Registered charity (CIO) · Colchester
Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester)
- 12 trustees
- Income £87k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Carol NiceChair · since 2023
- Donna Elaine McwilliamsTrustee · since 2023
- Elizabeth Anne TavernerTrustee · since 2023
- Jade Lacey StephensTrustee · since 2023
- Joanne Laura KingTrustee · since 2023
- Julie MayleTrustee · since 2023
- Katy Louise CobbTrustee · since 2023
- Nicola DonTrustee · since 2023
- Paul HandleyTrustee · since 2023
- Paulina Rangel CedenoTrustee · since 2023
- Sean PlummerTrustee · since 2023
- Susan Jane TownsendTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.steppingstonesplayandlearn.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2023
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£87k£122k
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 88%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, WITH AND WITHOUT ADDITIONAL NEEDS, AGED UP TO 11 BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS.
Grants received
9 grants · £509,013 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 · £458,170
- Essex Community Foundation · £40,843 (7 grants)
- The Clothworkers Foundation · £10,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
12 trustees on the board
- Carol Nice Chair since 2023
- Donna Elaine Mcwilliams since 2023
- Elizabeth Anne Taverner since 2023
- Jade Lacey Stephens since 2023
- Joanne Laura King since 2023
- Julie Mayle since 2023
- Katy Louise Cobb since 2023
- Nicola Don since 2023
- Paul Handley since 2023
- Paulina Rangel Cedeno since 2023
- Sean Plummer since 2023
- Susan Jane Townsend since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- Carol Nice Chair since 2023
- Donna Elaine Mcwilliams since 2023
- Elizabeth Anne Taverner since 2023
- Jade Lacey Stephens since 2023
- Joanne Laura King since 2023
- Julie Mayle since 2023
- Katy Louise Cobb since 2023
- Nicola Don since 2023
- Paul Handley since 2023
- Paulina Rangel Cedeno since 2023
- Sean Plummer since 2023
- Susan Jane Townsend since 2023
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.
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1206270
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 19 Dec 2023
- Contact on the register
- 01206984022 · info@steppingstonesplayandlearn.org
- 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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