Step by Step (Wales)
What it does
Step by Step (Wales) operates a gardening and clearance business as well as a Charity Shop to provide employment and training to those with addictions, ex-offenders or those who just need help to get back into work. The Charity also runs Church Services, Bible study and occasional fundraising events.
Its charitable purposes
1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIANITY MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY MEANS OF CHURCH SERVICES, HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, RUNNING COURSES AND WORKING ALONGSIDE PEOPLE.2. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF WORK WHERE AVAILABLE (INCLUDING VOLUNTARY WORK), GIVING ASSISTANCE IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT AND OFFERING EDUCATION, SKILLS TRAINING AND COUNSELLING.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Religious activities
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £155,426 and spent £160,977.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £155,426 | £160,977 | Not reported | 7 |
| 31 March 2024 | £139,991 | £143,638 | Not reported | 8 |
| 31 March 2023 | £102,147 | £109,975 | Not reported | 13 |
| 31 March 2022 | £152,840 | £158,675 | Not reported | 15 |
| 31 March 2021 | £151,212 | £143,647 | Not reported | 19 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 3%, from £151,212 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £155,426 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 104% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £75,435 from 6 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Rev CARL ROBERTSChair
- Carol Elaine Jones
- Derek Murphy
- Leonard William Lewis
- Nesta Griffiths-michael
- Vivienne Roberts
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 19 December 2025, 43 days early | Received 19 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 29 December 2024, 33 days early | Received 29 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 27 December 2023, 35 days early | Received 27 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 22 January 2023, 9 days early | Received 22 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 26 January 2022, 5 days early | Received 26 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1168671
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 9 August 2016
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 09 Aug 2016
- Website
- www.stepbystepwales.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.