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1.1 The Objects of the Charity are for the public benefit:1.1.1 the promotion and advancement of education and training in such ways as the Trustees think fit, including by:(a) the assistance of unemployed persons to more easily find and enter into...

  • 3 trustees

Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment
Where
Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton and more
Linked company
Steps to Work
Registered
2003

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025--
  • 2024£11m£14m
  • 2023£23m£24m
Earlier years
  • 2022£17m£16m
  • 2021£14m£14m

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2024: Government contracts 70%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1.1 The Objects of the Charity are for the public benefit:1.1.1 the promotion and advancement of education and training in such ways as the Trustees think fit, including by:(a) the assistance of unemployed persons to more easily find and enter into employment;(b) the advancement of those who are in employment through the continued development of their individual capabilities, competencies and skills;(c) assisting with preparation for entry into any occupation, trade or profession;(d) the provision of advice, support, financial assistance, coaching, vocational training and re-training, in order to assist the public in obtaining relevant skills or training as will fit them for employment. 1.2 Throughout the Articles, 'charitable' means charitable in accordance with the law of England and Wales provided that it will not include any purpose which is not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. For the avoidance of doubt, the system of law governing the Articles of the Charity is the law of England and Wales.1.3 This provision may be amended by special resolution but only with the prior written consent of the Commission.

Grants received

10 grants · £8,555,730 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £8,278,916 (8 grants)
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £268,814
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £8,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £466,4292023-02-17
  • Department for Work and Pensions £268,8142022-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £8,0002020-08-21
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £1,312,8212016-11-09
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £5,500,3852016-05-12
Board analysis

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.

3 trustees on the board

4.7y median 4y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

3
company-linked trustees

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

Economic/community Development/employment 3Education/training 3

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Business services 6Professional services 4Dormant 2

Gaps to watch

  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 4 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£11.4m latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

0.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months

85 from 67 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
119 days
Latest accounts filed after the due dateiFiled after the due dateDate the accounts were received minus the reporting due date, latest filed cycle, Charity Commission register.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1100403
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 MARCH 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 19 SEPTEMBER 2002, 28 AUGUST 2003 AND 17 OCTOBER 2003 as amended on 16 Jul 2020 as amended on 01 Sep 2020 as amended on 28 Aug 2020
Companies House
Company number 03738249 · Liquidation
Contact on the register
01212366001 · JAMES.STALLARD@BUTCHER-WOODS.CO.UK
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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