Stick 'N' Step

Registered charity 1136997 Registered since 2010

Operates: Bury, Oldham, Stockport, Knowsley, Liverpool City, St Helens, Wirral, Flintshire, Warrington, Cheshire West & Chester

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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.

9 trustees on the board

Alison Clare James since 2017
Amanda Harris since 2019
Ellis Robert Boothroyd Palmer since 2020
Frank Davies since 2019
Janet Ratcliffe since 2025
Joanne Davies since 2026
Lauren Landry since 2026
Paul James Richards since 2013
Robert Michael Shorthouse since 2017

5.8y median 7y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

Alison Clare James since 2017
Amanda Harris since 2019
Frank Davies since 2019
Paul James Richards since 2013
Robert Michael Shorthouse since 2017

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

Alison Clare James since 2017
Amanda Harris since 2019
Ellis Robert Boothroyd Palmer since 2020
Frank Davies since 2019
Janet Ratcliffe since 2025
Joanne Davies since 2026
Lauren Landry since 2026
Paul James Richards since 2013
Robert Michael Shorthouse since 2017

company-linked trustees

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

Disability 9Education/training 9The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 9

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

Education 8Manufacturing 1Tech and media 1

Gaps to watch

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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 5 years.

2021

2022

2023

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incomespending£595k latest income

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.

0.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 4.5 in 2021

20 from 26 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.

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.

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Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.sticknstep.org
Email	info@sticknstep.org
Phone	01516380888
Address	3 Croxteth Avenue, Wallasey, Wirral, CH44 5UL

Finances

£595,051 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£727,183	£675,634
2022	£599,379	£693,088
2023	£596,998	£743,732
2024	£813,800	£652,747
2025	£595,051	£665,322

What it does

What

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople With Disabilities

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE SUFFERING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (AGED 0-25) WITH MOTOR DISORDERS IN PARTICULAR BY MEANS OF CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION. TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE TO THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM 18 MAY 2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 26 JUL 2019 as amended on 23 Jan 2020 as amended on 15 Mar 2022

Trustees (9)

9trustees

54median age

1aged 70+

Alison Clare Jamesage band 50-54 since 2017
Amanda Harrisage band 55-59 since 2019
Ellis Robert Boothroyd Palmerage band 30-34 since 2020
Frank Daviesage band 55-59 since 2019
Janet Ratcliffeage band 70-74 since 2025
Joanne Daviesage band 45-49 since 2026
Lauren Landry since 2026
Paul James Richardsage band 45-49 since 2013
Robert Michael Shorthouseage band 55-59 since 2017

Linked company (Companies House)

Stick 'N' Step · 07257957 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 18/05/2010

3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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