WOLVERHAMPTON YOUTH ZONE
Registered charity 1151247 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
It is intended that the charity will help and educate young people of all abilities, resident in the Wolverhampton area, through the provision of sports, arts and recreation activities, mentoring and employability support designed to provide them with the opportunities to fulfil their physical and spiritual potential, and to enable them to raise their aspirations and confidence levels.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £237,265 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £4,623,834 to £4,386,569. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £4,314,458 are adequate to continue operations, although these are below the stated policy target of three months' operating costs. The independent auditors reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £4.3m; policy: three months of operating costs)
“The trustees of Wolverhampton Youth Zone (The Way) are focusing on building back to a reserve equivalent to a rolling three months of operating costs, although current reserves are below this target.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Lancaster Haskins Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2024) → 0 (FY2025).
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "below" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Way Youth Zone, Wolverhampton (matched by registered charity number).
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.
- PAYNE, Cecilia Elizabeth — director, appointed 06/05/2026on trustee list
- BISSITT, Calvin Stockwell Barry — director, appointed 06/08/2025on trustee list
- HUMPAGE, Paige — director, appointed 21/05/2025on trustee list
- HAWKINS PINCHERS, Connar — director, appointed 21/05/2025not on trustee list
- ADEKOYA, Ogheneochuko Victoria — director, appointed 29/01/2025on trustee list
- ROOK, Lucy Amara — director, appointed 25/09/2024on trustee list
- VITALIS, Edward — director, appointed 17/07/2024not on trustee list
- SUMMAN-RAM, Amarjit Kaur — director, appointed 27/03/2024on trustee list
- RAJU, Ashok Kumar — director, appointed 03/02/2023on trustee list
- MUNRO, Timothy Paul — director, appointed 06/09/2022on trustee list
- BASHFORD, Louise Jane — director, appointed 27/04/2022on trustee list
- SUMMAN-RAM, Amarjit Kaur — secretary, appointed 17/07/2024
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£132k
Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (86% 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: 10.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (24/06/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Tracy Vitalischair
- Amarjit Kaur Summan-Ram
- Ashok Kumar Raju
- Calvin Stockwell Barry Bissitt
- Cecilia Elizabeth Payne
- Connar Hawkins Pinchers
- LOUISE JANE BASHFORD
- Lucy Amara Rook
- Ogheneochuko Victoria Adekoya
- Paige Humpage
- Timothy Munro
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Wolverhampton
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WOLVERHAMPTON YOUTH ZONE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £237,265 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £4,623,834 to £4,386,569. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £4,314,458 are adequate to continue operations, although these are below the stated policy target of three months' operating costs. The independent auditors reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lancaster Haskins Limited.
Who funds WOLVERHAMPTON YOUTH ZONE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WOLVERHAMPTON YOUTH ZONE as a grant recipient include THE ONSIDE FOUNDATION, W WING YIP AND BROTHERS FOUNDATION, THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST, THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE GRIMMITT TRUST.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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