WEY ISLAND TRUST

Registered charity 271549 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The chief object of the Trust is the provision of an out-of-town recreational facility by the River Wey, New Haw, Surrey, to help and educate young people through their leisure time activities and particularly canoeing and other river pursuits to develop their physical and mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow to full maturity.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO HELP AND EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES AND PARTICULARLY CANOEING AND OTHER RIVER PURSUITS SO TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

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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Latest income
£39k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted budget surplus of £9,711 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £22,809. The trustees confirmed the accounts were prepared on an ongoing basis, and the charity holds sufficient unrestricted reserves to cover its operational needs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grant from Violence Reduction unit (VRU) (85% of income)
“Grant from Violence Reduction unit (VRU) 6,659”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 0.3% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Fundraising and publicity 105”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£39k£26k
31/12/2023£30k£25k
31/12/2022£15k£12k
31/12/2021£13k£23k
31/12/2020£13k£14k

Common questions

Is WEY ISLAND TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted budget surplus of £9,711 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £22,809. The trustees confirmed the accounts were prepared on an ongoing basis, and the charity holds sufficient unrestricted reserves to cover its operational needs. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England01/10/2024£6kWey Island Cycling Upgrade
The National Lottery Community Fund18/07/2019£6kWey Island cycles
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2014£9kAccess for All
The National Lottery Community Fund03/01/2013£3kNew Equipment
The National Lottery Community Fund14/10/2010£3kRefurbishment of dormitories
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/04/2008£10k"A Project By This Lambeth Group To Clear The Ox-Bow Moat, Which Surrounds Their Base. This Will Allow A Lagoon To Be Created, Which Will Be"
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2008£10kOx Bow Project
The National Lottery Community Fund22/02/2006£4kRefurbishment