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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | 66 | 90 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,842,416 | £2,029,324 |
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
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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
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. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers