WESTWAY OPEN ARMS

Registered charity 1153919 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOA

Social Centre four days a week:Drop-In Services & Support, social time; activities; free lunch weekly etc.Christian Faith & Spirituality: Prayers; Communion; Events. Debt Advice & Support: personal debt and money management. Client Support: advice and support for clients in desperate circumstances. Foodbank: Food parcels for crisis. Talkthru: Pregnancy Crisis Service.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Latest income

£59k

Latest spending

£54k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus for the year ending 31 December 2025, having turned a previous small loss into a positive position. The trustees describe the year as stable and note that the surplus allows for continued support of the Centre Manager and development of the centre garden.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“We are funded mainly through various grants, donations and fundraising.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Canon Rosalind Patricia Anne Brewerchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Dr Gordon Hayes
Graham Christopher White
JANET WELLS
Kathleen Rachel Tate · trustee of 1 other charity
Kathryn Anne Hayes
Rev Jennie Adams
Stephen Tate

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£59k	£54k
31/12/2024	£57k	£58k
31/12/2023	£88k	£53k
31/12/2022	£53k	£43k
31/12/2021	£62k	£20k

Common questions

Is WESTWAY OPEN ARMS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus for the year ending 31 December 2025, having turned a previous small loss into a positive position. The trustees describe the year as stable and note that the surplus allows for continued support of the Centre Manager and development of the centre garden. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WESTWAY OPEN ARMS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WESTWAY OPEN ARMS as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST LAURENCE, SCALBY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST LAURENCE, SCALBY	FY2023	£2k	Annual donation
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST LAURENCE, SCALBY	FY2021	£1k	Missions giving