The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 13th September 2026

First Steps NEW Forest

Registered charity 1037064 Registered since 1994

Operates: Hampshire

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

7 trustees on the board

2y median 2y
average tenure
2y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 7General Charitable Purposes 7The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 7

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£31k latest income
50%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitefirststepscharity.org
Emailerica@firststepscharity.org
Phone01425672800
AddressCOURT COTTAGE, LYNDHURST ROAD, BRANSGORE, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 8JY

Finances

£31,240 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£32,152£23,076
2022£26,632£24,568
2023£20,804£26,852
2024£25,867£30,068
2025£31,240£28,990

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyArts/culture/heritage/scienceEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE AIM OF THE CHARITY IS TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, HEALTH AND WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND THE EDUCATION AND HEALTH OF OTHER MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILY GROUP ENCOURAGING THE PARENT/S GUARDIAN/S TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENT/S GUARDIAN/S TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS.ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN AND THEIR MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILY GROUP, REGARDLESS OF RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION OR MEANS.ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12/01/1994AS AMENDED ON 31/03/2004AS AMENDED ON 07/03/2011

Trustees (7)

7trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (0)

No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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