross Expenditure: £36,687
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: NEXT STEP FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-09-07T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 07 SEP 2020AMENDED TO CIO FOUNDATION 21 APR 2022
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT[S] OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY DELIVERING COURSES TO STUDENTS LIVING IN THE UK WHO COME FROM UNDERPRIVILEGED BACKGROUNDS IN ORDER TO HELP THEM MAKE SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS TO UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES AT UK UNIVERSITIES. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, AN ‘UNDERPRIVILEGED BACKGROUND’ MEANS THAT A STUDENT ADHERES TO ONE OR MORE OF UK UNIVERSITIES’ WIDENING PARTICIPATION CRITERIA.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 629613
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: NEXT STEP EDUCATION

Charity Name Id: 629614
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BONAS MACFARLANE UNIVERSITY PREPARATION PROGRAMME

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

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Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment