Steps: Mentoring and Coaching Trustee’s Report
& Financial Statement Year Ending August 2025 (01/09/24 – 31/08/2025)
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Charity : Steps: Mentoring and Coaching
Charity Number : 1189208
Steps: Mentoring and Coaching was registered on 27[th] April 2020. This is its fourth annual report.
Objects
“To advance in life and help people by providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.”
Trustees
Rev Valerie Spencer (Chair)
Rev Tori Venmore-Rowland
Rev Betty Trinder
Mr Peter Orr (Secretary)
Treasurer
Mrs Angela Fox
Intro
We launched the charity in 2020 during a pandemic which shaped how we have operated, initially intending to work with young people, but the need amongst adults for support was considerable, so we expanded our remit to include people of all ages.
The vast majority of sessions take place online via videoconferencing applications or by telephone. A small number of sessions have taken place in-person where that has been preferred. This has allowed staff to engage with clients and to provide much-needed support.
Trustee meetings have mostly remained online due to those early restrictions and the subsequent desire to avoid unnecessary travel for in-person meetings. We will continue to meet online, and in person when this is deemed to be appropriate.
As regards public benefit, it is widely acknowledged that people of all ages continue to suffer from the stresses caused by and impact of the recent pandemic. We know from their feedback that the care and support provided so far has made a difference to our clients, helping them directly and easing the demands on other services.
We anticipate our ways of working being appropriate for the pursuit of our aims now that the pandemic is over and we are all moving forwards.
Activities & Achievements
Over the past year we have been able to support 8 young people mainly in the sixth form college, and 10 adults.
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This has involved one-to-one sessions with all clients where they have talked with and had the support of our members of staff. This has helped these clients deal with the pressures of their situations, whether in personal, educational, or work settings, which have been particularly difficult as a result of the pandemic. Many clients have shared that this support was critical in their navigating this period.
Andy Barnard left the team this year, and Matt Ashpole successfully applied to join us for the start of September.
Rev Tim Weatherstone stood down as a trustee as he moves on to new things, whilst Rev Betty Trinder and Rev Tori Venmore-Rowland joined the trustees.
Future Plans
The relationship with the Sixth Form College is productive and we are pleased to be able to provide on-going services to the students. We will continue to develop this relationship.
We also mentor/coach a number of adults. This tends to be for a longer period than the students which are typically supported for six sessions before a review takes place.
Finances
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Total income: £ 4,462 (01/09/2024– 31/08/2025)
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Total expenditure: £ 3,420
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Assets: £ 5,062
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Sources of income: Grant income, regular and one-off donations from individuals and organisations.
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Main expenditure: Salaries, insurance, training.
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| Steps | 1189208 | |||||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | |||||
| For | the period from |
01/09/2024 Period start date |
To | 31/08/2025 Period end date |
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 560 32 1,350 2220 300 4,462 4,462 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ 560 32 1,350 2,220 300 4,462 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| fund raiser | |||||||||
| Gift | |||||||||
| Gift Aid | 560 | 749 | |||||||
| Investment interest | 32 | 37 | |||||||
| Grant | |||||||||
| DSFC | 1,350 | 1,350 | |||||||
| hmrc refund | |||||||||
| Individual Misc - oxygen |
2,575 | ||||||||
| 325 | |||||||||
| 5,036 | |||||||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| - | |||||||||
| Sub total | - | ||||||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 5,036 | |||||||||
| Salaries | 2,674 | 2,674 | 3,814 | ||||||
| Safeguarding | |||||||||
| Training/conf | |||||||||
| Expenses annual fees | 55 | ||||||||
| HMRC | 479 | 479 | 410 | ||||||
| Insurance | 267 | 267 | 251 | ||||||
| safeguarding | 58 | ||||||||
| dsfc refund | |||||||||
| misc/ web | 230 | ||||||||
| **Sub total ** | 3,420 | - | 3,420 | 4,818 | |||||
| - - - |
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| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Sub total | - | ||||||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 4,818 | |||||||||
| 1,042 | - | 1,042 | 218 | ||||||
| 4,020 | 4,020 | 3,802 | |||||||
| 5,062 | - | 5,062 | 4,020 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
24/09/2025
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories in Bank on 31st Aug Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Details NW Current NW Saver Account Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 2470 |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 2470 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,592.00 £ |
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| 5,062 | - | ||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
24/09/2025
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