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

Latest income
£326k
Latest spending
£344k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

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).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£326k£344k
31/03/2024£319k£332k
31/03/2023£292k£285k
31/03/2022£321k£248k
31/03/2021£188k£163k

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

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE A M FENTON TRUSTFY2021£6k
THE A M FENTON TRUSTFY2022£6k
THE MCCARTHY & STONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kDementia Memory Café
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUSTFY2022£4kSMALLER GRANTS
THE A M FENTON TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE TRUEMARK TRUSTFY2023£2k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable TrustFY2022£500The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£200

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2022£5kMeet up Monday Dementia Cafe

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WETHERBY IN SUPPORT OF THE ELDERLY£326k—0unclear—no doubt
WISE FY2025£760k—0unclear—no doubt
ILKLEY AND DISTRICT GOOD NEIGHBOURS FY2026£123k—0above—no doubt
COMMUNITY WISE FY2025£145k—0unclear—no doubt
EAST WEST COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£182k—0unclear—noted
BRAMLEY ELDERLY ACTION FY2025£589k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.