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11 July 2026
News
For every one pound invested, Step by Step generates £6.80 in social value.
That was the headline finding of our recently-commissioned Social Return on Investment research. This was co-produced by Nicola Lynch, Advanced Social Value Practitioner, and the Step by Step team, as a way to measure the impact the charity has on our beneficiaries and wider society.
What is SROI?
Individuals, organisations and communities continually create or erase social value. Thissocial value goes far beyond what can be captured in pounds and pence. SROI is centred on an exploration of value, not financial benefit. It uses money as a proxy because money is a familiar unit and a widely accepted way of conveying value.
How Did We Measure the SROI?
The research gathered a wide array of data, including case studies, interviews and online surveys. It identified the stakeholders, which in this case meant any person or organisation that experienced change as a result of Step by Step’s actions, and then measured the resultant outcomes.
The stakeholders were asked to rank the importance of each outcome so that a value could be attributed. This value was then used with an estimate of the number of people affected by each outcome to produce the final SROI figure.
Find Out More
You can read the full SROI Report here.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Kelly Headen as Head of Services at Step by Step. This new position will see Kelly spearheading all of our frontline services for young people, across accommodation, counselling, and wellbeing.
