HAFWAY

Registered charity 1138279 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HALLIWELL ACTION FOR WORKING ALONGSIDE YOUTH

We provide a range of activities facilities and services for young people in the Halliwell & Crompton wards and surrounding areas of Bolton. This includes engaging young people in physical and social activities to improve health, confidence, self-esteem and to help develop their skills for adulthood.

Objects

OBJECTS4. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (''OBJECTS'') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE, PRIMARILY THOSE AGED 5-18, FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, PARTICULARLY BY REASON OF RACE OR BACKGROUND, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO AND PARTICIPATE MORE ACTIVELY IN SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE -ÇÿSOCIALLY EXCLUDED-ÇÖ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY); UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT.(2) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PEOPLE, PRIMARILY THOSE AGED 5-18, IN THE HALLIWELL AREA OF BOLTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY-ÇÖS TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:A. IMPROVING THEIR SELF-ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE TO HELP THEM DEVELOP SKILLS FOR ADULTHOOD BY IDENTIFYING THEIR EXISTING STRENGTHS;B. DEVELOPING THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES;C. PROVIDING FACILITIES NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY FOR PUPILS IN THE LOCAL SCHOOLS.(3) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN THE HALLIWELL AREA OF BOLTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.

Area of benefit: BOLTON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£875k
Latest spending
£879k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £4,253 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a carried forward surplus of £33,360. The trustees identify securing funding as a principal financial risk, noting that future performance will be materially affected if grants are not secured. However, they consider adequate resources to be available for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months unrestricted expenditure (held: £16k)
“It is our aim to maintain unrestricted funds, which are free reserves of the Charity, at a level which equates to approximately six months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£875k
Total spending
£879k
Reserves (reported)
£16k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bolton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£875k£879k
31/12/2023£97k£151k
31/12/2022£145k£119k
31/12/2021£107k£89k
31/12/2020£81k£65k

Common questions

Is HAFWAY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £4,253 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a carried forward surplus of £33,360. The trustees identify securing funding as a principal financial risk, noting that future performance will be materially affected if grants are not secured. However, they consider adequate resources to be available for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HAFWAY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HAFWAY as a grant recipient include BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICESFY2025£9k
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICESFY2024£8k
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICESFY2023£7k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2026£20kThe Heart Of HAFWAY
The National Lottery Community Fund10/12/2021£10kRoad to Everywhere
The National Lottery Community Fund14/05/2021£152kHAFWAY - Passport To Life
The National Lottery Community Fund10/08/2010£71kHAFWAY [Halliwell Action for Working Alongside Youth]