STEP BY STEP PARTNERSHIP LTD
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Cash
£1.5m
+12.1% vs 2025
Net assets
£2.4m
+2.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
84
0% vs 2025
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £4,233,406 | £3,973,451 | £4,116,875 | +3.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £268,679 | £85,689 | £54,069 | -36.9% | |
| Cash | £1,776,324 | £1,316,922 | £1,475,778 | +12.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,298,626 | £2,352,695 | +2.4% | |
| Net assets | £2,212,937 | £2,298,626 | £2,352,695 | +2.4% | |
| Equity | £2,212,937 | £2,298,626 | £2,352,695 | +2.4% | |
| Average employees | 81 | 84 | 84 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,940,892 | £2,132,149 | £2,280,476 | +7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 6.3% | 2.2% | 1.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 23.8% | 19.4% | 22.0% | |
| Current ratio | 3.33x | 3.36x | 3.08x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- STEP BY STEP PARTNERSHIP LTD 2006-12-28 → present
- EMMAUS PROJECTS LIMITED 1997-11-17 → 2006-12-28
- BLACKWATER VALLEY ACCOMODATION PROJECTS 1989-10-12 → 1997-11-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions thạt, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group or the parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. Through this review, the Trustees have assessed that the Charity continues to be a going concern.”
Group structure
- STEP BY STEP PARTNERSHIP LTD · parent
- Step by Step Fostering Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 54 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Lucy Alannah Rosemary | Secretary | 2020-07-18 | — | — |
| BARNES, Lucy Alannah Rosemary | Director | 2020-06-18 | Jan 1975 | British |
| GALLAGHER, Clare | Director | 2022-10-31 | Aug 1976 | British |
| MITCHELL, Andrew Scott | Director | 2020-03-17 | Apr 1964 | British |
| MOWAT, James William | Director | 2020-03-17 | Apr 1986 | British |
| MYLVAGANAM, Sasitharan | Director | 2019-04-24 | Oct 1953 | British |
| PORTAL, Jonathan Francis, Sir | Director | 2019-04-15 | Jan 1953 | British |
| SKERRY, Caroline | Director | 2020-02-04 | Jan 1977 | British |
| WARD, Rebecca Jane, Dr | Director | 2025-05-01 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 54 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRETT, Sarah Catherine | Secretary | 1997-04-05 | 1999-07-07 |
| CHAPMAN, Alan Charles | Secretary | 2009-12-03 | 2020-07-18 |
| JELF, Nowell Fitz Cary | Secretary | — | 1993-09-20 |
| LINDO, Malcolm | Secretary | 1999-07-07 | 2001-06-02 |
| PARROTT, Christopher Henry Garwood | Secretary | 2001-06-02 | 2009-10-13 |
| TINLING, Michael Leigh Scott | Secretary | 1994-01-17 | 1997-04-05 |
| AUTERI, Andrea | Director | 2018-11-17 | 2022-10-31 |
| BEDFORD, Diane Beverley | Director | 2008-03-05 | 2015-11-19 |
| BREARLEY, Stephen David | Director | 2022-10-31 | 2024-12-23 |
| BRETT, Sarah Catherine | Director | 1997-04-05 | 1999-07-07 |
| BROWN, Michael James | Director | 1996-09-28 | 2014-10-02 |
| BULGIN, Bruce Grant | Director | 2006-02-03 | 2008-10-07 |
| CARMAN, Nina May | Director | 1996-05-11 | 2004-02-02 |
| CARVALHO, Presnentacao Antonio Das Dores, Dr | Director | — | 1996-10-24 |
| CHAPMAN, Alan Charles | Director | 2010-08-09 | 2016-12-05 |
| CLARK, Elayna Margaret | Director | 2011-07-04 | 2012-10-04 |
| CLEMENTS, Joanna Romayne | Director | 1999-07-07 | 2002-02-21 |
| CLIFFORD, David Edward | Director | 2007-02-13 | 2008-03-05 |
| COOK, John Anthony Edward Alfred | Director | — | 1993-02-22 |
| CRANE, Philip Edwin | Director | 1996-05-11 | 2011-10-18 |
| CRANE, Ruth Constance | Director | 1996-05-11 | 2005-10-19 |
| CROWTHER, Bridgett Dolores | Director | — | 2006-03-31 |
| CUMMINS, Paul | Director | 2016-05-23 | 2019-07-15 |
| DEVLIN, John Sydney | Director | 2006-07-25 | 2024-11-04 |
| ELLIOTT, John Patrick | Director | — | 1997-06-07 |
| EMERSON, Edward Christopher | Director | — | 1992-08-01 |
| END, Valerie Pauline | Director | 1996-05-11 | 1997-04-05 |
| GATHERGOOD, Keith | Director | 2010-04-28 | 2025-06-01 |
| HAMIDUDDIN, Sarah | Director | 2014-02-16 | 2018-08-06 |
| HANNINGTON, Stephen James | Director | — | 1995-03-25 |
| HURST, Peter Robert | Director | 2004-07-31 | 2009-10-13 |
| JAMES, Leah Katherine Anne | Director | 2018-09-22 | 2019-11-15 |
| JAMES, Russell Thomas | Director | 2006-02-03 | 2022-09-23 |
| KAYE, Charles Fitzroy Coogan | Director | 2007-02-13 | 2008-10-03 |
| KENT, Philip John | Director | 2016-07-11 | 2019-11-15 |
| LAMBERT, Ian Paul | Director | 2006-07-25 | 2008-05-20 |
| LINDO, Malcolm | Director | 1999-07-07 | 2001-06-02 |
| LUCAS, Jolyon Philip | Director | — | 1996-03-25 |
| MARTIN, Richard Hubert Joseph Baynes | Director | 1995-05-15 | 1997-02-01 |
| MCCURRACH, Maureen Hagen | Director | — | 1994-10-31 |
| MURPHY, Anthony John | Director | 2013-12-15 | 2019-07-08 |
| NEIL, Jamie Gibson | Director | 2016-10-05 | 2018-02-01 |
| PARROTT, Christopher Henry Garwood | Director | 1994-01-17 | 2009-10-13 |
| PORTO, Sue | Director | 2014-06-06 | 2016-02-10 |
| SCARBOROUGH, John Thomas | Director | 1993-01-15 | 1996-05-11 |
| SCOULAR, Mark Anthony | Director | 2019-04-12 | 2019-11-15 |
| SMITH, Robert Stjohn | Director | 2010-08-09 | 2012-07-18 |
| THOMAS, Caren | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2022-10-31 |
| THOMAS, Gordon Herbert | Director | 1997-10-30 | 2006-03-31 |
| THOMAS, Gordon Herbert | Director | — | 1993-10-12 |
| TINLING, Michael Leigh Scott | Director | 1994-01-17 | 1997-04-05 |
| VIVEASH, Peter John | Director | — | 2003-07-26 |
| WILKS, Alison Mary | Director | 2009-11-29 | 2013-07-29 |
| WREN, Christopher Raymond | Director | — | 1994-01-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 212 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.