Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne
Footsteps Children's Services LTD
To act as a resource for children and young people up to the age of 12 living in North East England (area of benefit) by providing advice and assistance, organising physical, social and learning activities to enable them to participate in society as...
- 5 trustees
- Income £457k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City, Northumberland
- Website
- www.footsteps.me.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Footsteps Children's Services LTD
- Registered
- 2012
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£457k£467k
- 2024£425k£410k
- 2023£358k£388k
Earlier years
- 2022£381k£372k
- 2021£362k£354k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 52% · Government grants 7%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
To act as a resource for children and young people up to the age of 12 living in North East England (area of benefit) by providing advice and assistance, organising physical, social and learning activities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals through:a. Advancement in life helping children and young people develop their skills, capacities and capabilities.b. Advancement in educational engagement and attainment c. Improving social welfare; responding to and instigating early interventions where the whole family is supportedd. Reducing poverty and improving conditions of life for people living in the area of benefit.
Grants received
1 grant · £3,000 total360Giving 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
- Community Foundation North East · £3,000
Most recent
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Lisa Brady Chair since 2016
- Alexandra Johnson since 2016
- Claire Heslop since 2024
- Elizabeth Lowther since 2019
- Paul Lofthouse since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Lisa Brady Chair since 2016
- Alexandra Johnson since 2016
- Elizabeth Lowther since 2019
- Paul Lofthouse since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Lisa Brady Chair since 2016
- Claire Heslop since 2024
- Elizabeth Lowther since 2019
- Paul Lofthouse since 2017
Portfolio (1)
- Alexandra Johnson since 2016
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1146996
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01/04/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/02/2012AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 30/03/2012AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 09/05/2014 as amended on 03 Feb 2022
- Companies House
- Company number 06866200 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01912267955 · claire@footsteps.me.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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