ANOTHER WAY
Another Way is an educational environment charity aiming to promote and support behavioural change for the health of ourselves and our planet engendering an environmentally sustainable community. It provides environmental education to the public through talks and events based on independent and widely accepted research and runs projects to help the public live in more sustainable way.
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THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE PRACTICES OF RE-USE, REPURPOSING AND RECYCLING.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with £255,314 in unrestricted reserves, which is in line with its policy target of six months' financial commitments. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme with no disclosed deficit and received an unqualified independent examination report.
What the accounts disclose
“The recommended reserves target is reviewed annually, and is currently set at 6 months.” — page 7
“We have also received funding from local authorities and from corporate partners. We have recently opened an online shop with sustainable merchandise illustrated by Another Way’s Digital Marketing Lead, and are incorporating the Another Weigh Kendal zero-waste shop into the charity as a trading subsidiary to provide steady income in the future.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Corporate structure
- Trading subsidiary: ANOTHER WEIGH KENDAL LIMITED Companies House 12316571
Trustees
- Helen Ratcliffechair
- Damian Smith
- Emily Dresser
- Mark Benjamin Nelkin
- Robyn Riddoch
- Roseanne Serrelli
- Sara Chandran
- Seth Campbell
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/01/2026 | £238k | £184k |
| 31/01/2025 | £273k | £140k |
| 31/01/2024 | £143k | £129k |
| 31/01/2023 | £17k | £11k |
| 31/01/2022 | £22k | £42k |
Common questions
Is ANOTHER WAY financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with £255,314 in unrestricted reserves, which is in line with its policy target of six months' financial commitments. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme with no disclosed deficit and received an unqualified independent examination report. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ANOTHER WAY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ANOTHER WAY as a grant recipient include THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ROYAL COUNTRYSIDE FUND, THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, T. & J. MEYER FAMILY FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £40k | |
| THE ROYAL COUNTRYSIDE FUND | FY2025 | £30k | |
| THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £25k | |
| THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £20k | |
| T. & J. MEYER FAMILY FOUNDATION LIMITED | FY2024 | £13k | Conservation |
| THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST | FY2025 | £10k | Secondary |
| THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £3k | The Arts |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/06/2026 | £20k | Falmouth Community Climate Hub |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | 2 | £134k |
| The Leathersellers' Foundation | 1 | £270k |
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £141k |
| SMALLWOOD TRUST | 1 | £111k |
| The Greatham Foundation Ltd | 1 | £100k |
| THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £77k |
| THE VARDY FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £40k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANOTHER WAY | £238k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| AlongSide | £1.2m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE WAYZ | £169k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LIVINGWAY MINISTRIES | £158k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| ANOTHER WAY WOMEN'S FOUNDATION | £153k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| IN ANOTHER PLACE | £111k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |