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Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester) is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives.
Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester) (number 1206270) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester) do?
Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group is a small charity based in Colchester, Essex. Our main service is an integrated nursery for children with additional needs and main-streamers aged 2-5 to play, learn and develop alongside each other. We also run a weekly Tots Group and sensory group for 0-4-year-olds with special needs and a holiday Clubs over the summer for nursery age children.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester)
Answers Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester) gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester)'s highest-paid staff paid?
Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester)'s annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester)'s annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; People With Disabilities.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester) registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
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Is Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester) a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester) as a registered charity (number 1206270) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester)'s charity number?
Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester)'s charity number is 1206270. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1206270?
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What does Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester) do?
Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group is a small charity based in Colchester, Essex. Our main service is an integrated nursery for children with additional needs and main-streamers aged 2-5 to play, learn and develop alongside each other. We also run a weekly Tots Group and sensory group for 0-4-year-olds with special needs and a holiday Clubs over the summer for nursery age children.
Does Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester) have reviews and complaints?
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How can I donate to Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester)?
Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester)'s website listed in our register data is http://www.steppingstonesplayandlearn.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester)'s chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester)'s annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Are Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester)'s trustees paid?
Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester)'s annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester) registered as a charity?
Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group (Colchester) was entered on the register on 19 December 2023.