# NEXT STEP FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1191176
- **Other names:** BONAS MACFARLANE UNIVERSITY PREPARATION PROGRAMME, NEXT STEP EDUCATION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 7, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1191176


## Contact

- **Address:** c/o Next Step Education Ltd, The Engine Room, 18 Battersea Power Station
- **Postcode:** SW11 8BZ
- **Phone:** 02072232794
- **Email:** info@nextstep.foundation
- **Website:** https://nextstep.foundation/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT[S] OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY DELIVERING COURSES TO STUDENTS LIVING IN THE UK WHO COME FROM UNDERPRIVILEGED BACKGROUNDS IN ORDER TO HELP THEM MAKE SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS TO UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES AT UK UNIVERSITIES. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, AN ‘UNDERPRIVILEGED BACKGROUND’ MEANS THAT A STUDENT ADHERES TO ONE OR MORE OF UK UNIVERSITIES’ WIDENING PARTICIPATION CRITERIA.

**Activities:** Our aim is to advance education for the public benefit by delivering courses to students living in the UK who come from underprivileged backgrounds in order to help them make successful applications to undergraduate programmes at UK universities.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £20600 | £32874 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £61000 | £67155 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £49522 | £94379 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £141010 | £36687 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **David Wellesley-Wesley** (Chair) — appointed May 20, 2020
- BRENDAN KING — appointed Dec. 9, 2023
- Charles Bonas — appointed May 20, 2020
- James Higgins — appointed May 20, 2020
- MOHAMED OMAR — appointed Dec. 9, 2023