Next Step Fostering Services Ltd
Paid by 21 London authorities
Total received£8.5m
Payments2,322
Councils21
Spend by year
£0£766.6k£1.5m
2018/192020/212022/232024/252026/27 so far
Financial years run April to March. 2026/27 is the year so far, shown dashed.
Show the figures
| Financial year | Spend | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | £29,768 | 7 |
| 2019/20 | £590,856 | 142 |
| 2020/21 | £1,468,088 | 429 |
| 2021/22 | £1,264,206 | 331 |
| 2022/23 | £1,533,233 | 425 |
| 2023/24 | £1,396,601 | 394 |
| 2024/25 | £1,370,411 | 369 |
| 2025/26 | £820,876 | 209 |
| 2026/27 (so far) | £40,601 | 14 |
By council21
| Council | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Lewisham | £1.8m | 489 |
| Sutton | £982.8k | 268 |
| Greenwich | £836.1k | 189 |
| Bexley | £737.3k | 211 |
| Redbridge | £543.4k | 150 |
| Havering | £537.3k | 137 |
| Camden | £524.5k | 54 |
| Hillingdon | £422.2k | 63 |
| Newham | £368.2k | 403 |
| Wandsworth | £364.3k | 69 |
| Enfield | £288.0k | 60 |
| Hackney | £232.6k | 31 |
| Haringey | £216.1k | 39 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | £188.0k | 39 |
| Harrow | £178.0k | 45 |
| Bromley | £164.7k | 36 |
| Southwark | £86.3k | 25 |
| Barnet | £14.6k | 6 |
| Islington | £11.1k | 4 |
| Tower Hamlets | £5,250 | 2 |
| Croydon | £2,320 | 2 |
Companies House
- Registered name
- Next Step Fostering Services Limited
- Company number
- 05160087
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 22 Jun 2004
- Registered in
- Bolton
- What it does
- Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Controlled by
Same owner
Belton Associates Limited also owns or controls 2 other suppliers:
Matched by name to the Companies House register. Check the company number before relying on it.
By category
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Foster Parents Support | £981.6k |
| UNDER 18 CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER | £847.9k |
| Agency Placements | £820.9k |
| COMMERCIAL SUPPLIER | £814.4k |
| CLA PLACEMENTS | £717.7k |
| Specialist Placements IFA's | £624.2k |
| Fostering Costs - Agency | £543.4k |
| In House Foster Care Short Term | £488.5k |
| Foster Care - IFA | £402.3k |
| External Fostering | £364.3k |
| Child Social Care | £288.0k |
| 520010 INDEPENDENT FOSTER CARERS | £217.5k |
Other names8
Councils spell this supplier more than one way. These spellings are counted together on this page.
- Next Step Fostering Services Limited
- Next Step Fostering Services Ltd_A
- Next Steps Fostering Services Ltd
- Next Step Fostering Services L
- Next Step Fostering Serviced Ltd
- Next Step Fostering Services Limite
- Next Step Fostering Services Ltd.
- Next Step Fostering Services