# FIRST STEPS (BATH)

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1012690
- **Other names:** FIRST STEPS CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (BATH), FIRST STEPS NURSERY (BATH), FIRST STEPS CENTRE, FIRST STEPS MOORLANDS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 10, 1992
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1012690


## Contact

- **Address:** First Steps, Woodhouse Road, Bath
- **Postcode:** BA2 1SY
- **Phone:** 01225444791
- **Email:** info@firststepsbath.org.uk
- **Website:** www.firststepsbath.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE (BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN) IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SAFE AND SATISFYING GROUP PLAY IN WHICH PARENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE PART AND BY ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND BY PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE CITY OF BATH AND AS A RESULT OF THE PROVISION OF SUCH FACILITIES TO RELIEVE CASES OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.

**Activities:** First Steps (Bath) is a Registered Charity and an accredited Social Enterprise. Our aim is to improve outcomes for young children in areas of need by working alongside their families and other professionals, through our Early Childhood Community Centres  at Woodhouse Road, Twerton and at Moorfields Road and our Specialist Early Years Centre, Bath Opportunity Pre School, (BOP), Frome Road, Bath.

**Area of benefit:** BATH




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Bath And North East Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £2008995 | £1969451 | £1777301 | 54 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1726634 | £1858994 | £1737757 | 53 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1588117 | £1541868 | £1870117 | 51 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1318616 | £1370618 | £1823868 | 49 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1420079 | £1235874 | £1875870 | 42 |



## Trustees

- Dr Janet Rose — appointed June 12, 2016
- Elisabeth Barratt Hacking — appointed July 21, 2020
- ISOBEL MICHAEL — appointed July 18, 2017
- James Salkeld — appointed July 16, 2024
- Jayanna Witt — appointed Oct. 17, 2023
- Lysha Goode — appointed July 16, 2024
- MEG Gore — appointed Dec. 4, 2012
- Marina Sloan — appointed Jan. 22, 2019
- Mir Abdullah Miri — appointed July 16, 2024
- Simon Andrews — appointed April 19, 2019
- TRACEY FARWELL — appointed Nov. 7, 2024
- VALERIE WHEELER


