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first steps (bath)

The charity supports children and young people and other defined groups. First Steps (bath) is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Bath and operates in Bath And North East Somerset.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

First Steps (Bath) is a Registered Charity and an accredited Social Enterprise. Our aim is to improve outcomes for young children in areas of need by working alongside their families and other professionals, through our Early Childhood Community Centres at Woodhouse Road, Twerton and at Moorfields Road and our Specialist Early Years Centre, Bath Opportunity Pre School, (BOP), Frome Road, Bath.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,008,995
Latest Expenditure
£1,969,451

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 98.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £73,052
Charitable Activities £1,891,315
Other Trading £36,410
Investments £8,218
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,969,451
Raising Funds £0
Governance £10,186
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£2,008,995£1,969,451£1,969,451£1,777,301£476,46854 / 2
2024£1,726,634£1,858,994£1,858,994£1,737,757£403,92953 / 4
2023£1,588,117£1,541,868£1,541,868£1,870,117£508,06751 / 4
2022£1,318,616£1,370,618£1,370,618£1,823,868£437,99449 / 1
2021£1,420,079£1,235,874£1,235,874£1,875,870£423,03342 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers