Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

STEP TOGETHER VOLUNTEERING 

We help people who are excluded from society to participate in volunteering and build a more positive future for themselves.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 30 years

www.step-together.org.uk

admin@step-together.org.uk

01179559042

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/05/23£181£377£-196n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/05/22£367£403£-37n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/05/21£466£379£88n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/05/20£510£425£86£48£283£1012.8142
31/05/19£472£528£-55n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/05/18£610£581£28£35£253£1402.9180
31/05/17£575£550£25£39£224£1503.3160
31/05/16£569£550£19£34£199£1142.5160
31/05/15£525£643£-119£109£180£1011.9170
31/05/14£578£664£-86£2£299£1212.2200
31/05/13£811£759£52£116£385£2093.3210
31/05/12£689£702£-12£60£333£1913.3180
31/05/11£711£598£113£74£345£1593.2160
31/05/10£660£661£-1£2£232£921.7150
31/05/09£676£690£-15£2£234£530.9160
31/05/08£729£702£28£2£248£1262.1150
31/05/07£472£437£35£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/06£378£348£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/05£274£303£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/04£316£204£112£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Ministry of Defence£163,506
Henry Smith Charity£138,900
DCMS£78,055
Department for Work and Pensions£74,184
The Pilgrim Trust£43,899
Quartet Community Foundation£21,790
Cumbria Community Foundation£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,985
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Step Together Volunteering
£2,000 28/06/2023
Towards the group's allotment project in Bishopsworth, a safe space to support 16-25 year olds with multiple complex needs.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Step Together Volunteering
£5,000 22/06/2023
To expand the team of peer ambassadors within the 'Young People's Brighter Futures' project in Bristol.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Step Together Volunteering
£138,900 11/05/2023
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing coaching and personal development for young people from disadvantaged communities in Bristol.
Department for Work and Pensions - GRANT REF NO 009
£18,546 01/04/2022
Flexible Support Fund (FSF) is a locally managed budget to supplement existing services and tailor support to the needs of individuals in the local area. The local budget is the responsibility of the ....more
Cumbria Community Foundation - Heathlands Project for Veterans
£5,000 23/02/2022
Heathlands Project for Veterans
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Step Together Volunteering
£7,000 23/09/2021
Support for offenders and ex-offenders into volunteering placements to develop employability skills
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£24,985 03/09/2021
For existing charitable projects to help charities to sustain activities and services that people from Armed Forces communities use and value.
Cumbria Community Foundation - Heathlands (Garden Project Costs Only)
£5,000 05/05/2021
Heathlands (Garden Project Costs Only)
Department for Work and Pensions - Step Together Volunteering Grant Ref No 009
£55,638 01/04/2021
Flexible Support Fund (FSF) is a locally managed budget to supplement existing services and tailor support to the needs of individuals in the local area. The local budget is the responsibility of the ....more
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£35,000 12/02/2021
The Positive Pathways programme funded projects that develop and run activities supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces.
National Lottery Community Fund - Get Growing
£9,985 19/01/2021
12
This project will set up and run an allotment for vulnerable/socially excluded young people (YP) across Bristol. The YP will be involved throughout: choosing the site planning resources and tools ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Step Together Volunteering
£10,000 20/10/2020
The impact of Covid-19 means there is increased demand for our YP service in Bristol. We need funding to ensure we have staff time and resource to meet this need.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£78,055 09/10/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covid-19 Impact Fund
£59,780 15/06/2020
To maintain services and activities where organisations' finances had been impacted by Covid
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£11,747 15/05/2020
to provide immediate support for vulnerable veterans with reduced social contact
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£13,954 15/05/2020
to provide immediate support for vulnerable veterans with reduced social contact
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£18,040 15/05/2020
to provide immediate support for vulnerable veterans with reduced social contact
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Step Together Volunteering
£4,790 28/04/2020
To rapidly develop new ways of working so the group can continue to reach vulnerable and socially isolated young people with complex needs aged 16 -25 years and continue to provide support where it ....more
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Step Together Volunteering
£43,899 26/11/2019
24
Step Together Mentoring Project; support for women and girls whose lives are affected by the criminal justice system
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£100,000 01/04/2019
Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
DCMS - Step Together Volunteering
£62,892 01/04/2019
The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls
Quartet Community Foundation - Overcoming Youth Exclusion through Volunteering - Bristol
£5,000 21/02/2019
11
Part-fund an outreach worker to support disadvantaged young people in Bristol begin volunteering.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£50,000 03/07/2018
VPM Network
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Step Together Volunteering
£90,000 13/06/2018
36
towards three years' continuation funding of a volunteering programme for ex-offenders in Manchester and the north-west of England
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£100,000 01/04/2018
Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
DCMS - Step Together Volunteering
£49,724 01/04/2018
The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls
Dulverton Trust - Overcoming Adversity Bristol project
£45,000 24/10/2017
Overcoming Adversity Bristol project
DCMS - Step Together Volunteering
£20,778 11/10/2017
The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£100,000 01/04/2017
Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes.
Quartet Community Foundation - Overcoming Adversity Bristol
£5,000 30/11/2016
11
For an outreach worker to work with disengaged and disadvantaged young people in Bristol, providing tailored 1-1 support.
John Ellerman Foundation - Core costs
£66,600 28/01/2016
24
Towards core costs, specifically the salary of a Programme Manager to support disadvantaged and vulnerable people move forward with their lives through community volunteering.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Worldwide Volunteering for Young People
£75,000 12/03/2015
36
towards three years' continuation funding of a project in Greater Manchester enabling ex-offenders to make positive and lasting lifestyle changes to reduce the rate of reoffending
National Lottery Community Fund - WWV Ex-Offenders Programme, England
£465,646 16/12/2014
48
Not Available
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Step Together Volunteering
£70,000 27/08/2014
Towards core costs to help underpin a strategic plan focusing on offering long-term, intense support to disadvantaged people using volunteering as a catalyst for change.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Step Together Volunteering
£105,800 15/05/2014
36
£105,800 over three years (£37,100; £31,400; £37,300) for the Volunteer Project London salary and running costs.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Step Forward Volunteering
£22,500 29/07/2013
The charity provides volunteering support.It seeks support for a volunteer manager to work with offenders, ex-offenders and others at risk of offending (focused on Dorset prisons). They will receive ....more
Dulverton Trust - project development in the East Midlands
£45,000 27/02/2013
project development in the East Midlands
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Step Together Volunteering
£100,000 24/08/2011
Towards developing financial sustainability through providing commercial volunteering-related services to companies and extending the service to new customer groups.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-69
  • JAMIE SHEARER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Business Services
  • LIZA DURKIN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Head Of North Of England Business Area Yjb
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/06/1994, number: 1038253
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/05/1994, number: 02932195
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Internal risk management 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Rombourne Business Centre
St. Brandons House
29 Great George Street
BRISTOL
BS1 5QT

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT VOLUNTEERING AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT BY PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, PARTICULARLY YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 25 YEARS OR LESS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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