WAVES ADDITIONAL NEEDS SUPPORT GROUP

Registered charity 1179923 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WAVES

WAVES provides a variety of indoor/outdoor activities suitable for a range of ages (0-25yrs).We have sports, bikes, scooters, cookery, independence training, crafts, hair and beauty, consoles, holistic therapies, a chill room, music, dance, yoga, dance and general fitness activities. We also offer swimming, seasonal parties, special events and activities concerning science/skills and nature.

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Latest income
£79k
Latest spending
£79k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a small overall deficit of £250 for the year, with unrestricted funds decreasing from £35,558 to £26,496. Total net assets stood at £63,361, with unrestricted reserves of £26,496. The accounts do not state a specific reserves policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: South Tyneside

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£79k£79k
30/09/2024£88k£81k
30/09/2023£71k£50k
30/09/2022£42k£54k
30/09/2021£64k£78k

Common questions

Is WAVES ADDITIONAL NEEDS SUPPORT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a small overall deficit of £250 for the year, with unrestricted funds decreasing from £35,558 to £26,496. Total net assets stood at £63,361, with unrestricted reserves of £26,496. The accounts do not state a specific reserves policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WAVES ADDITIONAL NEEDS SUPPORT GROUP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WAVES ADDITIONAL NEEDS SUPPORT GROUP as a grant recipient include THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BERNICIA FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund12/02/2026£20kWAVES Additional Needs Support Group (WAVES)
Postcode Lottery29/07/2025£18kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund05/09/2024£20kWAVES Additional Needs Support Group
Community Foundation North East13/06/2024£2kGrant to WAVES Additional Needs Support Group
Community Foundation North East16/03/2023£10kGrant to WAVES Additional Needs Support Group
The National Lottery Community Fund25/11/2022£10kWAVES Residential 2023
Sport England23/11/2020£9kCOVID19 Return to Play
UK government10/08/2020£5kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund17/01/2020£10kWAVES Go To Kielder 2020
Community Foundation North East30/05/2018£6kRental costs for Saturday club