WAY WIDOWED AND YOUNG

Registered charity 1164988 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

i. To advance the education of the public to raise the awareness of the needs of people who are widowed and young. ii. To relieve persons in need, following bereavement by offering a peer-to-peer support network for anyone aged 50 or under, at time of bereavement, who is overcoming the loss of a partner, married or not, with or without children, inclusive of any sexual orientation.

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Latest income

£284k

Latest spending

£296k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £12,025 for the year ended December 2024, a significant improvement from the £71,971 deficit in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, total funds stood at £159,098, which remains above the stated reserves policy target of 50% of anticipated running costs. The trustees confirmed that systems are in place to mitigate major risks and that the current deficit level is not expected to recur.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 50% of anticipated running costs for the coming year (held: £159k)

“The Charity's policy, as decided by the Board of Trustees is to maintain reserves at the level of 50% of anticipated running costs for the coming year.” — page 16

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — WAY - Widowed And Young (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/12/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Joanna Sedley-Burkechair · trustee of 1 other charity
Emma Louise Charlesworth
Gary McFarlane
Katherine Denise Spikings
Louise Jane Fisher
Mike Etherington
Nadir Keshani

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£284k	£296k
31/12/2023	£261k	£333k
31/12/2022	£265k	£318k
31/12/2021	£254k	£226k
31/12/2020	£301k	£212k

Common questions

Is WAY WIDOWED AND YOUNG financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £12,025 for the year ended December 2024, a significant improvement from the £71,971 deficit in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, total funds stood at £159,098, which remains above the stated reserves policy target of 50% of anticipated running costs. The trustees confirmed that systems are in place to mitigate major risks and that the current deficit level is not expected to recur. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WAY WIDOWED AND YOUNG?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WAY WIDOWED AND YOUNG as a grant recipient include SSP FOUNDATION, GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SSP FOUNDATION	FY2024	£1k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	08/07/2020	£41k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/09/2019	£10k	Project SWAN