






|O<br>CHARITY COMMISSION<br>FOR ENGLANO<br>ANO WALES|O<br>CHARITY COMMISSION<br>FOR ENGLANO<br>ANO WALES|O<br>CHARITY COMMISSION<br>FOR ENGLANO<br>ANO WALES|O<br>CHARITY COMMISSION<br>FOR ENGLANO<br>ANO WALES|O<br>CHARITY COMMISSION<br>FOR ENGLANO<br>ANO WALES|O<br>CHARITY COMMISSION<br>FOR ENGLANO<br>ANO WALES|O<br>CHARITY COMMISSION<br>FOR ENGLANO<br>ANO WALES||Stepway|Stepway|Receipts and|Receipts and|Receipts and|payments|payments|1186465<br>accounts|1186465<br>accounts||CC16a|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||||For|the||penod|01/04/2022||To||31/03/2023|||
||||||||||from||||||||||
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|~|||||~|.|~|~.|||||||||||
|||||||||Unrestricted<br>funds||||Restricted<br>funds||Endowment<br>funds||Total|funds|Last year|
|||||||||to the||nearest<br>f||to the nearest 6||to the nearest 6||to the nearest 6||to the nearest 6|
|A1 Receipts|||||||||||||||||||
|Donations<br>and gifts|||||||||||4,962||||||4,962|2,210|
|Government<br>grants|||||||||||500|64,220|||||64,'720|71,470|
|Other general grants|||||||||||182|64,900|||||65,082|28,700|
|Event income|||||||||||14,270||||||14,270||
|Bank interest|||||||||||||||||||
|Refunds|||||||||||450||||||450||
|Sub total (Gross||||income for<br>AR)|||||||20,369|129,120|||||149,489|102,380|
|A2 Asset and investment|||||sales,||||||||||||||
|(see table).|||||||||||||||||||
|||||Sub total|||||||||||||||
|||Total|||receipts||||||20,369|129,120|||||149,489|102,380|
|A3 Payments|||||||||||||||||||
|Staging fundraising|events||||||||||17,022 ..||250||||17,272|2,442|
|Advertising|||||||||||||423||||423|1,382|
|Wages||||||||||||88,088|||||88,088|43,847|
|Repairs and maintenance|||||||||||332||190||||522|8,989|
|Community<br>projects|||||||||||1,921||1,996||||3,917|16,477|
|Refreshments|||||||||||432||22||||454|769|
|Emergency<br>payout to||veterans|||||||||||||||||
|Travel expenses|||||||||||||1,736||||1,736|1,226|
|Rent|||||||||||||9,171||||9,171|3,636|
|Utilities|||||||||||||520||||520|325|
|Insurance|||||||||||||648||||648|479|
|Telephone|||||||||||||1,687||||1,687|1,079|
|Printing<br>and stationery|||||||||||||1,539||||1,539|1,690|
|Legal and professional|||||||||||1,587||||||1,687|314|
|Computer expenses|||||||||||||282||||282|335|
|Independent<br>examination|||fees||||||||2,150||||||2,150|720|
|Sundry expenses|||||||||||310||||||310|97|
|||||Sub total|||||||23,854|106,552|||||130,406|83,807|
|A4 Asset and investment|||||||||||||||||||
|purchases,<br>(see||table)|||||||||||||||||
|||||Sub total|||||||||||||||
||Total|||payments|||||||23,854|106,552|||||130,406|83,807|
|Net ofreceiptsl(payments)|||||||||||3,485|22,568|||||19,083|18,573|
|A5 Transfers<br>between||||funds|||||||||||||||
|A6 Cash funds last|||year||end||||||28,163||2,836||||30,999|12,426|
|Cash funds||this||year||end|||||24,678|25,404|||||50,082|30,999|





||~||s|||~|~|~|~|~|~|~<br>~|~|~ ~|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||||||||Unrestricted|Restricted|||Endowment|
|||Categories|||||Details|||||funds||funds||funds|
|||||||||||||to nearest<br>F.|to|nearest|K|to nearest R|
|B1Cash||funds|||||Bank|||||24,378||25,404|||
||||||||Cash|in hand||||300|||||
||||||||||Total||cash funds|24,678||26,404|||
||||||||(agree balances||with|receipts and payments|||||||
||||||||||||account(s))||||||
|||||||||||||Unrestricted|Restricted|||Endowment|
|||||||||||||funds||funds||funds|
||||||||Details|||||to nearest<br>K|to|nearest|R|to nearest R|
|B2Other||monetary assets|||||||||||||||
||||||||Details|||||Fund to which<br>asset belon s|Cost (optional)|||Current value<br>o tional|
|B3Investment||||assets|||||||||||||
||||||||Details|||||Fund to which<br>asset belon s|Cost (optional)|||Current value<br>o tional|
|B4Assets retained for|||||the||||||||||||
|charity's||own use|||||||||||||||
|||||||||||||Fund to which|Amount due|||When due|
||||||||Details|||||liabili<br>relates||o tional||o tional|
|B5Liabilities|||||||||||||||||
|Signed by one or two trustees<br>behalf of all the trustees|||||on|||Signature||||Print|Name|||Date of<br>a<br>roval|
|||||||||:,iCI5Lr~&||||M. D. O'Connell||||21/01/2024|
|CCXX|R|2ac|cou|nts(SS)||||||||||||22/01/2024|





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|||||||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Summary||of the purposes|||of|Para1.17|TO PRO MOTE AND IMPROVE MENTAL|
|the charity as set|||out|in its|||HEALTH AWARENESS AND SUICIDE|
|governing||document|||||REDUCTION AMONG<br>VETERANS AND|
||||||||FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH ARMED|
||||||||FORCES LIVING<br>IN ENGLAND<br>AND WALES,|
||||||||FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING|
||||||||THEM FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY|
||||||||EXCLUDED. RELIEVING THE DYMANIC|
||||||||NEEDS WITH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT|
||||||||SERVICES, EVENTS, ACTIVITIES AND|
||||||||COURSES, WHICH PROMOTE A SENSE OF|
||||||||BELONGING AND PURPOSE<br>IN CIVILIAN|
||||||||LIFE.|
|Summary<br>activities||of the main<br>in relation to those||||Para 1.17and<br>1.19|STEPWAY deliver three main services.<br>~<br>7-step civilian skills program|
|purposes||for the public|||||A course built round<br>mental<br>health|
|benefit,|in particular,|||the|||awareness,<br>survival<br>kit for civilian<br>life,|
|activities,||projects|or||||Healthy<br>body healthy<br>mind,<br>leading<br>to|
|services||identified|in|the|||employment<br>and educational<br>opportunities.|
|accounts.|||||||~<br>Banter and Brew sessions|
||||||||A drop-in service for veterans<br>and family|
||||||||members<br>to have a free breakfast,<br>join in|
||||||||with activities<br>like, art sessions,<br>Walk and|
||||||||Talk, and table tennis. guest speakers|
||||||||monthly.<br>Working<br>with a variety of|
||||||||organisations<br>and charities for warm|
||||||||referrals.|
||||||||~<br>The Community<br>Projects|
||||||||~<br>A safe place for the veteran<br>and|
||||||||wider community<br>to visit and take|
||||||||part<br>in activities<br>including-<br>How to|
||||||||grow your own produce at home,|
||||||||Beekeeping,<br>Mushroom<br>farm, Bush|
||||||||craft and Archery,|
||||||||These three services are delivered|
||||||||throughout<br>Worcestershire<br>and the West|
||||||||Midlands|





|Statement<br>confirming|Para 1.18|The Trustees ofSTEPWAY CIO have||
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|whether<br>the trustees<br>have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued<br>by the Charity||had regard to the guidance<br>issued<br>the Charity Commission<br>on public|by|
|Commission<br>on public||benefit.||
|benefit||||



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|Performance<br>offundraising|
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|activities against objectives|
|set|
|Investment<br>performance|
|against objectives|





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|Financial<br>Review|||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Review ofthe charity's|||Para 1.21|See attached<br>financial||||||report|
|financial<br>position at the|end||||||||||
|ofthe<br>eriod|||||||||||
|Statement<br>explaining<br>the|||Para 1.22|n/a|||||||
|policy for holding<br>reserves|||||||||||
|statin<br>wh<br>the<br>are held|||||||||||
|Amount<br>ofreserves<br>held|||Para 1.22|RO|||||||
|Reasons for holding zero|||Para 1.22|Charity still|||in growth stages||||
|reserves|||||||||||
|Details offund materially||in|Para 1.24|n/a|||||||
|deficit|||||||||||
|Explanation<br>of any|||Para 1.23|n/a|||||||
|uncertainties<br>about the|||||||||||
|charity continuing<br>as a going|||||||||||
|concern|||||||||||
|Additional<br>information|(optional)||||||||||
|You ma<br>choose to include||further statements||where relevant|||about||||
|||||Armed Forces Covenant||||||Trust Fund|
|||||Veterans|Foundation||||||
|The charity's<br>principal<br>sources offunds<br>(including|||Para 1.47|European<br>Social Fund<br>Local Councils (Sandwell||||||and Worcester)|
|any fundraising)||||Donations|||||||
|||||Fundraising||events|||||
|||||Just Giving|||||||
|Investment<br>policy and<br>objectives including<br>any|||Para 1.46||||||||
|social investment<br>policy|||||||||||
|adopted|||||||||||
|||||Funding|is|key to sustainability.<br>Therefore,|||||
|||||a CLG was formed||||by|the charity Trustees||
|A description<br>ofthe principal|||Para 1.46|to enable|fundraising||||to|be more flexible.|
|risks facing the charity|||||||||||
|Other|||||||||||





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|Structure,<br>Governance|and Man|agement|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Description<br>of charity's||CIO|||
|trusts:|||||
|Type of governing<br>document|Para 1.25|Foundational|||
|(trust deed. royal charter}|||||
|How is the charity|Para 1.25|CIO|||
|constituted?|||||
|(e.g unincorporated|||||
|association,<br>CIO}|||||
|Trustee selection methods<br>including<br>details of any<br>constitutional<br>provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of|Para 1.25|Trustees <br>with the <br>Operation|are selected by <br> existing trustees,<br>Director.|agreement<br>CEO and|
|any person or body entitled|||||
|to appoint one or more|||||
|trustees|||||



|trustees||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Additional||information||(optional)||||
|You ma|choose to include||||further statements|where relevant<br>about||
|||||||In-house training<br>provided to cover||
|Policies <br>adopted|and procedures<br>for the induction||||Para 1.51|financial<br>controls policy, Fundraising<br>policy, Data Protection,<br>Health<br>and||
|and training|||oftrustees|||Safety. The full list of policies can be||
|||||||found on www. ste<br>wa<br>.or . Monthly||
|||||||Workshops.<br>Professionallndemnity||
|||||||insurance<br>policy. Managing||
|||||||Performance<br>/Capability<br>Policy are also||
|||||||in place. Trustees receive an in-||
|||||||brief/training<br>session from the Chair||
|||||||and CEO. They are also encouraged|to|
|||||||attend the 7Step civilian<br>skills program||
|||||||to familiarise<br>themselves<br>with the aims||
|||||||ofthe charity. Moreover,<br>A handbook||
|||||||for employees<br>and volunteers<br>is||
|||||||provided<br>which includes<br>all policies||
|||||||and procedures.||
|||||||Trustees Board, CEO and Operations||
|The charity's<br>structure<br>and|||organisational<br> any wider||Para 1.51|Director. Work closely with Armed<br>Forces Covenant<br>Team at County||
|network|with||which the|||Council and City Council, sit on the AFC||
|charity works||||||Committee.<br>In partnership<br>with the||
|||||||Salvation<br>Army who we operate out|of|
|||||||their buildings<br>in Oldbury<br>and||
|||||||Worcester. Part ofthe VPPP portfolio||
|||||||with 11other charities covering the||
|||||||Midlands.<br>Including-<br>Defence Medical||
|||||||Welfare Service, SSAFA, ASDIC,||
|||||||Combat Stress, COBSEO.The Poppy||
|||||||Factory, Fighting with Pride, Mission||





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|ames|ofthe|charity trust|ees who manage the|charity||||
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||Trustee|name|Office (ifany)|Dates acted if not for whole<br>ear|Name <br>to a|of person (or body) entitled<br>oint trustee<br>if an||
||Michael|O' Connell|Chair/Compliance||Board|ofTrustees||
||Kevin McCann||Secretary||N/A|||
||Dave Carney||Finance||N/A|||
||Kevin Gale||Fundraising||N/A|||
||Troy Davies||People's Champion||N/A|||
||Graham|Greenberg|AFVBC||N/A|||
||||Representative|||||
||Marie Kearney||LGBT+||N/A|||
||||representative|||||
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|Funds held as custodian|Funds held as custodian|trustees|on behalf ofothers|
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|Description<br>ofthe assets||n/a||
|held<br>in this capacity||||
|Name and objects ofthe||n/a||
|charity on whose behalf|the|||
|assets are held and how|this|||
|falls within the custodian||||
|charity's objects||||
|Details ofarrangements|for|n/a||
|safe custody<br>and||||
|segregation<br>ofsuch assets||||
|from the charity's<br>own||||
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