FIRST STEP TRUST

About FIRST STEP TRUST

FIRST STEP TRUST is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1077959). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Platinum" rating with a CharityScore of 88/100 — one of the highest-rated charities in England and Wales for governance and transparency. This places it among the top-rated charities in our database, reflecting strong performance across governance, financial health, and regulatory compliance. In its most recent reporting year (2025), FIRST STEP TRUST reported a total income of £1,370,300 and total expenditure of £1,433,904, a spending ratio of 105% which is broadly in line with its income. According to the Charity Commission register, FIRST STEP TRUST describes its activities as follows: FST seeks to enable socially excluded people experiencing enduring mental health problems & other disadvantages to have the opportunity to work & to access paid employment. FST, in partnership with statutory agencies & other partners, sets up projects that assist its service users to gain work skills & qualifications while overcoming the barriers & difficulties to employment in their daily life. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for FIRST STEP TRUST. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Financial History

Latest spending ratio: 104.6% of income spent on charitable work