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BIG Journeys Begin With Small Steps

BIG Journeys Begin With Small Steps is a registered charity (number 1168481) based in Cambridgeshire, governed by 3 trustees. Latest income £0 (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Small Steps (Charity Commission)

  • 3 trustees
  • Income £0 (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
Disability, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Where
Cambridgeshire
Website
bigjourneysbeginwithsmallsteps.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2016

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£0£0
  • 2024£0£0
  • 2023£22£0
Earlier years
  • 2022£14£0
  • 2021£27£101

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DOWN’S SYNDROME BY:-1.PROVIDING A HAPPY AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT WHICH MEETS THEIR EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNICATIONAL NEEDS;2.STRIVING FOR EQUALITY AND INCLUSION IN ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR LIVES AND ENSURING THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE SOCIETY IN WHICH THEY LIVE; AND3.ENSURING THAT ALL WHO ARE INVOLVED WITH THE CHILD AND YOUNG PERSON’S ENVIRONMENT, CARE, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION ARE THEMSELVES FULLY INFORMED AND SUPPORTED.

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.

3 trustees on the board

7.3y median 9y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

7.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Disability 3Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 3

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1168481
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 23 FEB 2015AS AMENDED ON 28 OCT 2015
Contact on the register
01480414504
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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