Step By Step
What it does
St David's Playgroup and Nursery Plus offers pre-school education to children aged 2 years - 4 years.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN WALES, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR NEE DS THROUGH HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE PROVISION.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Flintshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £47,295 and spent £48,082.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £47,295 | £48,082 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £40,403 | £46,661 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £43,452 | £35,758 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £28,722 | £22,502 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £19,518 | £23,907 | Not reported | Not reported |
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 142%, from £19,518 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £47,295 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 102% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 76% of its income in the year to 31 March 2024 came from government grants and contracts (£30,822).
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 | £8,715 from 2 grants | £22,107 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2023 | £8,940 from 1 grant | £31,085 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2022 | £5,250 from 1 grant | £20,008 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2021 | £3,146 from 1 grant | £14,120 from 2 contracts |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
9 July 2026, Denbighshire
Named in an agenda item or minute of Partnerships Scrutiny Committee
COMPLEX DISABILITIES SERVICE REVIEW
15 June 2026, Gwynedd
Named in an agenda item or minute of Planning Committee
Application No C26/0046/34/LL Cefn Graianog, Llanllyfni, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL54 6SY
28 November 2025, Neath Port Talbot
Named in an agenda item or minute of Visible Services and Streetscene Scrutiny Committee
Information Report - Litter picking & Grass cutting
29 September 2025, Cardiff
Named in an agenda item or minute of Democratic Services Committee
Draft Members ICT Protocol
29 January 2025, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Named in an agenda item or minute of Education and Inclusion Scrutiny Committee
SCHOOL GOVERNANCE
18 November 2024, Gwynedd
Named in an agenda item or minute of Planning Committee
Application No C24/0362/38/AC Woodcroft, Llanbedrog, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, LL53 7UA
14 November 2023, Swansea
Named in an agenda item or minute of Scrutiny Programme Committee
Annual Report - Corporate Safeguarding 2022-23.
12 April 2023, Bridgend
Named in an agenda item or minute of Council
To receive announcements by the Leader
5 April 2023, Carmarthenshire
Named in an agenda item or minute of Homes and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee
REVENUE & CAPITAL BUDGET MONITORING REPORT 2022/23
13 February 2023, Gwynedd
Named in an agenda item or minute of Standards Committee
ACTION PLAN BASED ON THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE CONSULTATION WITH A SELECTION OF COMMUNITY COUNCIL CLERKS
26 January 2023, Newport
Named in an agenda item or minute of Governance and Audit Committee
Update on Call in of Director of Social Services and Head of Service re the internal Audit of Adoption Allowances resulting in a Second Unsatisfactory Opinion- October Committee 2022
27 October 2022, Newport
Named in an agenda item or minute of Governance and Audit Committee
Call In the Director of Social Services and Head of Service re the Internal Audit of Adoption Allowances resulting in a Second Unsatisfactory Opinion
6 June 2022, Conwy
Named in an agenda item or minute of Finance and Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Workwise 2020 Framework
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
22 October 2026
Named by Sioned Williams in the Senedd
…what I think would be a good outcome. And I wouldn't want to see the whole system being devolved in one go. I think we would have to take this step by step. In terms of youth justice specifically, there is a great deal in Wales that works well. I'm sure you'll know that Wales has innovated in terms…
30 September 2026
Named by Sioned Williams in the Senedd
…ing sure that the system we have evolves for the better. So, I think, in terms of the timetable, you'll know that we have spoken about taking a step-by-step approach that's essential to ensure that we do this in a sustainable manner and that takes into consideration the needs of providers and parent…
4 March 2026
Named by Lee Waters in the Senedd
…ateway points, and that's what we're going to have to do here. We're going to have to continue to make the case and to fight for the investment step by step. But what we have, crucially, as a result of this announcement, which has been worked on for years by Transport for Wales, is an agreed pipelin…
2 March 2026
Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd
…ernment in Wales. I think we've just got to look at every step that we can take. I feel that we've got—. We've always said we've got to take it step by step, and the commitment from the UK Government was to explore the devolution of youth justice and probation. But I think we've given a pathway to t…
2 March 2026
Named by Huw Irranca-Davies in the Senedd
There is a question here of the progress that we can make with the UK Government, step by step. I would certainly argue that the local growth fund is really a step forward and that has come out of that engagement. We've managed to engage with the UK Government, both at official and at ministerial le…
26 February 2026
Named by Richard Collier-Keywood in the Senedd
…verybody, because we are the regulator for rugby in Wales and therefore we have obligations under competition laws, and that requires us to act step by step, and properly and fairly at each point in time. And being fair across the board, if we're going from four to three, means ultimately that that'…
3 February 2026
Named by Jayne Bryant in the Senedd
…in the grant next year, with, hopefully, more to join. We've already published the handbook of empty properties in Wales, providing practical, step-by-step guidance to local authorities, community groups and partners on identifying, intervening in and bringing empty homes back into use. Meanwhile,…
17 December 2025
Named by Huw Irranca-Davies in the Senedd
…is a process, not an event; it's often said because it's accurate. And we will continue to make that pragmatic progress towards achieving this, step by step by purposeful step. So, we're pleased—[Interruption.] Sorry. I will give way. Rwy'n gwybod. A nawr, Lywydd, rwyf ychydig yn hŷn ac yn bwrw ymla…
4 December 2025
Named by Jane Richardson in the Senedd
…s that, if you take an all-encompassing approach to focusing on our relationship with a nation, you make a leap forward, rather than a gradual, step-by-step approach. So, I think those 'Wales in' years have been really helpful, and if we can perhaps reimagine how we do that moving forward, that coul…
26 November 2025
Named by Huw Irranca-Davies in the Senedd
…ps on this journey, bearing in mind that this is a long journey and it's got to be a continuous journey that we go on, and the progress will be step by step by step, with each year building on the success of previous actions moving us along. So, to support local food production at all levels and to…
20 November 2025
Named by Samuel Kurtz in the Senedd
…o operate without having received that licence, you don't need to do it on a geographical basis of starting in certain areas and rolling it out step by step to avoid a surge? Are you content that that lag period is sufficient?
5 November 2025
Named by Adam Price in the Senedd
…n be the beacon. We can be the lighthouse by which we can steer the UK. Maybe together, maybe Wales on its own can steer a path back to the EU, step by step. They are the gatehouse, we can be the greenhouse of new ideas, sector by sector, which allow us to get closer to our main trading partners. Fo…
16 September 2025
Named by Lee Waters in the Senedd
…nt as I am, I'm glad the roll-out is not being rushed. Unravelling a long-established and highly fragmented system is going to be tricky, and a step-by-step implementation, staged in different parts of Wales, gives us the best chance of getting this right. And I think we will look back at this, Llyw…
30 April 2025
Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd
…ce, as it was called, is actually an update; it's not a guidance in law from the Equality and Human Rights Commission. So, we have to take this step by step, listen to people, meet and reach out, which I am certainly seeking to do over the coming days and weeks, to hear people's views and also their…
13 February 2025
Named by Cefin Campbell in the Senedd
…o go from being an English-medium school to being a primarily Welsh language school overnight, so I would expect those arrangements to ensure a step-by-step process towards the objective of being a Welsh-medium school ultimately, and that’s the spirit of these amendments, that we send positive messa…
4 February 2025
Named by Rebecca Evans in the Senedd
…ell, and that kind of support can stretch from the concept stage right through to financial close and completion, and then it does provide that step by step, almost hand holding, if you like, in terms of being able to access the benefits of locally generated energy. Related to this, officials are wo…
30 January 2025
Named by Carl Thomson in the Senedd
…the Welsh Government publish quite early on in this process guidance or a statement of intent as to how they see the registration process as a step-by-step framework working. Our views are that it should be hosted on gov.wales, it should be consistent in design with other Government portals or gate…
8 January 2025
Named by Siân Gwenllian in the Senedd
…ge, of course, that we can't achieve this vision or implement this right overnight. We have to recognise that. But there is a way of doing this step by step, and that is the way that the campaigns, such as Back the Bill, see it too—delivering gradually. But certainly, this is a truly important right…
7 October 2024
Named by Ruth Coombs in the Senedd
…said is that it is very clear, it's easy to follow and it takes the employer through the journey, through the conversations, so it is really a step-by-step process. So, we hope it's going to be helpful in that regard, but we have mechanisms that we can use to see the effectiveness of it. Thank you.
2 October 2024
Named by Ioan Rhys Jones in the Senedd
…h flexibility for the Welsh Ministers in terms of regulations and subordinate legislation. Perhaps we do need to use those in order to take us, step-by-step, in the direction of the target. This Bill should be able to be operational tomorrow, or next week, for example, but we have an issue with expe…
22 May 2024
Named by Dr Debbie Jones in the Senedd
Yes. I'm not sure I've got a step-by-step plan, but I was thinking of this from a nationally significant infrastructure project point of view. To a certain extent, in Wales, we have a competitive advantage. We have the resources that the UK needs to generate a lot of its electricity, and perhaps, in…
27 February 2024
Named by Lee Waters in the Senedd
…g. So, it will take a number of years, and you will see the route-map that we will publish in the coming weeks, with a timeline. But it will be step by step, and that work is already under way, and I think that it will get us to a much better place by the end of it. Cars, of course, are critical. No…
8 February 2024
Named by Baroness Bull in the Senedd
…ess the famous button and this was resolved for all artists, I also recognise that, sometimes, you have to take the yellow-brick-road approach, step by step. And I think there is interest across the EU and the UK, of course, in young people. We all know that young people suffered disproportionately…
25 January 2024
Named by Carolyn Bartlett in the Senedd
…hoping to develop a system that makes extensive guidance unnecessary. The idea very much is that people can sign up online and then follow the step-by-step processes in our service. So, we're hoping you won't need to get to grips with lots and lots of printed guidance. We will make guidance availab…
10 July 2023
Named by Adam Price in the Senedd
…, as you've said, are supportive of the principle of devolution of the police and justice in general, the potential, then, of setting this out, step-by-step, starting with youth justice and the probation service, then going on to policing and the whole justice system. What would you, as Welsh Govern…
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Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Claire Morris
- Emma Baker
- Rachel Fitzpatrick
- Ruth Alison John
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 29 January 2026, 2 days early | Received 29 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 14 March 2025, 42 days late | Received 14 March 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 25 March 2024, 54 days late | Received 25 March 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 22 January 2023, 9 days early | Received 22 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 29 January 2022, 2 days early | Received 29 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1181590
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 16 January 2019
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 16 Jan 2019 as amended on 01 Sept 2025
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
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.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.
Elsewhere in the Edau family
- OpenCouncil: council records that name this charity
- OpenSenedd: Senedd records that name this charity
- OpenCouncil: Flintshire Council's meetings and decisions
- OpenEconomy: Flintshire's economy in figures
- OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Clwyd
- OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Fflint Wrecsam