The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2026.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the Charity's governing document, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended), the Companies Act 2006 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019).
Our vision is that all families supported by Stepping Stones are enabled to live happy, healthy and fulfilling lives which support children to thrive.
Our services are targeted at families living in North Edinburgh who have a child under 12, with dedicated provision to reach young parent families.
Support is offered early so that families do not have to reach crisis before finding what works.
Every family member can receive support to address any challenges affecting their wellbeing, with the goal of helping families to strengthen their resilience and build their capacity.
Parents, carers and children will have increase confidence, self-esteem and skills through accessing our supports.
We create spaces, whether physical or relational, where families feel safe and values and no longer isolated.
Stepping Stones Strategic Plan was published in 2025, with the involvement of families, stakeholders, staff and trustees to bring the final plan to fruition. One key priority within the plan was to protect the Stepping Stones culture by retaining our committed and skilled staff team. Throughout 25/26 we have continued to invest in staff wellbeing, learning and development as we recognise the crucial role this plays in providing high-quality support to families.
We have continued to invest time in relationships across the children and family's landscape in Edinburgh, playing an active role in shaping Edinburgh’s Early Years Forum and contributing to delivery of the Edinburgh’ Integrated Children’s Services Plan.
Family Wellbeing
The Family Wellbeing team offer a wide variety of support to children and their parents. This work spans from the early years through to work with primary aged children. One to one support focuses on supporting families with their mental and emotional wellbeing, building resilience, trauma recovery, building parenting capacity and safeguarding. Complex issues such as homelessness, domestic abuse, poverty and poor mental health continue to disproportionately impact the families within our community,
Continuation of Scottish Government funding during 25/26 saw our Sparrow project continue in collaboration with Circle and City of Edinburgh Council, whilst sustained investment from Henry Smith and RS MacDonald has enabled us to ensure families have access to timely, responsive and flexible family support.
Early Learning
The Early Learning team have continued to lead on several parent and child groups which focus on supporting children’s healthy development. The team have continued to provide a wide range of different opportunities for children and their parents to engage in play and learning within their local community. 141 children and parents have taken part in opportunities such as outdoor learning, peep, infant massage and stay and play sessions.
Bump Start
Bump Start continues to provide support to pregnant women and their families from conception through to the early postnatal months. One to one support and group work are provided to support the holistic wellbeing of the family during pregnancy and to enable women to have better experiences in pregnancy and early parenthood. As part of the support provided, we continue to offer weekly pregnancy and baby cafes where women can connect with peers.
67% of parents who engaged with Bump Start support were from non-White British backgrounds, with many seeking help during pregnancy with resettlement, social isolation, and navigating complex welfare entitlements.
During 25/26 Bump Start supported a total 77 families and ran 67 pregnancy and baby café sessions.
Education and Life Skill Based Group Work
This year, our group work programme has provided young parents with opportunities to build confidence, develop practical skills and take positive steps towards their personal goals. The programme offered a balance of wellbeing, creative, parenting and personal development activities, including Mentors in Violence Prevention, Decider Skills (a CBT-based emotional regulation programme), budgeting, and cooking skills.
Through our CCP-funded employability work, parents have been supported to develop transferable skills, increase confidence and progress towards education, training and employment. Courses completed have included Mental Health First Aid, Food Hygiene training and our in-house Mindset and Motivation course. Together, these opportunities have helped parents strengthen their self-belief, gain recognised qualifications and develop the practical skills needed to move towards their future aspirations.
We are in an overall positive position of funds as at 31 March 26 of £345,387. For the year ending 31 March 2026 there was a surplus of £10,152. This is due to an increase in income from £600,981 to £648,258. Expenses also increased from £593,588 to £638,106.
Stepping Stones (NE) continues to receive its funding streams from diversified sources such as KPE4 Charitable Trust, City of Edinburgh Council, Henry Smith, Whole Family Wellbeing Fund, Capital City Partnership, National Lottery and Robertson Trust.
For 2026/27, Stepping Stones has budgeted income of £612,018 resulting in a projected deficit of £57,464. The Board of Trustees has approved the budget, recognising that the planned deficit reflects the intentional use of restricted funds carried forward from previous financial years. These funds are required to be utilised and therefore the projected deficit does not indicate an underlying funding shortfall. All planned expenditure will be met through the appropriate use of restricted income.
Reserves Policy
Stepping Stones (North Edinburgh) has secured funding from various sources into 2025/26. We are cautiously optimistic that we will continue to attract the generous support of funders, given the much admired and valuable services we provide to the local community. However, the Trustees are conscious of the need to hold some funds in reserve and to that end we continue to maintain a minimum of 3 months running costs in reserve to afford security against future curtailment of funding.
The total unrestricted funds retained as at 31 March 2026 were £181,919 (2025: £170,696) and total restricted funds retained as at 31 March 2026 were £163,468 (2025: £164,539). If there are any material changes in the project's financial position, the Board will make the necessary adjustments to service provision and staff recruitment.
Stepping Stones (North Edinburgh) retains funds in reserve each year. These funds remain in bank current accounts.
The organisation maintains a risk register that is regularly reviewed by the Trustees and the Chief Executive. This register addresses key areas such as governance, finance, operational delivery, legal compliance, and external factors.
The introduction of salary scales for employees was introduced during the financial year, alongside staff retention policy to help mitigate possible risk of loss of staff and therefore valuable skills and experience.
Previously identified risk in relation to our building space has been mitigated by taking on a license to occupy a group work room in the premises of a nearby third sector organisation, this has created much needed space for both staff and families.
Continue to develop new partnerships which enhance the accessibility and quality of support for families
Attract new funding opportunities which are strongly aligned with our strategic vision
Develop and create new opportunities for parents which remove barriers to accessing further education and employment
The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 20 March 2005 and registered as a charity in 1993. It has continued registration from the incorporation date and retains the same charity number.
The company was established under a Memorandum of Association, which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under it's Articles of Association. This Memorandum of Association and it's Articles of Association were updated to comply with the Companies Act 2006 and were approved at the Board meeting of 17th of July 2009. In the event of the company being wound up, members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.
The trustees who served during the year are deemed to be the key management personnel.
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:
A Preston
S Cumming (Resigned 24 June 2026)
A J Duncan (Chair)
Rev I A Moir (Resigned 28 October 2025)
J R Bradley
P A Haikney (Secretary)
R M Craig (Treasurer)
J E Gorrie (Resigned 28 April 2025)
P McPherson (Resigned 28 October 2025)
E Davidson (Appointed 28 April 2025)
L Harper (Appointed 8 January 2026)
Company Secretary P Haikney
Chief Executive Morag Wilson
Registered Charity Name Stepping Stones (North Edinburgh)
Charity Registration Number SC021775
Company Registration Number SC281866
Principal office and registered office
G3 Inchgarvie Court
Ferry Road Drive
Edinburgh
EH4 4DA
Auditors
Thomson Cooper Accountants
3 Castle Court
Carnegie Campus
Dunfermline
KY11 8PB
Bankers
Bank of Scotland
43 Comely Bank
Edinburgh
EH4 1AF
Solicitors
Lindsays WS
Caledonian Exchange
19A Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8HE
The Directors of the company are also charity Trustees for the purposes of charity law. The practice of the company is for all Directors to retire annually at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and to offer themselves for re-election. New Directors/Trustees can be appointed at any time and are elected at the next AGM. The Trustees actively seek candidates for appointment to the Board who have skills relevant to the running of the charity. Some knowledge of the charity and the local area is helpful.
Initially a copy of the Annual Review is sent to the applicant. Then an informal interview is arranged for them to meet with the Chief Executive and a Board member at the charity. An application form is given asking for name, address, date of birth and a short CV. This has to be approved at the next Board meeting. The Trustees will have met the applicant informally prior to the meeting. Companies House will be notified of any new appointment.
A new Trustee must sign a Trustee Declaration to ensure they are eligible to act as a Trustee. They must also become members of the Company.
The policy of the charity has also been to encourage suitable users and ex-users to be in management. Potential Trustees are identified within the charity structures and are given training and supervision.
Stepping Stones (North Edinburgh) has a Board of Directors. The Directors meet approximately every two months when the Chief Executive is in attendance to submit a report. Other meetings of Directors only are held as required.
There were nine Directors during the year as listed above, and they are considered the key management personnel of the charitable company.
Senior staff member is Chief Executive Morag Wilson.
The Chief Executive is responsible for the day to day operational management decisions of the Project:-
1. For ensuring that the Project delivers the services so that the objectives of the charity are met;
2. For individual supervision of the staff team and ensuring that the team continue to develop their skills and working practices in line with good practice;
3. For day to day financial transactions;
4. And for reporting back to the Directors.
All other decisions are referred to the Directors.
On appointment Trustees are given an induction which includes a more in-depth look at the Roles and Responsibilities of a Trustee and the Memorandum and Articles of the Company, a copy of which is given to all new Trustees. Financial statements are made available and also an information pack. A tour of the Project is arranged which includes meeting the staff to get to know them and to learn about their work. The Chief Executive and the Secretary of the Board have responsibility for this.
Training
Ongoing training is offered to all Trustees as required. This may be as a group or individually. Use is made of the valuable free training and seminars available in our area. Active involvement with OSCR is undertaken to keep Trustees well informed.
The trustees, who are also the directors of Stepping Stones (North Edinburgh) for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company Law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that year.
In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
In accordance with the company's articles, a resolution proposing that be reappointed as auditor of the company will be put at a General Meeting.
The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Stepping Stones (North Edinburgh) (the ‘Charity’) for the year ended 31 March 2026 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion, the financial statements:
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
the information given in the financial statements is inconsistent in any material respect with the trustees' report; or
proper accounting records have not been kept; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
As explained more fully in the statement of trustees' responsibilities, the trustees, who are also the directors of the Charity for the purpose of company law, are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.
We considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and identified the greatest potential for fraud in the following areas: existence and timing of recognition of income, posting of unusual journals along with complex transactions and non-compliance with laws and regulations. We discussed these risks with management, designed audit procedures to test the timing and existence of revenue, tested a sample of journals to confirm they were appropriate and inspected minutes from meetings held by management and trustees for any reference to breaches of laws and regulations. In addition, we reviewed areas of judgement for indicators of management bias to address these risks.
We identified areas of laws and regulations relevant to the Charity that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial statements from our sector experience through discussion with the officers and other management (as required by the auditing standards). We focused on specific laws and regulations which may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or operations of the charity,including the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, regulation 8 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended), employment laws and health and safety legislation
We assessed the extent of compliance of the laws and regulations identified above by inspecting any legal correspondence and any correspondence from regulators and making enquiries of management.
We communicated identified laws and regulations and potential fraud risks throughout our team and remained alert to any indications of non-compliance or fraud throughout the audit. However the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with the trustees. To address the risk of fraud identified internal controls established to identify risk, performed analytical procedures to identify unusual movements, assessed any judgements and assumptions made in determining accounting estimates, reviewed journal entries for unusual transactions and identified related parties.
Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations.
These inherent limitations are particularly significant in the case of misstatement resulting from fraud as this may involve sophisticated schemes designed to avoid detection, including deliberate failure to record transactions, collusion or the provision of intentional misrepresentations
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with Regulation 10 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity’s trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Thomson Cooper is eligible for appointment as auditor of the Charity by virtue of its eligibility for appointment as auditor of a company under section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
Stepping Stones (North Edinburgh) is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in Scotland. The registered office is G3 Inchgarvie Court, Ferry Road Drive, Edinburgh, EH4 4DA.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charity's governing document, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended), FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the Charities SORP "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019). The Charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the Charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the next 12 months. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors or grantors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the Charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.
The capitalisation policy of the charity is to capitalise any assets over £100.
At each reporting end date, the Charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
The Charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the Charity's balance sheet when the Charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the Charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the Charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged as an expense on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease.
Support costs are allocated on a direct basis.
The average monthly number of employees during the year was:
The key management personnel of the charity comprise the trustees.
The total amount of employee benefits received by key management personnel is Nil (2025 - Nil)
The charity is exempt from taxation on its activities because all its income is applied for charitable purposes.
Deferred income is included in the financial statements as follows:
The restricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used.
CEC Contract – to support the associated delivery costs of early learning and family support for those families who have a child under 5.
CEC Communities and Families Grant – to support the associated delivery costs of early learning and outreach support for young parents.
CEC Third Party Grant - Provided to support the associated delivery costs of early learning and outreach support for young parents, offering holistic whole family support and group work opportunities.
CEC Connected Communities - Funding early learning for families with a child under 5 and the delivery of Bump Start support to pregnant women and their families.
CEC Community Mental Health Funding – Funding the BWell Together project across the North West Locality, supporting the mental health and wellbeing of children aged 5 plus.
CEC Community Grants – Supporting a summer outing to East Links Park.
Community Mental Health and Wellbeing – Funding towards associated delivery costs of Bump Start.
CEC Supporting Birth Parents – Funding supports the work of the Sparrow project across Edinburgh and associated delivery costs.
National Lottery – Improving Lives – Contributing to the delivery costs of Family Wellbeing, offering support to primary school children and their families by providing individual and group support.
National Lottery - Improving Lives (2024-2027) - Contributing to the delivery costs of Family Wellbeing, one to one support to primary school children and families by providing individual and group support.
KPE4 Charitable Trust - Contributing to delivery costs associated with the Family Wellbeing team and towards the overall organisational delivery of Stepping Stones.
KPE4 Schools Post – Funding a family support worker to be based within Pirniehall primary School.
KPE4 2025 - Contributing to delivery costs associated with the Family Wellbeing team and towards the overall organisational delivery of Stepping Stones.
NHS Lothian Health Improvement Fund – Contributing towards the associated delivery costs of Bump Start which supports pregnant women and their families.
Inspiring Scotland PIMH – Contributing towards the associated delivery costs of Bump Start to support women and families affected, or at risk of, perinatal and infant mental health issues.
Investing in Communities – Supporting the delivery of the Link up Leith Project, providing supporting to families on health eating, preparing for parenthood, welfare benefits and energy efficiency.
Young Start - To support the continued delivery of the Stepping Stones group work programme to young parents living in North Edinburgh. Supporting young parents to build confidence, develop new skills and reduce isolation.
Robertson Trust – This award is made towards the running costs of Stepping Stones
RS McDonald - Contributing towards the costs of the Family Wellbeing team.
Scottish Children's Lottery - Contributing towards the costs of Bump Start project delivery.
St James Place – Supporting associated group work delivery costs such as group work materials, salaries and tutor costs.
Gannochy Trust – To support the associated costs with our education ad life skills group work programme for young parents.
Trusthouse – To support 27% of the running costs over 3 years for the Education and Life skills group work programme for young parents.
Capital City Partnership – NEST – supporting parents to engage with learning opportunities, explore aspirations and goals and remove barriers to education and employment.
Pump House Trust – A contribution towards the associated costs of delivering the education and life skills based group work programme.
Mazars – Funding to support our Early Learning Provision.
Mercers – A grant towards supporting the work of the family wellbeing team.
Capital City Partnership – No One Left Behind Fund – Funding to support parents to access driving lessons.
Whole Family Wellbeing Funding - To deliver the Family Hub project across the North West Locality.
Ryvoan – To contribute towards the salary costs for group work delivery.
Stellar Quines – To support the associated costs with the Stellar Quines project within our group work programme.
Children’s Holiday Fund – To fund the associated costs with trips and outings with families living in North Edinburgh.
STV Children’s Appeal Winter Support Fund – to support families in need with fuel costs and winter clothing.
Henry Smith – Improving Lives Grant – Towards three year’s running costs of a project providing early learning and wellbeing support for families in North Edinburgh.
Elevate Great (previously Cattanach Trust) – Contributing towards the Bump Start service.
EVOC – Adult Community Mental Health Fund –Contributing to the delivery of the Bump Start service.
Corra – Supporting Birth Parents – Supporting the delivery of Sparrow which provides targeted support for parents who have lost care of a child.
Edinburgh University Community Grants Scheme – Towards our group work programme for parents.
Royal Company of Merchants – To support our educational and Life Skills group work programme.
The unrestricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants which are not subject to specific conditions by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These include designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes.
At the reporting end date the Charity had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:
There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2025 - none).
The Charity had no material debt during the year.