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Registered charity (CIO) · St. Austell

Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall)

Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall) is a registered charity (number 1154205) based in St. Austell, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Gayle Owen since 2013. Latest income £502k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.

Also known as Sscc (Charity Commission)

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £502k (2025)
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About

What it does
Education/training
Where
Cornwall
Website
www.steppingstonescornwall.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2013

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£502k£475k
  • 2024£421k£429k
  • 2023£354k£410k
Earlier years
  • 2022£370k£341k
  • 2021£314k£312k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 99%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS/CARERS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS.(B) OFFERING PARENTS/CARERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS.(C) ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY.(D) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREA.(E) INSTIGATING, ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Grants received

1 grant · £10,000 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 · £10,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002017-02-08
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.

10 trustees on the board

5.1y median 3y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (10)

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 10

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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£502k 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.

0.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months

29
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.
Qualified
Auditor's opinioniAuditor's opinionThe accounts_qualified flag on the latest filed annual return is True - the auditor qualified their opinion. A register flag, shown as filed.

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1154205
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - Foundation Registered 15 Oct 2013
Contact on the register
0172674493 · business@steppingstonescornwall.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
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