## **STEPPING STONES STRATFORD UPON AVON** ## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **PERIOD ENDED** **31 DECEMBER 2024** **Registered Charity Number: 1198912** ## **STEPPING STONES STRATFORD UPON AVON** ## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024** |**Contents**
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Balance Sheet
Statement of Financial Activities| |---|---| |**Registered office**|21 Lattimore Road| ||Stratford upon Avon| ||CV37 0RZ| |**Accountants**|TC Murphy Salisbury| ||Celixir House| ||Stratford Business & Technology Park| ||Banbury Road| ||Stratford-upon-Avon| ||CV37 7GZ| |**Registered Charity Number**|1198912| ## **STEPPING STONES STRATFORD UPON AVON** ## **ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024** ## **Governing Instrument** Deed of Trust created 11 May 2022 The Trustees who served during the year were: Ms Clare Reeves Mr Richard Heathcote Mrs Joy Heathcote Mr Thomas Gape ## **Objects of the Charity** The relief of poverty, sickness, old age and distress and such other charitable objects as shall from time to time be considered appropriate by the trustees. ## **Financial review** The Trustees have continued to follow the same grant making policy as that operated since the Charity's inception, which is making grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice. The trustees have no intention in changing the policy stated above in the future. ## **Reserves policy** It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which include the free reserves of the charity, at a level, which provides sufficient investment income to cover the level of grants and expenditure each year. ## **Risk management** The charity continues to examine the major strategic, business and operational risks, which it faces, and to develop and implement systems to mitigate any exposure. ## **TRUSTEE** …………………………………………...……………… Date 16th September 2025 ## **STEPPING STONES STRATFORD UPON AVON** ## **BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2024** **----- Start of picture text -----**
2024 2023
Note £ £ £ £
Current assets
Cash at bank 6,220 19,530
6,220 19,530
Current liabilities
Trustee expenses due for reimbursement 603 0
603 0
REPRESENTED BY:
Designated Funds (Page 3)
Total Designated funds 5,617 19,530
5,617 19,530
Approved by the Trustees on 16th September 2025
Ms Clare Reeves
Clare Reeves
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Mr Richard Heathcote Mrs Joy Heathcote Mr Thomas Gape ## **STEPPING STONES STRATFORD UPON AVON** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Total Total
Funds Funds
2024 2023
£ £
Incoming resources
Charitable income 3,633 850
Grants 2,500 21,835
Total incoming resources 6,133 22,685
Resources expended
Direct charitable expenditure: 18,000 4,804
Management and
administrative expenditure:
Trustee administration 2,046 1,187
Total administrative expenditure 2,046 1,187
Total resources expended 20,046 5,992
Net incoming resources - 13,913 16,693
Net movement in funds - 13,913 16,693
Total funds brought forward 19,530 2,837
Total funds carried forward 5,617 19,530
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All amounts relate to continuing activities. There were no other recognised gains or losses during the year. Stepping Stones - Final accounts 2024 2025-10-07 Final Audit Report Created: 2025-09-08 By: TC Murphy Salisbury Ltd (adobe@murphysalisbury.com) Status: Signed Transaction ID: CBJCHBCAABAAzlqFiApZimTTaO2CjTs1rA0W-_-sF5f6 ## "Stepping Stones - Final accounts 2024" History Document created by TC Murphy Salisbury Ltd (adobe@murphysalisbury.com) 2025-09-08 - 5:04:51 PM GMT- IP address: 77.240.3.115 Document emailed to rich@steppingstonessoa.org for signature 2025-09-08 - 5:04:55 PM GMT Document emailed to joyheathcote0404@gmail.com for signature 2025-09-08 - 5:04:55 PM GMT - Document emailed to clarelreeves@hotmail.com for signature 2025-09-08 - 5:04:56 PM GMT Document emailed to tom.gape@redpointbristol.co.uk for signature 2025-09-08 - 5:04:56 PM GMT Email viewed by tom.gape@redpointbristol.co.uk 2025-09-08 - 5:10:28 PM GMT- IP address: 66.249.93.66 Email viewed by joyheathcote0404@gmail.com 2025-09-08 - 5:16:03 PM GMT- IP address: 86.152.202.63 Email viewed by clarelreeves@hotmail.com 2025-09-08 - 5:36:36 PM GMT- IP address: 104.28.130.40 Email viewed by rich@steppingstonessoa.org 2025-09-08 - 5:46:13 PM GMT- IP address: 86.152.202.63 Signer clarelreeves@hotmail.com entered name at signing as Clare Reeves 2025-09-09 - 7:59:57 AM GMT- IP address: 87.80.213.182 Document e-signed by Clare Reeves (clarelreeves@hotmail.com) Signature Date: 2025-09-09 - 7:59:59 AM GMT - Time Source: server- IP address: 87.80.213.182 - Signer rich@steppingstonessoa.org entered name at signing as Richard Heathcote 2025-09-14 - 2:44:25 PM GMT- IP address: 84.20.17.165 Document e-signed by Richard Heathcote (rich@steppingstonessoa.org) Signature Date: 2025-09-14 - 2:44:27 PM GMT - Time Source: server- IP address: 84.20.17.165 Email viewed by joyheathcote0404@gmail.com 2025-09-25 - 6:44:22 AM GMT- IP address: 90.161.84.229 Signer joyheathcote0404@gmail.com entered name at signing as Joy Heathcote 2025-09-25 - 5:19:14 PM GMT- IP address: 212.63.118.119 - Document e-signed by Joy Heathcote (joyheathcote0404@gmail.com) Signature Date: 2025-09-25 - 5:19:16 PM GMT - Time Source: server- IP address: 212.63.118.119 Email viewed by tom.gape@redpointbristol.co.uk 2025-10-07 - 10:56:27 AM GMT- IP address: 66.102.9.161 New document URL requested by tom.gape@redpointbristol.co.uk 2025-10-07 - 10:56:31 AM GMT- IP address: 193.46.242.58 - Signer tom.gape@redpointbristol.co.uk entered name at signing as Thomas Gape 2025-10-07 - 10:57:17 AM GMT- IP address: 193.46.242.58 - Document e-signed by Thomas Gape (tom.gape@redpointbristol.co.uk) Signature Date: 2025-10-07 - 10:57:19 AM GMT - Time Source: server- IP address: 193.46.242.58 ## Agreement completed. 2025-10-07 - 10:57:19 AM GMT