REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 118S092
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
AUDITED FINANCIAL sTATEME￿rs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
FOR
FIRST STEPS ED

First
Steps ED
Supporting Every Step of Your
Eating Disorder Journey
A charity supporting children, young people, adults, and
families affected by eating difficulties and disorders.
At First Steps ED, we understand eating disorders because we've been there. Our charity was founded on
the experiences of people living with. ￿cOvering from. or caring for someone with an eating disorder or
related mental health thallenges.

FIRST STEPS ED
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
ChaSr'¥ Report
Chl•f Ex•cutlv• Offlc• R•port
Rgport of the Trustees
3 10 8
R•port of th• Inde￿ndent Audltors
9 to 11
Statgm•nt of Flnanclal Acllvlt*s
12
8alanc• Sh••t
13
¢￿h Flow SLthment
14
Not•s to th• Cash Row Statwn
15
Not•s to the FIn￿¢1￿ Ststwn•nts
16 to 25
D•tall•d Statement of Finandal A¢livlts
26 to 27

FIRST STEPS ED
CHAIR'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
It has been anolher ye81 of gro4¥th and d8¥eh)pment ffi)r our servKe tewns and volunlggrs, and as a b)ard of trustees.
we are delighled Ihat wè (Thlinu8 to gjpport cknddren, yourwJ aKI as well as parents carers from mor8
areas across Engl8nd.
AS you wll see from the reKM)rt we are rThye P￿[￿8. and Ihi5 gvvJgrKe ofwr $￿SS. il does slretch
our services, and w8 contwiué to knk at inr•Mtive ways to re￿ ￿￿J1¥*ju*S reath oul to u&
The ccrfnmitrnenl ol the ceo and leadership te￿ has moved ts (W9￿7S￿l￿ona1 cuhure and perfomiance shJnificantty.
Additwjnally the cc¥Trmitment ofall cdleawes has continued to delNer for each olh¥r and sorvi¢o users.
On behall of lh8 tr#)ard of trust88s. I t*odd l*e to lh￿ every￿ invcAv8d in Su￿Ort￿￿ so many through their eating
disorder recovery journey.
Chjr thanks also go to our coMn￿tt￿l funders. ccrni8s￿eTr. and pwlners kx Ihpir oThJNrvJ wpp)rt h) these chalenging
tlmes enawry First Stsps ED to be ihere Vh￿ you needed us.
Karon Loul$¢ Jackson - Chalr
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FIRST STEPS ED
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
D¢JriThJ the last financial year. Fwst Slep5 ED went thrcuJh Fknty of charye. But what remain￿ the same is the passion.
dedicat*)n, and hard work of our stsff. sessonal wothers. vohJnleeTS, aTrJ benefia24ies. Without all ol you. none of what
we cdebrate t*￿#Y woukl h8vè bèan w>ssthl8. So. l %w)uhJ like to begn V+ith a heartfelt thank you before we reflect on all
that has been achieved.
(Mr the year. the charity exp8nded into nèw areas. ir£ludY¥J Slaffordshim and LI￿oInShIre, while also growng our
seNke offerings in of ow existing regi<M￿. On top ol trM$. conts.nL￿ to elevate our servKes and adapt how we
supp)rt individuds.
In order to help more peop￿￿￿ in l*)ht of these ¢hww)8&-wg woth1 t￿ther vitth staff. volunteers. and
b8neficiarfes to update and evolve our stratwJy. a refrethd version at the start of Year 2 of our strateglc plan.
To complement this we updaled wr thtr way ￿ Commu￿at6. am of whmth wll be shared in today's
esentalion.
Thè Charity h&8 also grown ils donatiorts outside of our core pther5hips vthlyn the NHS, tha￿ to the genemsity of our
amazing (*)nors aThJ fvndraisers. Furthernore, we have expanded w communicatKJns. invesliNJ In PR and advwtislNJ
lo re8Gh more people. This ￿ energy has started to put F￿81 Steps ED firmly ffi Ihtr map. ena￿ us to takg on more
respowtrfkw in pa￿lamartI strcryw partwthips ￿05S Ihe county.
Danlel Magson - Chlef Ex•cutiVo Offiur

FIRST STEPS ED
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
The First Sters ED (FSEDI board of Iruslees tske in presentir4J Iheir annual report 8n(I IhÈ audit•d f￿anCIal
8¢eA)unts of thè Charitab* IncorpoRtsd Or￿lsa￿￿ (CIO) 1185092 for the year ended 31 March 2025.
The win(apal oblecl of the charity is to pmwdè speuaisl SeThI￿ for peoF4e with eating disorders. This includes
indivi(kJal and group therapy for children arhj yourwJ Pe¢*15 to 17 years) Co￿SeyIng aThJ psychotherydpy for a<knlt$11fj
years +1 8nd we8￿Y SUPFM)rt groups an(1 psYtho8(lu￿IK￿ for all age5, 9￿￿rs. and backgmunds, indudkng
parèntsl¢arèrs. alongside accreditwj profesgonal tra￿1r￿J.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTNMES
obj•¢￿¥•• and a¢tlvltl•s
First Steps ED has been. and continues to be. devel(ped ty peoF4e have INed trxp8rien￿ of eating disordws and
¢0-￿￿r￿9 menttA health disor(lets, elI￿r personaly or through camg for Scrfn￿ne close lo them. Wo provtde eaty
inlewventM)n a)d prevenl*Jn serV￿S ihat NHS publ￿ Heth in Ihe community w(￿kinY dosdy in
Ihtr health educatM)n enyironmwts.
Flrst St8p$ ED has been at the forelrMI of the of ofal w ¥npthd by ￿nts1 htralth arKI ¢aling
disorders and since 2004 has bU￿t a r￿xrtati￿ as M¥Jands Eatff￿ thsorder Charity, workir¥ further afield acmss the
VK Ihmugh ow dedicated tsam of stsff WKJ viknleeFS hawng a Ir¥ed experience who a￿ fo¢usÈd on bringing
hop8. oprM)rtunthes. and Chry￿S Ihat re(x)very is a real F4)Sg"bthty and peqAe are no I￿ger definèd by thèir illnèss.
As a regIsl￿ed cW1118X192}, havè eharttablè otiec*ves. whth are:.
1. Thè ra118f of inthvidua18 of al ages (and thw"r lamdies) vthose Ives are affthd by dwgth)s•d arKJ unthagnos8d 8alr#J
d￿fiCU￿eS and disorde￿ and othew rnenlal issues inforynat¥M. aow. *d support.
2. The preservation and prolecb'ffi of thè phy%rA mentsl ￿atth of famibes carws of those su￿ring from ead
dlsordgrs ￿ other menlal health i8wes by infom)alion si
3. To advance ed￿110￿ lor the plkn1￿ b￿Ofit by prothi Iraw¥TrJ kn Izrers. professKJn*. the publlc. of people
$ufferlThJ from eatiThJ disr￿ders. arhl othèr menta health issues.
Publlc I￿n•fit
In planning our acti¥rt￿ Ihe yèar. kept in rTHnd the Charity Cc*nrri￿￿6 gL*Jan¢e on pthlic benefft at our trustee
meetiThJs.
Fir￿ Steps ED is open to al Indi￿lu31$ irrespective of race, gerthr, or thr pèrysrmal circumstances. and we stiive to
make adjustrnen16 to support peopk where this is sn wr ccth.
GO￿rnan¢9 #nd manag•m•nt
The management of thg thorty 1$ the responsibilty ol the Tws1￿$ WIK) 8re app(Ant8d through a transparent national
recnjitment proG8ss un¢Jer Ihe tem)s of the char￿able Ir￿n￿l￿d 0rgantsab.on ICIOI Cons11t￿On Fo￿da￿On Mod81.
First Steps ED has a b08rd of up to 13 Trustees.. The 8oarf meets regulaty and Is responsibk lor the strategic
directim, policy seltir*J and appo￿lm￿t of its Chiel Exwjlive Oftter. Tfustees are required to a code of condud
and dedare any Gwflicts of intwest. The appointment ofTnfjt￿ &% Char is revw•￿1 every 3 yews.
The skills r&prwnted by 8XiSting Board ofTnJstees i￿18s. currgnl Senior ￿aderS and man￿eTs.. Professor
Heallh Humaniti8s 8nd wdèr in male eatirrfj di50rders', arnl a of Senior Managers from Ihe private and 80cial
impact sectOTS.' arvj rotired Human Rescmjrces a￿1 (kgani8ati(MwI t)e¥dowient txrecior.
Tnjslees re¢(NJnise it Is &s￿tial that Ihe Bowd its Committee5 are drfftse in terms of background. dNersty, skll5,
exporièntss to remain Iruty representalive.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORIAANCE
About Us
Chjr team of seasoned prof8s%onaL8 adoFts a Fer￿￿￿ent￿. qvth'ty-assu￿1. research*ased approach to their work
Iwhen working with sérvicè users). We we de¢Jcaled to Cola￿￿ati(￿I seTVTr)g as ￿ integrated partner in health and
education settings. a(fvwaling for seamless care. &cess. CXMnrxeh&nsive services. and effective care
co0￿Mation.
We have a comaboralive 8nd progresgve ojlture and a v*ue-leil te￿ of staff. vdunteers aThJ pl￿ement $ttJdènts vtho
hdp curate our stskeholdw-léd co-prc#Juction eatirwJ diNxder5. (hjr fOuMlati￿S are built on engaged 18adership.
data-driven Improvement, gnI)andm￿I. and teaTrbas&J ¢afy: k￿$ on our seThKe users underpins our C￿￿ure and
behaviours and many of Ihem become tefrtendets. volunlÈèws, arKI luturn ènwloyees. These values are central to our
mission. guKling us lo provkje the necessary care arKJ supp(Kt lo tlvse seekry our assistan￿. We aim to offer a r&81
¢harte al T￿0very so that IndividuaL8 we not defThd by their ikns.
First Steps ED has bggn * the forefront of the of pe(￿￿ of al ￿es. genders and backgrO￿￿S irnpacled
by eating disordgrs since 21)N and has Ixilt a reputat￿ as thè ￿athn9 evidence-based EaliThJ Disorder ¢harity in the
UK.
Year In Summ¥y
The pa31 year has been marked by *hi8V￿￿ents a)d mi18Stones. Our referral numlxrs arp big1￿r than ever.
ich swJg¢sts that our hard wh)rk #n¢J dÉdiegtion has nc* unnoittd. ShO*ragr￿ r)UT commit￿nI to bringing
about po8itNe ¢hwvJe for 1ndMd￿ inyacted di51xdws.
Our èfforts have enabled us to extend our services to n8w kxaknns throughout Ihe UK. reathiwwJ o4rt to ￿￿1$¢
ommunibtrs ￿ offering vital iesources ar%1 suprmxt to those in need. with a iise in referrals frw boys and men.
Looking 8h&ad to the wming year. ￿ arp guide(I by a strategy aThJ have gro4￿ furthèr 8cross th8 UK. O
commitment to making a Tea impacl rernws ￿￿￿verlYj. and we are enthusiaslic abo￿ 8xpandivg on the $olwJ
groundwork we have laid. Tcyther. tchyths a bThJhter aThJ fvlure tr iThJi¥iduals affected by
eating disorders.
Key St8ts'.
' Total referrals are 2.720
. 2063 referrals from hJnd8d aréas
. 657 from non-fvnded 8re8s
. 32% increase in referra15
. 20% Ol￿ferra1$ are mae
. 976 were chilitren and y¢mJ￿ pe
' 240 were parents or earèrs
' 35% of referrals werg neurthynt
. 32% of referrals were frorn of seNce Lwfs *Ere frorn oth1¢ ¢irnnrfi8s
. 3.469 Bef￿n￿￿ sessions da1wer￿.
Our 5ervic* impact
' 81% improvement lor any ey1)erie￿ an eabng dwder
' 68% improvement for anyone expeiienc4TrJ ARFIO traits (l￿-t￿e SUp￿rt
' We reth1¢￿ rall￿ on NHS eaiThJ (Isorder SeThi￿$ by 70%.
"Il is realty hard to find serwices that are properfy for ￿uro￿Nerse peoFle and therefixe I would sti111
stA￿gI￿va..
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
(h) lop of this. w8 laLmched new nutritional ser¥Kes and specifO for W and men. We also created
Friènds Of to enswe lived experience COnt￿lueS to ked rrto al of ow V*Drt. In adi*ticffi, we ￿veSted
fundraising and GOmmun￿li0ns to help build a w5tatnatAè fuiure kjr the dmrity.
We woukl l*e to thank c*Jr comrrissicfftrs. th6 N*Kmal LOW. Chddw ￿ Need. fiJnthak8e¥s domrs. and a
very special18gator. Mr. George Talbc
Your suppcrt Mear￿ we are able to reach WKI lhouS￿￿S more y￿.
Our strategy:
In 2024. laLmched a new stratew. a lost-and lèam ap￿0ackn to refine aw This process has enabjed us
lo prgs¢nt a clearer wsion ofour path fopward as Contr￿ to make a nwiiThJfvl ¥11￿. Our 81rat&Jies functi￿￿ is to
provide a stable and sustainable found8tKJn s8Nices:
Our services=
- Online gLMded se￿.he￿ re5￿CeS
. Waiting Well workshop
Tellml
. Online group workshops
' Pa￿nt and carw sUp[￿rt
' (￿e-to￿One support
' Psychotherapy
. NLrtrition support
Befn'ending
Pip's Place- Next Steps
. Professional CPD training
r Vision: At F*st Steps ED. envishjn a I*•)￿J kn everyY)ne affect￿1 by eatirwj di5ord¢rs and ￿lated menlal
health conditions is undetsiood ￿ Ca￿ for. We strive lor a ftrture where effective st44)ort is accesslble to all.
Our Missv)n'. We are C￿mitted to F4aur¥J those wa serve ai the %y8frMt of d8cisth m8kir•J. T(98th8r. we can build
a sw)poibve ￿tw0th that empo¥￿rS to IIwicwff•% ¥•ith ¢(*bfKl$rwx and hope.
Our alms and obitttive$'.
Aim 1: Team
To ret8ln. emp0￿r. hire diverse aT￿ sklknl ￿pIe tc) slwpe ts (tsity. with lived experier￿.
Obi8div¢s'.
. Invest Sn ow team, c￿ture, ￿r¥81
. Utllise and deveknp stsff and volunteer skills.
. Bulld Bn 8nvironment based on trust and empry4¥wm
2.. Awareness
To 8ducate aThJ inlluence the n8tiwal ¥gwvJa lo re¢kne st¥)Th a)d irtrease urb*rslanthThJ.
Objectives:
' We wll let people know we exisL
. We w¢ll reduce 8t•3ma #nd in¢r8w wm19￿1•￿11r9.
. Working *iih the people we 58rvg. we sha￿ agerth.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
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ACHEVEMENT AND PERFORIAANCE
Aim 3.. Pathèrstrips
To irnxease our range of servThs a￿1 support pariner*Mp5.
Obje¢li¥es'.
' Wè ￿11 gen8f8tè inccrfng in partnership with the NHS.
' We wll expand our rga¢h into new a￿S of Ihe UK.
e will work in partfie￿ip with Olher charities and corrnnunlios to l¥1 gaps *xJ itrease outreach to hard-lo-reach
peoi)le.
m 4: GnwAh
To 8xp8nd thAr acmss th8 UK to hdp more pgjple axe8s and
Objeclives..
' We aim to support 4.IY)O sefylce users per year in 2 yparn. hav¥￿ alre&ty dtyjtlwj reforrab in three years.
' We lajnth a new Ma￿etIng workpl￿.
' We wdl rèvl*•¥. and deveky ojr seTrice&
The charity wil us¢ the OKR IObpdSves and Kerf Res￿) rnethodffj b) r1E#￿re impact of this stratsgy. This will
be led by the CEO and rnport8d to th8 Board.
FINANCIAL REWEW
strategic Plan
Fir51 Steps ED is a national ealirwj disorder C￿ty wov*thTrJ and suprK)rt to 1ndNi(￿al5 of all 898s. gpnders 8rK1
bad(grounds knchjding th￿r families, and trair*ng and e(kJc81ion ts> prof&￿10n￿lS and with our stskehokjers *lvan¢es Iho
latést èvldenc&-base fry $eN¢e thrc￿h ow Ser¥r￿￿r led, C0-￿tUCt￿)￿ 8twroa¢h. ()Jr pathways
include..
o Chlld and Adolescent Ealing Disorders Treatment PrCgrarr￿￿S
o Transthon Eating Disorder Treatment Progra￿e$ to UnNwyty Students
o Adull Eating oisor￿r$ T￿lment Pmgrammes
o Parent and Carer Support Programrnes
o Digltal Eating DIS0￿8￿ TRaimenl ProgrwTrn
o Guldèd and Self-guided Psychoeducabon and TrdY¥TrJ
o Pe8r Supp)rt Pmgrammes. wKbJing Wcrfkthop5 ￿ Befriendir
R•8•r¥•s poll¢y
The Tnjstee Board has resofved in its 2024r25 Reserves Poky lo IMYd 5 months DeskJnated ReseNes for wlnd up costs
and Tgdundancy Costs in the event ol any reqU￿ment io dose the operatK>n$ of org8nisation. This Is a pragmat
poly due to Ihe nature of the wort carried out as of may tako beh*en 3 and
9 months lo compkte for receiving orwisat￿.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEKr
Gov•fnlng document
Firsl Steps ED is 8 fygi$ter8d Chariiable ￿ganis￿l¥M {CIOI. number 1185092 registered with the Charity
Commission on 29 Auwst 2019. The charws goveniThJ ¢trxument is a FO￿￿tiOn K4crtlèl CcfflstitutKJn adopted on 29
Sèptember 2020.
The chty's a(klress is Wobum HcNJse. ven￿￿ Gale. twby, DE1 1UL
R•crultrmenL Indu¢tlon and trnlnlng of tn•st••s
The Charity undertakes, when Ihtr n¢ed arises. a sth a￿111 to d8temMn• thè rnquirements of the Trustee Board. If a skil
shortage is identified, approths *e made to specAfK people bJenlifiBd a& havirwj these Skills, *there an appointment is
sought a professional reeruitin8nt partner is wwed. for ctrotrtwj a￿￿tr￿entS wional and natKJnal professional
nefv￿rks ervJaged.
Trustees are OBS ckneck￿ and hwe Enhanced ￿￿10s￿e. Thè Board 8valuatès training rew¥ements annually and
Trustees. have access to the Charity's eLeaming Portal fry 81atLrtw COrth￿d Professional Development (CPD) trainirwJ
Including Health and Safèty". GDPR. Cyber S￿Vr￿.. PAI￿ Safeguarding Chldrens, plus 28 other
tralning courses av*ble lo our slaff and ¥￿￿teerS
Rlsk ffi￿agement
The Irustee$ 8xanMnè th8 m8hy iisks Ihal the ch* frn eath finaThial y￿*then preparing af¥J upJatsn9 the ￿rats￿l¢
plan. The charity ha8 dev8k)ped systems to ff￿￿Or and rLmtrc4 these iisks to milgate *iy imp&t that they may have on
the tharity in Ihe fvture.
During 2022 the Board of Trustees ￿reed to wdate ow Qu8Ity IAanW Syst￿$ indusive of wr Gov8man¢e and
Rlsk. Quality and Customw, and Financial Manage￿￿nI syslems prrKesses and &8ked our stsff lo recommend a
new Quality ManwJgmgnt System which was IS091)01-2015 Whol• o￿lSatiOn and British Association for
Counsellww and Psy¢hotherapy IBACP) for ow servhx
- IS09CrfJ1.2015 slartad Jatwary 2020 *ith June
. BACP MeMbe￿h1p c(KnF4eted in 2022
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRAMVE DETAILS
R¢gister¢d Charlty numbor
1185092
Prlnclpal ad(trMs
Wobum House
Vomon Gate
DER8Y
DE1 1UL
Tru$t••s
Mr8 K L Jthon Chairperson
H Bartle IreswJngJ 118120241
K Stevens
S M¢Cready
A SLttherland
D Magson Ires*Jned 27181￿24)
N Callow
Patrons
Catharine Cleary MBE (Founder)
Chl•f EX•Cuti￿ Officer
Kavin Path'nson - ￿Signed 3019r24
Darnel Magson - p?ined 2018r24

FIRST STEPS ED
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
AudStors
Johnson Tidsall Limited
Chariered Accountants
& Statutory Auditor
81 Burton Ro&J
Oerby
Oerbyshire
DE1 1TJ
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILMES
The trustee5 are rèsr¥0nSib￿ for preparing Ihe Annual ReF*NI Ihe f￿8￿￿81 5tatwnwts in 8￿rd￿Ce wlth applica)lo
law and Uniled KiThJdom Accounb"twJ (Uiitd KIyJ￿ Gwally *Kcepted Acc4)unting Pra¢ti¢el.
The law applicatAe to d)arities in England and W*s, the Charithe5 Act 2011, ch￿ (Awunts and Reports)
Regulalions 2008 and Ihè of the tnjst deed requ¥es the tnJStee5 to prepwe firtan¢i* ststements each
financial year which gN8 B trnè and fair vw of the state of affairs of the tharity of the SncomlrKJ res(MJrces and
applKation of ￿SOurces, i￿1￿).￿9 Ihe irtome and exwditure. of the charity for Ihai pw[￿1. In y￿aring th￿ financtal
slatements, the INstees a￿ Wuifed to
. select suitable accounlrng poknos and then lkni consisknty..
obserye the me¢h)ds 8fKI prinGip*s in ￿ Charity SORP:
make iudgernen15 and estwn* Ihat ￿sOnal4e and W￿￿1,.
stale whelher 8ppli¢atle attountir¥J staThJards have been lknpd. to material departu￿ disclosed and
exp1aM￿ in IhÈ financial statements:
prepare the financi81 slalgmgnts ¢)n the cc*Kem basis unless it is inwo1ri8te to pr8sumè th8t th8 eharlty wll
continue in iKW￿5.
The tru$leè$ 8r8 rèspM&ble for keeping proper accowrtI￿ reo)r(ts which 155dose wilh reasonable accuracy at any time
Ihe fin￿¢181 position of th$ Charity and to enable th￿ lo that the finar￿181 statements (x)mpty wth thè Charitl8S
Act 2011, the Charity {A￿￿nIS and Reports) Re￿￿tIOnS 2008 thè pmi*ons of th8 trust deed. They are also
responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity WKI hence r8awnaL49 Step$ for the ￿ventIOn and
dete¢liM of fr￿d and olh8r irregulaiit*s.
Approved by rjrdgr oflhe board of tnMtees ryl........
.J.R.1.2S
.. arm1 dgn8d on ils behalf by:
MrsK
ckson- Truslee
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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF
FIRST STEPS ED
Oplnk)n
We have audited the fin￿181 statwts ol First Step5 ED {￿ 'C￿lty.} for th8 year eNled 31 March 2025 whlch
comprise the Stat8menl of Financial Activities, Ihe Balan¢e s￿1. thè Cash Flow Ststémènt notes to the financial
statements. irKluding a summary of Sp￿lf￿nI accOun￿g polaes. Thtr finan(aal repcrftiryJ framework that has bee
applied in iheir prtrp8rth.on applcale law and United lfjrud(yn PK(xwnthng Standanls IUnite¢J Generalty
Accepted Aceounting P￿ts"Cel.
In our opinion the fin8nrial statemenls..
give a tTue fair view of Ihe stste of the chwKyS altsits as 8131 •Aw¢h 2025 arn1 of its incoming ￿sOurCeS an(1
aFvlication of r$s￿re$s. for th8 year Ihem ended:
have been pr(4)ety prepared in accordance with UThted KivJknn Genwally A¢ix)tsnting Pr&lce: and
have been prepared in a0￿111a￿ Ihe fequThr￿IS ol the C￿[[189 Ad 2011.
Basls for oplnlon
We ¢ondu¢led our audit in accordance wilh Interna￿n81 StswKJar(Js w AuditsrwJ (UK) {ISAs {UK)l and ￿pliCable law. Our
responsibilities undér thos8 stsndards are ftwlher described in the Au(litors' reswnsiblit*s for the asjdit of the fln8ncJal
statements 8ecthon of our ￿p¢￿. We are indeterKlent of the Ch￿ in aemdancè with thè èthkal req￿reMentS Ihat are
relevant to (wr authl of the finaicial &atements in the UK. Th￿ud¥v￿ thè FRC'S Ethtsl Staftda￿, and have fulfilled our
olher etri¢al responsibilrfies in acc#)rdance 4Nilh these We b8fjeve Ihal Ihe audbt evidence we h￿e
obiained 1$ sufficiènt and appropriats lo provide a basis for our opinirm.
ConcluslonF rglating to gdng concem
In awliling the finandal stat&))ents, we ha¥6 Ihatlhe tru#¢ss' w of Ihe gc¥rwJ concem basis of acLountiThJ in
the preparation of Ihe finarKiaJ Stat0m￿lS is apFwiale.
88sed on thg wt¥k have perfcffmed, we have Njt #Jtsntil*d materfal uncèrtainthes relaliThJ to eV￿ts or conditions
Ihat. I￿￿￿7￿u&￿ or coll￿tive￿. may cast ￿bI on lh8 tharivs ability to contmue as a wjing concem for
period of * least tt¥elve monlhs from when the slatwywts are aultrwrnd fty issue.
Our rw0n￿￿711leS aThJ the re5pCff￿lkn5 of the truslees wilh re$r￿t to gOI￿j ccrfKem are described in th8 relevant
sgdw)ns of this report.
Oth•r Infomiatlon
The tNslees a￿ re8pon&l>le for the ovw infrymalwm. The other #rform￿ ￿n￿lSe$ the inbrmathon indu¢*d in the
Annual Report, other than the fjnw¢ial *tements and our ReFth oflhe Irhjep￿dert Audit￿8 thereon.
Our op*ip)n on the fin8ntsal statémènts does nol cover ihe Olher ￿1Orrnation and. except lo the extent olheM8e &xpliuUy
slated in ow report, we ¢k) ￿01 any fom OfassUr¥￿ cclick￿￿ lhe￿n.
In connection with our a￿lit of the ffinancial statements. ¢yJr responsbility is to read the rAher infgrrnati￿ arKI. in doiThJ
so, consider whelher IhÈ (￿1@f Infomalon is materiaty Ir￿l&Stent wth fina￿187 slalements or our knowleijye
obtained in the audit or othèThYise appears to be materiaty rrisslaled. If we identify material 1neonslste￿l8S or
apparent material rThsststwnwt$. are required to detenrine whether Ihis gtves iisÈ to A mat&dal misstat•men( in thè
financial statements themselves. If. bas&J on the we havè ￿rfOrmed, ￿ ¢ondud8 that there 1$ a mateiial
misslatemenl of this oU)ar infomiation, we are required to TeF4Jrt that lact. We have nothing lo report in Ihss regard.
M¥tt•rn on whl¢h w• ar• r•qulr•d io r•port by exceptlon
We have nothing to report ￿ respect of the following matters Charitl8s {Al￿(fItS and Reports) Re9uLalions
2008 ￿￿lfeS u5 to report lo you if. In our opir*Jn'.
the infomab'on given In Ihe Report of ihe Tn￿ is w￿0￿1stent in any mat¢rial reSp￿t wilh ￿ financial
slat¢mènts.' or
sufficient acwunting records have not keFt
the financial stslw)ent$ a￿ not in wJreement the accounling fBcords arml rèbJrr6: or
we have not re¢ei¥ed all thè infom)ation and e¥planatKffiS ￿ require for ¢)ur audrt.
Rèsponsibillti•s of trusi••s
As explaine(I rwKSre fvlly in the stat￿ of Tn￿lee5. Resp￿￿*￿e5, lh& irustè88 ar8 rèsrM)nsbl8 for the p￿paratiOn of
the ffinan(ial slalements whlch give a Ifue f*r view. and for intemal control as the iruslees detemine Is
necessary to enablè Ihe preparation of finanrial *lemen15 that we freg from material mi$statemenL Vh￿ther due to
fraud or error.
In pr8p8ring the financial statements the tw*es are resFAMsth assessing the Ch￿￿S abdity to continue as a
going concem, disthsng. as appkable. matèrs rÈlat8d to goiNJ concem and usry Ihe going concem ba￿S of
accountlng unless the trustees either inteThJ lo IiquKl8te Ihe iknnty orto ¢ease operations. ￿ have no realislic alternalive
but to do so.
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Our rèsponslbllitw kn th• audrt of th8 financial stataffwnts
We have been appointed 85 auditots under ￿tiOn 144 of the Charrt￿$ Act 2011 and reFat fft acctydwce wth the Act
al￿ relevant ￿gUlat￿5 made or h￿IffJ elfectthereund8r.
Our oblactNeS are to obtsin reas(#iabk assurarte aLWt vA*th•r Ihe financial staternenls as a whole are free from
material mlsstat¢ment. *knether due lo Iraud or error. arnl a Report of th¢ IndepeTrJ8nt Awjilots that includes our
Op￿)10n. ReasOna￿e a58urJnc8 is a h￿h level of as￿ra￿e but Is not a guarantse that an audit conducted In
a¢cordance with ISAS (UK) wiu aws delect a material n￿S￿ernent vthen il extsts. mis5iatem￿tS can arisa from fraud
or error aTrJ are ￿nSidered matenal rf. indryidualty or in the agg￿le, Ihey could Tea8(Mwbly be expeGte(I lo inllu8nce
th8 ecOnth￿1C deciWT15 of usws lakèn on the b895 of these ststemen
. incbjdiftg lrnud is dgtailed belov4".
In order ￿ idenlify Ihe rfsk of matwiol M￿10￿1￿￿1￿ r8skWt of irregularilies. Indu(￿n9 we have consIde￿J.
- tha nature and Control $n￿lonment of the chaiity
- the W1￿Me of me8tsngs with m8nagemefit and g0veM￿ce and their attltudeto Yisk aMI the prgvention of fraud
- aSS¢5sment of the chanty's pJli¢w arKI
intWn81 controls.
Followng (wr review Tr•4e haye Identsf￿ the fcliowng artas ¥knich a￿ deuned to have highèst p>tential for fraud or
material missiaiwnentwithm) ts financial slatements..
- r8v•we ￿cognI]I0￿
- fvnd awuntii¥J
- the risk of manag8mento¥eTrfde
We aL80 considered any Iw15 and r￿11411￿$ thai to op8r*ion of tha business indudiNJ employment
law and any he8WI a￿1 safety requirements.
Th8 lolh)4Nryng Wr￿9d￿leS wor• in ￿$￿￿Cl d the mks we idBntified the wtential for malwlal
mbststement:
Income Ifansaction le￿ was perforned lo le￿ tr ￿￿1￿eneSS of irtome. Thls included Ihe r8Mew of granl
dc￿Uments￿on and allocalim to the coffect peri￿. We rtr￿d the approprlateness of income proviwons at the yèar
end in reference to acGnJed or defeffod mCeATie. Po* year-￿￿ s*$ ￿)v￿CeS and CTw&t r￿teS V•pre rev￿**d to 8nsure
the income was the cemGt Per￿￿1.
There are a Thu￿bef of [8St￿ted lunts. temts of 8ath of Ihe8e fvnds and Ihe r8&ricti¥6 nalure of
the eypendllura. The resbith8 nature of th¢ lunds is based on fv geogratthiG lx demographic requirwn8nts of the
fuTh18r and the pwfoM￿r￿¢ targets set the 4re8m8TIt falher Ihan how the fiJndirNJ can be spent. Providing the
perfomian¢e twgets are m8t, any surplus made from the hmding may be transferred io unrestrictèd fvnds 81 lh& gnd ol
the cnnlrnct tem. We have re￿ert the p8rfomw aThJ mMiwir¥J retAYtsfor reasonableness and accuracy.
Joumal eniries We￿ fewew¢d for 8w)ropriat
aTrJ ewuires were made of management as to the pmcedure5 in
plats posling I(￿￿1 enirles. Duri￿j ts￿ autht w C￿ed any large. unusual or transacbons wtsid8 Ihe normal
of tA￿lesS were fvglthghted as 8 resdt of (wr testn¥J.
Atthe planning stage W8 Lknscussed with man•tany regulations which central io the ￿￿rati0Th ol the
charlty, this was shared v•th the audit team. thffwthe a￿ll*e remW￿d alert lor 8ny instances of n(xKrynpliance.
The ￿ancIal ststements were re¥ie*sI aw&de disdosure checklisls to h¥￿1.￿jh1 any Seas of non-compliarhc8.
s¢us¥ons wer¢ hakl With the team wlwe rtwas consKlered alditional disdosures ￿r• required.
A furthèr d¢scrtption ol reSpOns￿lI1￿eS for th8 awlit of the finanoal staternTts is 1¢xa￿j ￿ the Fin￿181 Reportiro
Council's wobsile at w¥.frc.crf9.uwa￿it￿￿respon￿￿llkl6& This de￿.￿ forms part of our Report of the Independ8nt
Auditors.
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Use of our report
This report is madg st*ty to the ¢harfVs tnjslees. as a in wlh Part 4 of the Charl￿3 (Accounts and
Rttportsl Regulations 2008. Ow 8LK1rt work has undertaken so that we nNyhl state to the charity's trustees those
matter5 ws are required to state to them in an auditors. report a￿1 ts no other purFKJ8e. To thg fulest extent pemiitt8d by
law, we do not ?￿p1 or assume responsiblty lo anyone other th8 charity a￿1 the tharity% trustee$ as 8 bLKty. f¢y
our audit work. for this rep)rt. tor the opinvytswe have fom*d.
David M
lor and on
ol Johrw)n Tkjsall Limrted
Chartered Accountants
& Statutory Audrtor
81 8urton Road
or
Derfoyshire
DE1 1TJ
Date..
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
2025
Tt)tsl
nds
2024
Total
funds
Unrnstrlct•d R•strict•d
funds
funds
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations ltyacies
69,513
69.513
70,253
Charltable actlvltl•8
Charitable aclNltles
$11,625 1266.527
1.317,152
1,329,026
Inveslmenl
(Mh8r irKome
Sh96
5.498
6.570
2,233
T¢)tsl
132
1 266.$27
1.398 731
1.410.872
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitsbl• aclSvlti•8
Ch8ritstAe &i¥￿"e5
1 171.804
NET INCOMW(EXPENDrruRE
Transtsrs b•tween fvnds
{43.18S)
19,604
6.355
239,068
17
19.664
Nel mov•mont In funds
29.878
(23,5MI
8A55
239,
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total fvrK15 brought forwa
633,676
74.115
707,791
468.n3
TOTAL FVNDS CARRIED FORWARD
3.552
707 791
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BALANCE SHEET
31 MARCH 2025
2025
Total
funds
2024
Total
fvnds
Unr•strlct•d Restrictsd
funds
funds
FIXEO ASSETS
Tangible assets
14
6.136
8.136
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash at bank and in
15
127.717
704883
127.717
756.477
48.161
805.083
833.fjoo
8M194
853,244
CREDITORS
Amounts falling duè Vlithin one year
16
IIN184)
{176.1841
1145.4531
NET CiIRRENT ASSETS
708 010
707 791
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURREiif LIABILMES
663,552
50.594
714.146
707.791
NET ASSETS
707.791
FUNDS
Unrestricted ftwHIs
R8stricl8d
17
603.552
633.676
74,115
TOTAL FUNDS
714,146
707.791
The flnancial statements were aFproved by Bowd of Trusle¢s and authorisod for issue on
flLa.I I
son- Trusts8
nLkn knn p￿( oflhese financial sla19m￿ts
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FIRST STEPS ED
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
2025
2024
Cash fil￿5 frtyn op•ratlng acllvlt
Cash pnerntéd from operations
39.402
382.082
Net cash {used inypro￿dÉd by LyraknJ ￿1¥
Cash flows from Investlng •¢tbvhtl•s
Purd)asB of tangljle fixed a￿1$
Nel cash (usgd inyprovhjed ty invesw ￿￿¥#18s
(9,204)
Chang• In cash and cash •quhal¢nts In
tho reportlng p¢rl¢d
Cash and ush •qulval•nls at th•
beglnnlng ot th• r•P￿tIng pwlod
148,fjOBI
382.082
423,001
Cash and cash equlval•nts at th• •nd of
thè reportlng peri¢>d
75&477
The Th)te5 fo￿ part of Ihese Ilnanod slalements
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NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCO￿ TO CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTivrriE8
2025
2024
Net incom? forth• rnportlng pwlod las POT th• St*n*tt of Flnwl
Activities)
Adlustmonts for.
Deprwation charg$s
l1ncreaseyd￿￿aS¢ in debtQTS
Increase in creditors
6.355
239.068
3,068
179,$56
30,731
51,370
N•t cash luwd Inyprovld¢d by opèratlons
39,4021
382.082
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS
At 114r24
Cash 11
At 3113125
N•t cash
Ca8h at bank and In hwKI
805,083
75&477
805.083
48.606
75
Total
,606
756.477
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FIRST STEPS ED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
STATVTORY INFORMATION
rst Stèps ED is a ch￿lty regisiered in EThJLand and Wales is a CIO. Th8 charity's wsierBd tharlty numb
and r8gister8d Offi￿ ald￿sS can be the refere￿e administrali¥• detads of R8port of thè
Trust9¢$.
ACCOUNTING POUCIES
Basis of pr•parlng th• financlal slatsm•nts
Thg finartia ststements of the charity, %thch is a put1￿ benefft enlity under FRS 102. been prgpar9d in
accordance Mth the ChariUes SORP (FRS 1021 'Accounbng aThJ RepOrt1￿j by Chartles.. Statement of
Recommended Practice applicable to charib'es prepariThJ Ih•"r accounts in accordan￿ ￿1th the FHiancial
Reporflng Standard in the UK and Repubk ol Ireland IFRS 102) (effective 1 January 20191,. Flnancial
Rèporting Standard 102 The Finanaaj RwNting Standard applicatle in the UK and Repubh'c of IrdaTrJ' the
Ch*itss Act 2011. The fin￿al statements have been underlhe hi&orical costconventK*n.
The currency b￿8 forthe preparation dthese firwwl 51atemerts (K￿nd Slerfu￿ (£1.
Golng conc•rn
The trustees regularly mcffjilor the charivs reserves polcy. risk assessment and cash Ilow to assess the vIa￿"rIty
of the charity. The Irusiees have a reasonable expectat￿ that ihe ch￿lty has adeqvale ￿SoUrceS lo continue In
operatKfflal existence fcff ￿ foreseeatle iINJ5 the fina￿1￿ stat￿￿￿5 are wepared on a going cO￿8M
basis.
Slgnlficantjudgomtrnts •nd ¢$lim•tos
In the app￿.¢a￿on of the charity's acc￿n￿r￿j Fh)k*s. tr￿81ee$ are requir8(I to make wdgement5, estimates
and a&%￿ptionS atAwI the wying ￿rrt of assets and ￿?￿lIbeS that are rea¢Jty appwenl from other
SOUTces. The estima￿ and as5wated a5swnpti¢y￿ are baseLI on historical eyperience other factors that
are con5idere(I to relgvanL Actual re&Ats differ from esb"maies.
There art *xomtirrfJ oslMwl&s and1￿**n￿ts that tho trustees (xMiderto be Si￿￿￿8nt
Incoming r¢swrc•8
All income 1$ reclyjr￿s￿d in Ihe statetr￿ of Flnarttia AAivib8$ Ort• the charity is legally lo Ihe incom8
and thè amount can b8 quantifi8d r&asc¥)abl& &eur8cy. Gifts in k*id hav8 bèèn included at marf(Èt valuè of
gifts rgoeN8d an in assets a￿￿1r93. No •Th￿nIS are irwJwJe¢J ￿ thg fin•Kial donated by
volunteers.
Contfactual Incom8 is reC￿lsed in Ine *ilh the terms of Ihg contraL*
¢￿er Income. ￿￿dIng piriate Wact￿e and se$￿nal is recogThwJ w￿n Ihe
has been wovlded.
Wlhen contixted to d8l¥Er seThiGes. reccwise fimds in the month aThJ year they are spent on that S8NiCè.
When dealir4J vith legw Pa￿ we Twise these in the yew we we n￿fied oflhe
Expendlture
All expeThJitUTe is xcount•J IN on an ￿njal$ basis has dassified uThJer h8a¢&ry that aggregats all
costs relatiThJ lo the cal￿Ory. Where costs Ca￿￿1 be threcty attribuied to parbcular headings they have be8n
allocated to activities on a basis consk8tent wlh the use of Ihe resource. Fundrasn9 cosis are Ihose incurred in
seeking vohjntsry contributions aThJ th) not ￿dUde costs of (lisseminatiThJ infom)ation in the support of the
chariiable activ1￿'es.
TangSbk fixed assets
Depreciation is provhjed at Ihe folltr••ing annual rntes in order to ￿lIe off e￿ asset over its estimated usefvl life.
Compuler equipmert
. 33% ¢￿1
Cash and ca6h equivalents
Cash cash equivalents I￿1￿le cash in harnl (*sits hekl at cal ￿1th b￿ks.
Taxatlon
The charity is exempt from tax its chw*8tye th11￿5.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- cont5nued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
ACCOUNTING POLICIES- c<￿tinued
Fund accountlng
Unrestrfcted funds can bè used n wxMlw*¢e chaiilatle c&Fth'ves at the discretim of the tnjstees.
Restrkted funds ca) orly be for parlKubr restri￿ w￿)$eS Vlithin the objttts ofthe charity. RestsicUMs
arise when sp8afi8d by th8 doMror fvnds affj r￿Sed for paitiujlar restrict￿ purpos&s.
F￿rther explwtKffl ofthe nalws ￿ puryx)80 i8 inc*JJed in the notes to the fjnancial slatements.
Deblors credltovs
Debtors and eredttors Bra rec(wised al the invoKed after Why Off￿￿1. Prepayments. ac£Nals
and deferrnd income is valued at th8 anK¥Jnt eathA8ted.
Penslon costs oth•r post4•tlr•nwnt b*
The charity operates a defined contrtt)u¢i(m pen$iM s(*wne. ContribJtiorts payablè to the charivs pension
scheme are charged to tha Statèmentof Fw)afKJal Activibes in peri￿1 to Ih8y relats.
Flnandal Instruments
Financial ￿st￿mentS are dasslfied and *¢cKw)t8d for. awdry to the substa￿0 of thè contr8clual
arrangement. as eiiher f*)andal asse￿ ffinanoal or equity irtstrumenls. An équity iAstnJmont is any
contract that ewdences a resthjal int•r8St in a&sets ol the Cornpwry after deductirs all of its liabilities.
DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
2025
2024
28290
38,000
17.632
Leg8¢Les
Talk ED
52.621
69.513
70.253
INVESTMENT INCOME
2025
2024
Bank interest recwaLle
5,496
2.233
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTMTIES
2025
2024
Grants
Charitslje acts￿lIeS
Charitsble acbwlies
Charilatle actimbes
93.308
1,180,159
91,352
1.177.290
60,384
Ot￿r income
1,317,1S2
1.329.026
Contrddual income relatss to ￿￿￿￿ent grants reC￿at￿0 fmm NHS ser%ryce contracts.
The fundkng Is contracts vrtlh ts loKJl NHS Inb3rated Care Board$ IICBI.
Olhw relatss to private ¢wnselkng and sessiona
Grants r￿e1ved. Inclu(Jed in *Nm, we as kkn..
2025
2024
The National Lottwy Communhty FLVrtJ
Children in Need
miscell￿e0us Grants
49.883
24,684
18,101
61,815
29,537
93.368
91.352
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- ¢ontinuod
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
OTHER INCOPAE
2025
2W24
Rentsl income
0,570
9.360
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Dire¢1
Costs (see
note 8}
SLVPOrt
costs {s8e
noto 9
Tolals
Charilable ￿ti¥ll
1377,690
1392 376
DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTMTIES
2025
2024
Sl8ff costs
88nk workerlfreelancercosis
Rent rates
Insurdn
Telephone
Printing, pOSt￿e and slab'Lwy
Sundries
HRJweltsre
Advertising and marketing
Travél
Training
LI￿nCeS subscriptior
Repaits and maIntena￿e
Computèr eosts
Tellmi app
Bank charge5
Beèn There 4
1.021.906
65.075
46.896
2.166
10.757
507
13.036
)7,932
56,453
42.667
3.177
9.312
209
5.161
8.255
1.821
13.605
20.018
3,358
1.805
37.688
48.000
376
30.164
15.099
30,532
4,861
7,069
46,505
48,000
857
1377 690
1.159,837
SUPPORT COSTS
Govemance
Charltsble actiV￿e5
14,686
10.
AUDITORS. REMUNERATION
2025
2024
Fees payabte to the Ch￿￿$ the authl d the ¢hWs fin*￿1
staiements
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
11.
TRUSTEES. REIIUNERATION AND BENEFrrs
During the y￿trUSt•$$ did not receive mb8s as trustees.
Th¢ key manwjement personnd of thè tharity ¢￿siSt of the trustee& thè Chief EXeC￿tive Officer and other
memtw of the senior mana3wnt team. The to￿ ber￿ffits of key mar￿gernent pers￿￿e1 were
£283,91212024.. £234,2CIS).
Tnt$to•¥' expenses
Thtr￿ were no trustees. e￿rtses paKI forthe year ended 31 2025 rKxfor the year ended 31 March 2024.
STAFF COSTS
12.
2025
2024
Wages ￿K1 salaries
s￿1￿ secunty costs
Other pens*Jn costs
927.405
75.554
18.947
823.600
61.285
23.047
1.021906
The averag8 nwjnthty nLthr ofryk)yees thm.ry Ihe yew was as Idkms:
2025
37
2024
Direct Charllable Staff
Admir4strabon
37
13.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATE￿NT OF HNANCIAL ACTMTrES
Unreslrthd Restrict8d
funds
lunds
Ttstsl
fvThYs
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Oonalions and legac*s
70.253
70,253
Charitable acll¥ltl•$
Charitsble a￿V￿"e$
1268,642
1.329,026
Inve81menl inccth•
Other income
2233
2,233
9,360
Total
142230
1.268,642
1,410 872
EXPENDMIRE ON
Charitable activitle*
Charltable a¢bwtses
119.458
1.052.346
1.171.804
NET INCOME
Transfers belwwn lund$
22.772
216.296
239.
Net movem•nt In fvnds
187209
51.859
239.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - contlnued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
13.
co￿ARA￿VEs FOR THE STATEIIENT OF FINAMCIAL ACTMTIES. ¢ontinuod
Unreslricted
funds
Restricted
lunds
Totsl
funds
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total fijnds brought
446.467
22256
468.723
TOTAL FUNDS CARRED FORWARD
707.791
14.
TANGIBLE FIXEO ASS
Computer
equipment
COST
Additions
9,204
DEPRECIATION
Charge for year
NET BIXIK VALUE
At 31 Marth 2025
6,138
At 31 Marth 2024
15.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025
2024
Trade deitrs
Other debt
31,120
127.717
48.161
16.
CREDITORS: AK40UNTS FALUNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025
2024
Trgd8 Cre1￿10
Other ueditors
20,573
16.929
128,524
176.184
145,453
ijher c￿11(￿5 includes of £86.440 (2￿24. £1012091.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
17.
MOVEMENT IN Fu?￿s
Transfers
At
3113125
At 114r24
in f
funds
Unfest￿Cted funds
General hjnd
Des*Jnaled Fund
Talk ED
211.977
421.
45.758
186.75B)
67,094
170,977
488,793
3.782
633.076
(19,6641
¢63.552
R￿tr1¢t￿ fvnd$
Dertjyshire Heatth Carè NHS F(MJndat
Trust
Childrgn in Need
Nab"onal Lottery Commwmty FurKI
NHS Derby and Dertythire ICB
LoLwJhbomugh univer￿ EDISS
NHS H$rtfordshir8 IC8 CYP
NHS Lelcestershire CYP Dfjitsl
NHS Coventry ￿11 Wai*i¢Wyre
Derbyshlr8 Par&)t Programmè
Dorby5hiTg Peer Swport
NHS &"miinghan and Sol"hull
NHS &m)inghan Women and Chik
NHS Lèie8St8r- 5-25 Enhan(*d
Mi5¢gllarwu$ grants
Llncoln Unlversity EDISS
NHS Banès. Svrindon. Wiltth*& All Ag8S
NHS Nottingham NEDS
Stafford$hire Commuwmty F(KWKlali
6.059
17
120.882)
16,803
16.9011
28231
1fj285
(12.9651
13.6651
14,132
(12.0S51
(212161
(17,6461
6.964
14.3151
(29.4521
18,0821
(0.059)
(17)
{635)
{16,803)
6,901
{28.231)
21,517
16.285
11965
3,665
114,132)
12,055
13,609
7,607
44.991
27.345
6J64
4,315
29,452
8,082
TOTAL FUNDS
6.355
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- contlnued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
17.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- contlnu•d
Net movement in fijnds. Thjuded in th8 above are as fc0Th￿.
Incomry
R&8ources
expended
Mov8m8nl
in fund$
unr￿trIC1•d lund8
G¢neral fund
Talk EO
128.422
182.6641
45.750
132.2Q4
(82.864)
49.540
Re¥tri¢tod fvnds
Dèrbythlrè Heath C¥• NHS Fothla
Trusl
Children in Need
National Lottery Community Fund
NHS Dèrby 0è￿shI1* ICB
Loughborough UrMv8r5ty EDISS
NHS Hertlordshire ICB CYP
NHS LelcesterslM￿ CYP Dvjtsl
NHS Covèntry and WaMcksh*e
Derbyshi￿ Parnnl Prograrrn
Derbyshi￿ Peer Support
M4S Bimingham SO￿h￿l
NHS Birmingham Women and CIMkJr¢n
NHS L8ic8ster- 5-25 Enha
Miscellaneous grants
Lincoln Univergty EDISS
NHS Ban8s. S%%andon. ￿NshI18 Al Poes
NHS Notbngham NEDS
stsff0fdshl￿ Communty FourKlaliDn
40,890
24.684
49,883
259,614
13,9
250,000
1DO,000
2S,8fKI
13.314
73,8
32.157
18.002
150.000
11.801
25.0(XI
37.51KI
120.000
(34,8311
(24,6671
170.76S}
(242,811
{20,893)
{221,769>
(83,715
138,765)
{18,979)
{S9,758)
{44,212)
{39,218)
(167,646)
14,837)
129,31 S)
166.952)
1128,082)
6,059
{211,882}
16,803
16,9011
28.231
16.285
112.90SI
13,6fj5}
14.132
112,0551
121,2161
117,64fj1
6.964
14,3151
129.4521
(8,Q821
5.503
1,309,712
TOTAL FUNOS
1.398,731
1.392.378)
6.355

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
17.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- contlnued
C¢mp•rntSvo9 for moTMment In funds
Tran*rs
At
3113124
At 114r23
lunds
funds
Unr•strlctsd funds
General fvnd
D•￿gnatSd Fund
51.496
394.971
22,772
137,709
26,728
211.977
446.467
22.772
164.437
633.676
R•8trlct•d fund•
D8rbyshirg PleaNh Cwe NHS
Trust
Childran in Need
National Lottéry Comlm Fund
NHS Derby and Derbythire IC8
LoughtKJrough University EDISS
NHS Nottingham
NHS Hèrtfordshire ICB CYP
NHS Leicestershire CYP Dlil
NHS Cov6ntry and Wwwickthre
NHS Oxford Found&￿ Trusl
Dèrbyshirè Parent Prcwfflrne
Derbyshire Peer Support
NHS &miw¥Jham and So11h￿
NHS &miiNJham Women and Chiklren
NHS Lei¢estw- 5-25 EnharKed
25.161
16.861
21,517
8,017
13,531
20.121
22,103
9.275
5,464
14.102
272
125.1611
116,8611
21.517
18,0171
113.5311
120.1211
{31.4281
19.2751
{14,7471
(17.7501
(2721
16.0481
11.2261
9.325
9283
7.￿7
7.607
44.991
216.296
164,437
74.115
TOTAL FUNDS
468.723
239.¢)68
707.791
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - wntinu•d
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
17.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- conilnued
cc￿para1Ne net ThKJvemenl in in th8 aiMM we a8fOhy•￿.
ReSoU￿S
Movement
in fijnds
lJnrn$tri¢tod funds
Gefier￿ lund
142.2
1119.4581
22.772
R•$trf¢t￿ fvnd¥
Dtsrbyshiw Health Care NHS Fc¥Jnda
Trust
Children in Need
N8*'onal Lottery ConwnLmty FLThJ
NHS Derby and Derbyshwe ICB
Loughbor(MJgh Universty EDISS
NHS Nottingh8m
NHS Hertfordshire ICB CYP
NHS Leiceslorshire CYP Digital
NHS Covéntry
NHS Oxford Foundaticffl Trust
0efbyshl￿ Parent Prowdmme
t)wbyshiTe Peer Support
NHS 8imiw￿h8M and s01h￿l
NHS Bimryham Women and Clildren
NHS Leicester. 5-25 Ertrwlxl
108.856
29.537
61,815
259,614
35.028
89.310
183,6951
112,6761
140,2981
1251.5971
121,497)
169.189)
1227.897)
90.725)
120,903}
{111.523)
112.9631
155,6371
119.0941
{4,6431
25.161
16.881
21,517
8,017
13.531
20.121
22,103
9.275
5.464
14,102
272
6,048
1.226
7.607
44.991
1(K).IKKI
26.367
125.625
13.235
61.685
20.320
12.250
75.0￿)
1,268,642
1,052.346
216.296
TOTAL FUNDS
1,410.872
1 1718041
Restricted Fund$
Derbyshire ComrnuTwty HealUKxrp NHS F(KJrKtstion Tnot fvn(*ry is spent on our staff costs delivering OUT
Inlegraled Cownmviyty Support se￿￿e at for Dety tknrbythire patienls dipthrYJwJ from NHS inpathenl
settings and Parèni Progrnrywne, New Mauds* Met1￿￿.
Children n Need fvndry is sp￿¢ ￿ stsff ￿)Sts tr￿15 dglNgrirvJ our fLY Chil(tren and Young P8We
under thg age of 17 years and ow grwps. iM￿e awareness vKJr*shops. and stegrin9 gmups. Each
year children aNI YO￿ peopl¢ i*nefit from this pro1￿1 and rekX)rt an in¢￿ased k1￿¥￿edge 8nd ability to
manago 1he* è8tity disordèr ￿ m8nt81 hèath. r8w)rt r8duc&1 fèaltrKJs of isol￿on #nd felt ￿s8 stigmali$8d
a&)ul thoir m8nt* heaNh ￿th Inv￿￿￿1$ in ￿-{X￿f￿￿.
The National Lottery Community FUNJ arn1 Aw¥ds F(* AJI is spent on ￿l￿￿￿onal staff Costs I18livwiry our
services for adults ovèr thè agg of 18 yéars vAlh c#)unselk¥J pSYd￿the￿￿pY $8ssions to ènsurè th8t no adult
In financial hartlship is pr￿anted from 1*￿Ir@ s4)port for th8ir dtsc*dèred 8ating or disorder. Each year
adults will d8monstrate Ihe same b$ngfits as wth ChAdr*n in Need lunding.
Loughborough UnNerstty EOISS fuThJNJ Is spent slaff costs to (*INer peer support lor students at
Loughbor0￿h Ur￿verS￿ pr•senthng *lth mihj to moderate ¢ffisorder*l eatro and disorders.
NHS Derty Detyshire Inmrated Cc•MM￿n9 Board [W￿1r￿a is spent on our slaff costs t(N4ards deliverin9
cwr All Age$15 years p￿s) Ind￿bJUaI and tyoup Iherapy servtts regSstered wth a GP i) De¢oy aThJ D&rby*)ire.
NHS Leic8St8r, Leicè*rshre and Rutland Integrnted Ccrnisslc￿iThJ Board funding is spent on c4Jr stsff costs
towards delivering our 5 10 25 years chldren and youTrJ Feople ndivithal and grow therapy services aThJ dgital
gatirwJ disorder app SeN1￿ 1x￿ding SUFWI for pa￿tsIC￿er$ registprett a GP in Leicesler. LeK¢stefshi
and Ruuand.
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Commi8s*)rnng Board fundiThJ is spent on our staff cosis
delivering our S to 17 years chihjren and young pe￿ nJr¥idual aTrJ gr￿P therapy services registered with a
GP in Hertfordshire and West Essex.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continu
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
17.
OVEMENT IN FUIXIS. contSnued
Nottingham ar￿ Nottinghamshire Integrated CrMnmi5sioThThJ Board fundry is ¥Jent on (Klr stsff costs delNeTing
our 18 years adult inthv*Jual and group therapy servrm and accrethted PTofes6vThI IrainirrfJ from (lirect
referrals by Noth"nghamshir¢ Heal￿a￿ NHS F￿at￿ffi Tn
Covenlry and War•itkshire Partnershy NHS Tntst knthng is SP￿11 Cffi W staff o)sts toward5 delivering our 5 10
17 y8ars chibjren young peop￿ ¥xli¥i(kMI Ihwapy seThices, Parent Fffogrdmme and accredrted
PTofe&wonal tra￿1￿ as direct referrals.
NHS &mMngham And NHS Sd11￿11 fvndiThJ is swt on w staff o)sts defvwiTh3 5 years FAU5 individual and
group th8rapy services. parent SLYp￿t programme ￿K1 professional Irdining a5 direct referrals from
Bwmryhwn W[Kn￿'S ￿ l)M"Idren'$ NHS FourTrJaim Tnjst a￿1 Bwmwtyam a)d Sc4ihull Mental Health NHS
FourKlabon Trust.
Oxfrjrd Hèalth NHS Foundathjn Tr￿St fund¥u i8 our slaff costs delveiwvJ our All Ages (S Yea￿ Flus)
individual arhd group ￿rapY seThI￿ fmm refeff* frcffi Bath and East Sornerset, Swin(k)n arnl
Vlitshire eating disorde￿ serv￿.
Small Grants. th)nations aThJ fvndvai8¥￿ enatled chaiity to exlend Ihe nwnber ol p5ythOe￿Cal1Dn groups
and our pMt6d research inforn)ed guNle bcoks aTrJ ￿ldeS to re￿h fflany more 1￿1￿ldUalS
Deswation Funds
Salary no￿ costs
staff re￿ndanCY1PaY claim costs
Office lease and rnt8S
Wokyjm House retum costs
HR and Iwjal wsl
435,906
5,191
17,696
15,000
15,000
488.793
The d85vJnatsd fLmd is desIg￿d io cover Ihe cost ol Ihe charity ￿ng up we estimated the salary
noti¢e rx>sts to be a￿roxINt￿Y 6 rnonths.
Tran$f•rs b•t*gn fvnds
The transfèr bètrA8n funds rnlate lo any surFAu5 C￿ de￿1 made on a restri￿￿ fijnd cn the completion of the
eoThtracl.
The restrictive ftalU￿ of ihe fuThls is based on gec4jr4)h￿ or deMc*Jr￿iC restsictions and meeting performance
tsrg81$ rathw than spendlrtg r8slrictTh& Pmvwthng perf0M￿rE tarws are met by the eThJ of the contract
term 8ny suwplus fvnding Can bs transferred to Ihe f￿￿.
No ackliti￿al is r8¢wed thld cfjsts ex(*8d Ir#>)m• In the need trj Thet sahj Ferk*rnartt targets.
18.
RELATEO PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related paty tran$xdx￿S for ￿rer￿18d 31 March 2025.
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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMTIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
2025
2024
INCOME AND ENDOWMEKrs
Donatlons and l•gacS•s
D￿atIOnS
Legacies
Talk ED
28,290
38,000
17,632
52,621
69.513
70.253
Invostm•nt Income
Bank Inter8st receivab
5N96
2,233
Charltabl• adlvllles
Grants
Contr8etual Inc￿&
Olhgr in¢om&
93,368
1.180,159
43,625
91,352
1.177,290
60.384
1.317.152
1,329.026
Other Income
Rental incorr
Total Incomlng resources
1.398.731
1.410.872
EXPENDMJRE
CharStabl• acilvS11•1
Wages
Social security
Pensions
Bank workerltreelanc8r ts)#ts
Renl and rates
Insuran
Telephone
Printiro. postsge Ststimtsry
Sundiies
HRJwelfar8
Advertising Marte￿￿9
Travel
TrainiThJ
Licences aThJ subscriplKJns
Repairs and maintenar
Conyuter ¢osts
Tellmi app
Bar* charges
Been There app
92T,405
75,554
18,947
65,075
46.898
2,166
10,757
507
13.036
28,260
30.164
15.099
30.532
4,861
7,089
46,505
48,000
857
6,000
823.600
61.285
23.047
56.453
42,667
3.177
9.312
209
5,161
8,255
1.821
13.605
20.018
1.805
37.688
4B.000
376
1.377,
1,159.837
Support costs
Govgman¢o costs
Auditors. remuneration
ca￿le￿ foThYard
5,940
S,940
4,950
4.950
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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
2025
2024
Brought fwrnrd
Legal and Pfofes*crf)al
Compuier equipment
5.940
5.678
4,950
7,017
11.￿7
Total resouTces expend&1
1.392.376
Ngt In¢om•
6,355
239,068
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