THE WESTWAY COMMUNITY AND WELL BEING CENTRE

Registered charity 1188850 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WESTWAY, COMMUNITY CAFE AND WELL BEING CENTRE

The Charity has a Licence to provide elderly day care services from a building known as the Westway Centre in Caterham. We are open 5 days a week and pre Covid were providing meals and other activities ( keep fit) plus entertainments. We were also open for Sunday Lunches once a month. Since March 2020 we have been providing outreach services to the most vulnerable locally.

Objects

The objects of the CIO are: 1. To further or benefit the residents of Caterham and Caterham on the Hill and the neighbourhood, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents, in particular, but not exclusively by offering people somewhere to: a. meet others and learn new skills b. chat, dine and feel part of the community c. combat isolation d. enjoy music, leisure activities, gardening, arts and crafts e. volunteer and make a difference f. be safe and ask for help (practical help or by means of information) g. access more specialist support 2. To relieve the needs of individuals resident in Caterham and Caterham on the Hill and the surrounding areas in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through the provision of services and facilities calculated to relieve their needs. 3. To improve the quality of life of people in Caterham and Caterham on the Hill and neighbourhood, by providing a health and wellbeing service to: a. provide an effective multi agency approach to support residents with various health related and wellbeing issues b. receive from and make referrals to local authorities, GP surgeries, health organisations, charitable organisations, voluntary groups and other associated services c. provide a signposting service to other local organisations and specialist services d. not duplicate services provided elsewhere which could be accessed locally unless there should be a specific need to do so 4. To relieve the needs of individuals in Caterham and Caterham on the Hill and surrounding neighbourhood during a localised or national crisis and crisis recovery period, by a) providing emotional and practical support b) being a focal point and link organisation within the community

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

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Registered contact address: Tandridge, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £342,791, with unrestricted reserves at £180,486. The trustees report that reserves of £125,000 are maintained to meet six months of expenditure as required by the National Lottery. The charity reported a net income increase of £141,925 compared to the prior period.

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 5 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 policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 16/02/2026, 16 days after the 31/01/2026 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

• Community Fund — “We fund community projects that help people connect, grow and build a better future.” (source page)
• Tandridge Together Lottery — “Tandridge Together Lottery is an exciting weekly lottery that raises money for good causes in the Tandridge district.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Caroline Ligginschair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Andrew Brownless · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ralph Linsell
• Susan Woodville
• Victoria Robinson

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WESTERN COMMUNITY CENTRE.

• THE WESTERN COMMUNITY CENTRE income £34k
• EAST WEST COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED income £182k
• WESTFERRY COMMUNITY ORGANISATION LIMITED income £111k
• WESTWAY OPEN ARMS income £59k
• WEST MEADS COMMUNITY CENTRE & ASSOCIATION income £32k
• INDIVIDUAL CARE SERVICES income £7.0m

Side by side with its peers

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