Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 8

FOOTSTEPS COUNSELLING & CARE

Footsteps Counselling & Care is an independent organisation and an associate member of the British Association of Counsellors & Psychotherapists (BACP).Footsteps provides free, professional, non-directive,confidential counselling for anyone in Gloucestershire suffering due to pregnancy loss (miscarriage or abortion, still-birth, neo-natal death, post or ante-natal depression, or crisis pregnancy).

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/10/23		£160	£169	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/10/22		£113	£156	£-44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/10/21		£146	£145	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	27
31/10/20		£125	£100	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/10/19		£82	£80	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/10/18	*	£68	£51	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/17		£59	£51	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/16		£47	£49	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/15		£47	£42	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/14	*	£46	£22	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.footstepscandc.org.uk

office@footstepscandc.org.uk

01452308618

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Other Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Footsteps Counselling & Care
£10,000	05/05/2023	The funding will be used to expand specialist face-to-face counselling services to meet demand within the more economically disadvantaged areas of Gloucestershire. The project aims to allow the ....more The funding will be used to expand specialist face-to-face counselling services to meet demand within the more economically disadvantaged areas of Gloucestershire. The project aims to allow the community to access the emotional support they need quicker improving mental health.
Barnwood Trust - Gloucestershire Funders (Organisational & Group Funding)
£20,000	14/12/2022	Counselling for pregnancy, fertility and birth-related issues
Barnwood Trust - Access Audits
£1,440	07/12/2022	ReciteMe accessibility software for website
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£3,600	26/05/2020	Support with issues relating to pregnancy and childbirth
DCMS - Rosa Fund, Tampon Tax
£10,335	01/05/2017	[Placeholder]
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Footsteps Counselling & Care
£20,000	08/09/2016 24	towards two years' salary of the Team Leader at a project providing support and counselling to people affected by pregnancy related issues or loss in Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:

ELLA TRELOAR Appointed: 2022

HIRAN RANA (Chair) Appointed: 2022

KATHERINE ELIZABETH HANSEN-CURRIE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Maternity Care Assistant

MICHAEL WARNER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Civil Servant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/07/2013, number: 1152972
Registered at Companies House on 30/10/2012, number: 08274698

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR18: 33 days late, AR14: 29 days late,

Main office

51 Westgate Street
Gloucester
GL1 2NW

Objectives

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF FAMILIES AFFECTED BY PREGNANCY INCLUDING LOSS (MISCARRIAGE OR ABORTION), STILLBIRTH, NEO-NATAL DEATH, RISK OF FOETAL ABNORMALITY, ANTE OR POST NATAL DEPRESSION, HIGH RISK PREGNANCY OR INFERTILITY IN SUCH WAYS AND BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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