THE WAYZ

Registered charity 1181340 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Wayz is a safe place for young people to attend; catering for a wide variety of young people 8-25yr olds. Creating the opportunity to try new things they are part of a journey which is designed to develop each young person in regards to their own needs and aspirations. supports young people gain the confidence and understanding when dealing with current issues and challenges in their lives.

Objects

TO HELP AND EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES SO TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£169k

Latest spending

£176k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that for the year ending 2025-03-31, the charity reported a deficit of £6,853.56, with total income of £169,018.02 and total expenditure of £175,871.58. The document does not disclose any specific reserves figure or reserves policy target to assess financial sustainability against a stated goal.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Wayz (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Bracknell Forest Council — “Our Supporters Bracknell Forest Council” (source page)
Silva Homes — “Our Supporters Bracknell Forest Council Silva Homes” (source page)
Crowthorne Parish Council — “Our Supporters Bracknell Forest Council Silva Homes Crowthorne Parish Council” (source page)
Berkshire Youth — “Our Supporters Bracknell Forest Council Silva Homes Crowthorne Parish Council Berkshire Youth” (source page)
Bracknell Town Council — “Our Supporters Bracknell Forest Council Silva Homes Crowthorne Parish Council Berkshire Youth Bracknell Town Council” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/02/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID MARK SEWARDchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Bianca Maria Grazia Askew-Gallipoli
Brian Cottrell
Carol Jean Staniford
Christopher Richard Martin Turrell

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£169k	£176k
31/03/2024	£179k	£146k
31/03/2023	£158k	£142k
31/03/2022	£127k	£143k
31/03/2021	£159k	£131k

Common questions

Is THE WAYZ financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that for the year ending 2025-03-31, the charity reported a deficit of £6,853.56, with total income of £169,018.02 and total expenditure of £175,871.58. The document does not disclose any specific reserves figure or reserves policy target to assess financial sustainability against a stated goal.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	06/10/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government	13/08/2020	£10k	VSCE CMC Fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ONSIDE FOUNDATION	2	£641k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	2	£241k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON	2	£134k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£7k
The Leathersellers' Foundation	1	£270k
THE CIBC WORLD MARKETS CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	1	£187k
SMALLWOOD TRUST	1	£111k
The Greatham Foundation Ltd	1	£100k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SKYWAY CHARITY.

SKYWAY CHARITY income £613k
AlongSide income £1.2m
LIVINGWAY MINISTRIES income £158k
Waythrough income £165.2m
ANOTHER WAY income £238k
CARLISLE YOUTH ZONE income £1.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE WAYZ	£169k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SKYWAY CHARITY FY2025	£613k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
AlongSide FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LIVINGWAY MINISTRIES FY2025	£158k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
Waythrough FY2025	£165.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
ANOTHER WAY FY2026	£238k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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