What Footsteps Foundation does

Footsteps Foundation is a UK-registered charity (Charity No. 1123440) and company limited by guarantee operating alongside Footsteps Limited from a single therapy centre in Warborough, Oxfordshire. The organisation serves families of children diagnosed with cerebral palsy and other neurological disorders, delivering the Footsteps Therapy Programme — a physical therapy intervention that combines traditional mat exercises with a specialist piece of proprietary equipment called the 'Spider', a wall-mounted resistance training system designed to support gross motor, fine motor, and cognitive development. The charity arm (Footsteps Foundation) provides financial assistance to families who cannot afford therapy, removing cost as a barrier to access, while the clinical operation (Footsteps Limited) delivers the therapy itself.

The business model is entirely donation-funded. Revenue streams consist of charitable donations from individuals, trusts, and foundations; corporate sponsorship; payroll giving; and proceeds from fundraising events such as charity golf days, the 'Split or Bust' sporting challenge, and community initiatives. There is no disclosed pricing for therapy sessions publicly; the foundation subsidises therapy costs for eligible families and offers free assessments. The organisation employs approximately 13 staff, refers families in primarily via NHS and healthcare professional recommendations, and reaches supporters through its website, word-of-mouth, and a network of charity trustees, ambassadors, and recurring corporate partners including Co-operative Food, Pangbourne College, and Sporting Bears.

Footsteps Foundation is a small, single-site, founder- and trustee-led charitable organisation with approximately two decades of operating history (celebrating 20 years in 2024). It is not investment-eligible in the conventional PE/VC sense; analysis here is framed as strategic intelligence on the entity's positioning, sustainability of funding, and operational scope within the UK paediatric cerebral palsy therapy niche.

Name

Footsteps Foundation

Legal name

Footsteps Foundation Company Limited by Guarantee

Website

https://footstepsfoundation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Footsteps Foundation is a UK-registered charity operating a single therapy centre in Warborough, Oxfordshire that delivers the 'Footsteps' physiotherapy programme — combining mat exercises with specialist 'Spider' resistance equipment — to children with cerebral palsy and neurological disorders, and subsidises therapy costs for families who cannot afford them.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Disability Therapy Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Physical Therapy (Early Intervention) (EDACAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Direct School-Based PT Treatment (Individual & Group) (EDAKAGAC), Gross Motor Development & Motor Learning Interventions (EDAKAGAG), Progress Monitoring, Outcomes Reporting & Discharge Planning (EDAKAGAO)

Keywords

• Pediatric physiotherapy
• Cerebral palsy therapy
• Neurological disability therapy
• Charitable healthcare funding
• Motor skills rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Warborough

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: The primary revenue stream comes from charitable donations from individuals, trusts, and foundations who support the Footsteps therapy programme.
2. Corporate Sponsorship and Support: Corporate entities sponsor fundraising events and provide ongoing support to the charity.
3. Payroll Giving: Employees can donate to Footsteps Foundation through payroll giving schemes.
4. Fundraising Events: The charity organises and receives support from fundraising events including charity golf days, sporting events, and community challenges.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Footsteps Foundation runs The Footsteps Centre in Warborough, Oxfordshire, delivering a therapy programme that pairs traditional mat exercises with a specialist wall-mounted resistance system called the 'Spider' to improve gross motor, fine motor and cognitive development in children with cerebral palsy and other neurological disorders. Through its charitable arm, the Foundation provides financial assistance that funds the cost of therapy for families who cannot afford it, while therapy is also sold directly via per-session bookings. Free initial assessments are arranged by emailing the centre.

Product overview

Footsteps Foundation is a charitable organization offering two interconnected services: the Footsteps Therapy Programme (a specialized physical therapy service combining mat exercises with 'Spider' equipment for children with cerebral palsy and neurological disorders) and the Footsteps Foundation Charity (which provides financial assistance and funding for families who cannot afford the therapy). The therapy programme is the core service, while the charity wing supports accessibility by funding therapy costs for eligible families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Footsteps Therapy Programme

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Co-operative Food (Co-Op)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Co-operative Food retail chain supports Footsteps Foundation through their community dividend scheme, allowing shoppers to nominate Footsteps as their chosen charity when shopping at Co-op.
• Pangbourne CollegeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPangbourne College has supported Footsteps Foundation, demonstrating community engagement between the educational institution and the charity.
• Sporting BearsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSporting Bears, a charitable organisation, has supported Footsteps Foundation through their fundraising activities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Scope: Major UK disability charity supporting people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities through campaigning, services, and grants. Comparable as a CP-focused fundraising/awareness organisation but with a national, non-therapy-centric remit.
• Whizz-Kidz: UK charity providing mobility equipment and related services for disabled children. Comparable as a UK disability children's charity competing for similar donor pools and serving overlapping beneficiary families.
• The Children's Trust: Large UK charity providing rehabilitation, education, and therapy for children with brain injury and neurological conditions. Comparable in target population and therapy services but operates at significantly greater scale and broader remit.

Regional players

• HemiHelp (now part of Contact): UK support organisation (now merged with Contact) for people affected by hemiplegia, a form of cerebral palsy. Comparable in addressing a CP sub-population in the UK through information, family support, and advocacy rather than direct therapy.

Direct peers

• Bobath Children's Therapy Centre: London-based charity providing therapy for children with cerebral palsy using the Bobath concept. Direct comparable as a UK specialist paediatric CP therapy charity with a similar therapy-plus-charity structure.
• CPotential Trust: UK charity (formerly the London Centre for Children with Cerebral Palsy) delivering intensive therapy programmes for children with cerebral palsy and similar neurological conditions. Closely comparable in mission, therapy-led model, and UK paediatric CP focus.
• The Movement Centre: UK charity delivering specialist therapy for children with neurological conditions using targeted training approaches. Comparable as a small UK charity offering therapy services and relying on donations to subsidise family access.
• Tree of Hope: UK children's charity that funds medical and therapy treatments (including therapy for neurological conditions) that the NHS does not cover. Highly comparable model: charity funds private/specialist therapy for families who cannot afford it.

Emerging players

• Peto Institute: Hungary-based institute offering conductive education programmes for children with cerebral palsy and motor disorders. Comparable as a specialised paediatric CP/motor therapy provider using a distinctive methodology, though operating in a different geography.
• Snowdrop (The Children's Charity for Children with Cerebral Palsy and Other Disabilities): Smaller UK charity providing therapy grants and support to children with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. Comparable in beneficiary segment and therapy-funding model but smaller scale and different regional focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/footsteps-foundation

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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