THE NEXT STEP TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-14 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£669K
-29.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+7.6% vs 2024
Employees
90
+36.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £2,621,626 | £2,909,385 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £207,583 | £201,843 | |
| Cash | — | — | £945,893 | £669,183 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,652,968 | £2,854,811 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £2,652,968 | £2,854,811 | |
| Equity | — | — | £2,652,968 | £2,854,811 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 66 | 90 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,842,416 | £2,029,324 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+11%
£2,621,626 £2,909,385
-
Cash
-29.3%
£945,893 £669,183
-
Net assets
+7.6%
£2,652,968 £2,854,811
-
Employees
+36.4%
66 90
-
Wages
+10.1%
£1,842,416 £2,029,324
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | 7.9% | 6.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 10.49x | 6.33x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cresswells Accountants (UK) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In the opinion of the trustees, there are no material uncertainties as to the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “2024-25 has been a year of change in the structure and operation of The Next Step Trust.”
- “We lost three Next Steppers and a colleague in the space of three months. Leaving the team reeling with shock and grief.”
- “The external developments around King Cross have been dedicated to the memory of all the friends that we have lost over the years.”
- “The Development Day in February 2025 allowed us the time to get to know each other as our team continues to grow.”
- “The purchase went through in April 2024 and over the last year we further adapted the property to meet building regulations requirements.”
- “In September 2024, we had a planned closure to refit the lining (hydrotherapy pool).”
- “We have progressed in the plan to have solar panels installed-we have started applying for grants to support this.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOONEY, John Spencer | Secretary | 2006-03-01 | — | British |
| CAWTHORN, Maureen Sneddon | Director | 2008-09-01 | Jul 1963 | British |
| MOONEY, John Spencer | Director | 2006-03-01 | Feb 1965 | British |
| NAYLOR, Christine Ann | Director | 2006-03-14 | Jan 1947 | British |
| PEARSON, Emily Jayne | Director | 2023-06-21 | Apr 1982 | British |
| STRADESKI, Leigh-Anne | Director | 2013-11-27 | Aug 1957 | Canadian |
| WALSH, Julie | Director | 2019-01-30 | May 1964 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEARSON, Jonathan Christopher | Secretary | 2006-02-16 | 2006-03-01 |
| SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-02-16 | 2006-02-16 |
| HARRIS, Christine May | Director | 2007-12-05 | 2013-11-27 |
| PEARCE, David | Director | 2012-01-19 | 2013-07-31 |
| PEARSON, Graham | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| PEARSON, Jonathan Christopher | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2019-07-01 |
| PEARSON, Tracey Jane | Director | 2006-02-16 | 2006-03-03 |
| PEERS, Andrew | Director | 2016-10-06 | 2021-12-31 |
| STUBBS, Andrew John | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2007-11-22 |
| THOMSON, Helen | Director | 2011-12-10 | 2017-11-14 |
| SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-02-16 | 2006-02-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.