WESTWARD INNER-CITY SPORT & EDUCATION (WISE) YOUTH TRUST

Registered charity 1140869 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WISE YOUTH TRUST

Our activities include Sport, health & well being; Creative & Digital Media; Music & Fashion;,ABA Boxing Awards ,ASDAN accredited Awards and Employment Training all designed to be outcome based, achieved through vocational industry-led employment pathways and delivered within an educational framework

Objects

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 18 LIVING IN TOWER HAMLETS, HACKNEY, NEWHAM AND ISLINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISAED PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£278k
Latest spending
£263k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £11,816 for the year ended 31 December 2024, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Total unrestricted and restricted reserves increased to £137,485, with the charity holding £144,836 in cash at bank. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £10,209 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“During the year £10,209 were paid to Mr. A Abayomi for his work done for Westward Boys FC and WISE Youth Trust project.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mr. A Abayomi received £10,209 for work done.
“During the year £10,209 were paid to Mr. A Abayomi for his work done for Westward Boys FC and WISE Youth Trust project. Mr. A Abayomi also a trustee of the organisation.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration
“During the year £10,209 were paid to Mr. A Abayomi for his work done for Westward Boys FC and WISE Youth Trust project. Mr. A Abayomi also a trustee of the organisation.” — page 4
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hackney · Islington · Newham · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£278k£263k
31/12/2023£223k£276k
31/12/2022£378k£225k
31/12/2021£168k£174k
31/12/2020£182k£174k

Common questions

Is WESTWARD INNER-CITY SPORT & EDUCATION (WISE) YOUTH TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £11,816 for the year ended 31 December 2024, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Total unrestricted and restricted reserves increased to £137,485, with the charity holding £144,836 in cash at bank. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of WESTWARD INNER-CITY SPORT & EDUCATION (WISE) YOUTH TRUST earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £10,209 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government29/09/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
Sport England01/06/2020£3kCOVID-19 CEF
Greater London Authority10/01/2015£2kGrant to WISE Youth Trust