Registered charity (CIO) · East Grinstead
The Stepladder Foundation
The Stepladder Foundation is a registered charity (number 1156906) based in East Grinstead, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £27k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Stepladder (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £27k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.thestepladder.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£27k£17k
- 2024£13k£14k
- 2023£29k£31k
Earlier years
- 2022£29k£27k
- 2021£13k£5k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF ENRICHING GCSE AND 'A' LEVEL STUDIES. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY: 1. PROVIDING THEIR EDUCATION (INCLUDING THE STUDY OF MUSIC OR OTHER ARTS) OR TO PREPARE FOR ENTRY TO ANY OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION ON LEAVING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT. TO ASSIST IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT ANY CHARITY IN THE UK WHOSE AIMS INCLUDE ADVANCING EDUCATION OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS BY DEVELOPING THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES.
Grants received
1 grant · £1,500 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
- Woodward Charitable Trust · £1,500
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
- Anneliese Amoah since 2020
- Louise Francis since 2014
- Melis Beysal since 2020
- Saher Shah since 2020
- Thea Cooper since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Anneliese Amoah since 2020
- Louise Francis since 2014
- Melis Beysal since 2020
- Saher Shah since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Anneliese Amoah since 2020
- Louise Francis since 2014
- Melis Beysal since 2020
- Saher Shah since 2020
- Thea Cooper since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- 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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1156906
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 02 May 2014
- Contact on the register
- 01342824178 · info@thestepladder.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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