THE NO WAY TRUST LIMITED
The education of children and young people about the risks and penalties of crime and anti-social behaviour and use of social media and by persuasion and education help to keep the young safe and prevent the commission of criminal offences in so far as such objects are charitable at law.
Objects
(1) THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT THE RISKS AND PENALTIES OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND BY PERSUASION AND EDUCATION TO PREVENT THE COMMISSION OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES IN SO FAR AS SUCH OBJECTS ARE CHARITABLE IN LAW (2) TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity posted a small year-end loss of £1,925, resulting in total funds decreasing from £24,237 to £22,312. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds are currently £5,224, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of resources expended. The trustees note that despite the loss, overall charity reserves remain positive and the organization continues to operate with strong frontline service delivery.
What the accounts disclose
“The Board of Trustees have established a reserves policy whereby the unrestricted funds held by the charity should be between 3 to 6 months of the resources expended.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2025
- Volunteers: 60
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024
- Volunteers: 55
- Government income: £25,000 — grants £25,000 (1); 5% of the £545,342 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023
- Volunteers: 60
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Trustees
- STEPHEN EGERTON ROCKchair
- Dawn Douglas
- GRAHAM KEITH MCDONALD
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/07/2025 | £534k | £536k |
| 31/07/2024 | £545k | £542k |
| 31/07/2023 | £549k | £553k |
| 31/07/2022 | £517k | £495k |
| 31/07/2021 | £410k | £405k |
Common questions
Is THE NO WAY TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity posted a small year-end loss of £1,925, resulting in total funds decreasing from £24,237 to £22,312. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds are currently £5,224, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of resources expended. The trustees note that despite the loss, overall charity reserves remain positive and the organization continues to operate with strong frontline service delivery. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Smailes Goldie.
Who funds THE NO WAY TRUST LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NO WAY TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE T U U T CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY, THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, The Keith Howard Foundation.
Known funders
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/02/2017 | £10k | Your Choice Days in Yorkshire |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/08/2014 | £10k | Female Prisoner Insight Project working in Birmingham and the Midlands |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/12/2013 | £5k | Wales Youth Crime and Safety Days |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/11/2013 | £10k | Youth crime and safety days, Scotland |
| A B Charitable Trust | 29/10/2013 | £10k | Project working with prisoners leaving prison |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/07/2013 | £10k | Community Prisoner Insight Presentation Project- Brixton and around Lambeth |
| Northern Rock Foundation | 24/10/2007 | £2k | Grant awarded to The No Way Trust Limited (Durham) |
| Northern Rock Foundation | 13/03/2007 | £106k | Grant awarded to The No Way Trust Limited (Durham) |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| The Leathersellers' Foundation | 1 | £200k |
| YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION | 1 | £29k |
| HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £9k |
| THE BLYTH WATSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| MAGDALEN HOSPITAL TRUST | 1 | £1k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE NO WAY TRUST LIMITED | £534k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST MARY'S CENTRE COMMUNITY TRUST | £426k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MOTIVATION AND LEARNING TRUST | £60k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE WAYS AND MEANS TRUST LIMITED | £308k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE CYBER TRUST | £27k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST | £11.5m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |