MID WARWICKSHIRE SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS
Registered charity 1040654 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WAY AHEAD SUPPORT SERVICES
The relief of vulnerable people and people with a learning disability in particular by the provision of help and support for them and their families, dependants and carers. To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for the recreation or other leisure time occupation for people who have need thereof by reason of vulnerability or learning disability with the object of improving their life
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,212,366 at year-end, which the trustees describe as a 'very positive level' equating to 245 days of overhead expenditure, well above their policy target of 182 days. Per the strategic report, the charity reported a surplus of £33,677 and maintains significant cash reserves to support ongoing activities despite rising wage and utility costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 6 months or 182 days’ worth of overhead expenditure (held: £1.2m)
“The charity has set an ideal level of unrestricted readily available funds equating to 6 months or 182 days’ worth of overhead expenditure” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Edwards Pearson & White (Audit) Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- NEWBOLD, Alan Paul — director, appointed 28/03/2019on trustee list
- TANKARD, Amelia — director, appointed 20/12/2016on trustee list
- POWELL-BRETT, Michael Andrew — director, appointed 17/03/2011on trustee list
- RHEAD, Alan Bertrand — director, appointed 18/11/2010on trustee list
- RALPH, Karen — director, appointed 15/11/2006on trustee list
- WILLIAMS, Gillian — director, appointed 28/10/1992on trustee list
- TANKARD, Amelia — secretary, appointed 20/12/2016
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Mid Warwickshire Society For Mentally Handicapped Children And Adults — Registered, 3 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 20/12/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~9.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Way Ahead Support Services: Good (15/01/2020) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (12/08/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- ALAN NEWBOLD
- ALAN RHEAD
- AMELIA TANKARD
- GILLIAN WILLIAMS
- KAREN RALPH
- MICHAEL POWELL-BRETT
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Warwickshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MID WARWICKSHIRE SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,212,366 at year-end, which the trustees describe as a 'very positive level' equating to 245 days of overhead expenditure, well above their policy target of 182 days. Per the strategic report, the charity reported a surplus of £33,677 and maintains significant cash reserves to support ongoing activities despite rising wage and utility costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Edwards Pearson & White (Audit) Limited.
Who funds MID WARWICKSHIRE SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MID WARWICKSHIRE SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS as a grant recipient include THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GRIMMITT TRUST, THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED.
Known funders
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