WAYOUT - WORLDWIDE ARTS YOUTH LIMITED

Registered charity 1123777 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WAYOUT

WAYout provides free access and training in music, film, poetry and the arts to street and disadvantaged youth in Sierra Leone. Supporting young people to have their own voice about issues that concern them. We work in the women's prison and run women's workshops in the provinces. we enable street youth into education and work and to be accepted back into their communities

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£84k
Latest spending
£84k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates with no debt and holds no investments, relying heavily on cash due to banking limitations. While the organization claims it could maintain a 'skeleton ship' with minimal support, the trustees explicitly identify funding shortfalls as a primary concern. The financial overview notes that total spend in Sierra Leone was £56,084, covering staff, training, equipment, and project costs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months’ expenditure
WAYout holds no investments and operates a reserves policy equivalent to three months’ expenditure. — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
With the minimal ongoing support we could keep a skeleton ship running. But funding is the concern. — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — WAYout (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Sierra Leone

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
04/04/2025£84k£84k
04/04/2024£59k£66k
04/04/2023£86k£78k
04/04/2022£58k£68k
04/04/2021£79k£76k

Common questions

Is WAYOUT - WORLDWIDE ARTS YOUTH LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operates with no debt and holds no investments, relying heavily on cash due to banking limitations. While the organization claims it could maintain a 'skeleton ship' with minimal support, the trustees explicitly identify funding shortfalls as a primary concern. The financial overview notes that total spend in Sierra Leone was £56,084, covering staff, training, equipment, and project costs.