WETHERBY IN SUPPORT OF THE ELDERLY
Registered charity 1163698 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WISE
WiSE's core services include befriending, information, and advice, grass cutting, a transport scheme, a memory cafe to support those living with dementia and their carers and regular social activities to reduce isolation and loneliness. The charity also runs the WiSE Owl cafe which is a highly popular community cafe based in Boston Spa.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity operated strongly and efficiently during the period, with reserves held in a savings account to meet long-term debts and statutory obligations. The trustees review reserves annually to ensure sufficiency, noting that the main financial risks relate to potential reductions in grant income or public donations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Leeds City Council Adult Care
“The Charity’s principal source of funding is from Leeds City Council Adult Care, BBC Children in Need, Government obtained Household Support Fund, and smaller one-off grants and donations.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (matched by registered charity number).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (09/12/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Mark Storeychair · trustee of 2 other charities
- Becky Farren
- Caren Rowe · trustee of 1 other charity
- Hugh Roberts
- Manjit Curtis
- Michelle Atkinson · trustee of 1 other charity
- Norma Harrington
- Rev Ann Fox
- Zohaib Shahid
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Leeds City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WETHERBY IN SUPPORT OF THE ELDERLY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated strongly and efficiently during the period, with reserves held in a savings account to meet long-term debts and statutory obligations. The trustees review reserves annually to ensure sufficiency, noting that the main financial risks relate to potential reductions in grant income or public donations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WETHERBY IN SUPPORT OF THE ELDERLY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WETHERBY IN SUPPORT OF THE ELDERLY as a grant recipient include THE A M FENTON TRUST, THE MCCARTHY & STONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST, THE S M B TRUST, THE TRUEMARK TRUST.
Known funders
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