THE FIRST STEP LTD

Company no. 03172572 · PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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THE FIRST STEP LTD is a pri/ltd by guar/nsc (private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) registered with Companies House under number 03172572. It was incorporated on 14 Mar 1996 (30 years ago) and is currently active. Its registered office is Old Schoolhouse St. Johns Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 0UX. There are 6 active officers on record. It is also a registered charity (charity no. 1054533), on the Charity Commission register since 11 Apr 1996, reporting an income of £1.4m for the year ending 31 Mar 2025. It has 7 trustees.

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Company details

Company number
03172572
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated
14 Mar 1996
Registered office
Old Schoolhouse St. Johns Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 0UX
Nature of business (SIC)
87900 - Other residential care activities n.e.c. · 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026
Confirmation statement due
26 Mar 2027
Previous names
KNOWSLEY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT SERVICES (25/11/2014)

Charity Commission

Charity number
1054533
Charity status
Registered
Registered charity since
11 Apr 1996
Charity type
Charitable company
Latest income
£1,404,742 · year to 31 Mar 2025
Latest expenditure
£1,300,628

What THE FIRST STEP LTD does

Provision of information, advice, support services and refuge to any resident of Knowsley Borough affected by domestic violence including victim/survivors and children

Charitable objects and activities as declared by the charity to the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Charity income & expenditure

Financial year endingIncomeExpenditureNet
31 Mar 2025 £1,404,742 £1,300,628 £104,114
31 Mar 2024 £1,515,806 £1,303,349 £212,457
31 Mar 2023 £1,095,043 £998,411 £96,632
31 Mar 2022 £882,180 £855,441 £26,739
31 Mar 2021 £712,747 £700,544 £12,203

Figures as filed in the charity's annual returns to the Charity Commission — last 5 reported years. Net is income less expenditure; a negative figure means the charity spent more than it received that year.

Trustees (7)

ALISON hulse Mrs
Trustee · appointed 20 Aug 2024
Germaine Fryer
Trustee · appointed 10 Dec 2022
Hayley Thornton
Trustee · appointed 10 Dec 2022
Heather Roche
Trustee · appointed 10 Dec 2022
JESSICA Privilege
Trustee · appointed 10 Dec 2022
Kevin Rigby
Trustee · appointed 19 Apr 2018
Malka Livingstone Mrs
Trustee · appointed 6 Dec 2022

Trustees as recorded on the Charity Commission register. For a charitable company the trustees are normally also its Companies House directors, so this list and the Directors & officers list below should broadly agree — a large discrepancy is worth asking about.

Directors & officers

GRANT, Caroline
Secretary · appointed 14 Jul 2022
FRYER, Germaine Dominique
Director · appointed 6 Dec 2022 · British
HULSE, Alison Madelane
Director · appointed 2 Dec 2024 · British
PRIVILEGE, Jessica
Director · appointed 6 Dec 2022 · English
RIGBY, Kevin
Director · appointed 10 Jul 2019 · British
THORNTON, Hayley
Director · appointed 6 Dec 2022 · British

Ownership & control (PSC)

Miss Jessica Privilege
Individual person with significant control · significant influence or control as trust

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Data from Companies House (official public register), presented by Verivello for information only — not a credit reference or financial advice. Always verify against the official source. Status & registered office checked live from Companies House · 16 Jul 2026, 06:23 UK.