Registered charity (CIO) · Leicester
First Step Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland
1. To promote and protect the physical and mental health of male-identified and non-binary persons aged 13 years and above who have experienced sexual abuse through the provision of counselling, support, information and practical advice.2. To...
- 6 trustees
- Income £304k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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About
- What it does
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Leicestershire, Leicester City, Rutland
- Website
- www.firststepleicester.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£304k£269k
- 2024£210k£232k
- 2023£268k£242k
Earlier years
- 2022£225k£219k
- 2021£231k£204k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 60%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. To promote and protect the physical and mental health of male-identified and non-binary persons aged 13 years and above who have experienced sexual abuse through the provision of counselling, support, information and practical advice.2. To promote and protect the physical and mental health of the supporters of male-identified and non-binary survivors of sexual abuse through provision of support, information and practical advice.3. To advance the education of the public in the subject of all matters related to the sexual abuse of male-identified and non-binary survivors aged 13 year and above.
Grants received
22 grants · £1,313,538 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £484,343 (3 grants)
- Ministry of Justice · £371,207 (7 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £244,400 (3 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £110,300 (4 grants)
- Department of Health and Social Care · £76,843 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department of Health and Social Care
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Barry John Merryweather since 2024
- Fauna Jill Gill since 2023
- Gavin Mark Stafford since 2025
- Jonathon Brian Edward Putnam since 2023
- Kirandip Kaur Gill since 2020
- Mark John Evans since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Barry John Merryweather since 2024
- Fauna Jill Gill since 2023
- Gavin Mark Stafford since 2025
- Jonathon Brian Edward Putnam since 2023
- Kirandip Kaur Gill since 2020
- Mark John Evans since 2020
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
- 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
- 1165062
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 06 JAN 2016AMENDED ON 17 OCT 2023 as amended on 17 Oct 2023
- Contact on the register
- 01162548535 · contact@firststepleicester.org.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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