Waythrough
Registered charity 515755 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as D I S C LTD, DEVELOPING INITIATIVES FOR SUPPORT IN THE COMMUNITY LIMITED, DISC, HUMANKIND CHARITY
Waythrough was formed from the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. We work with people with complex, multiple needs and disadvantages and are committed to multi disciplinary working within our own teams and with external agencies. Our main areas of work focus are substance misuse, mental health challenges, residential support, families and young people, training and employment.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the group reported a surplus for the year of £169,000, with total revenue increasing by 4.8% to £163.71 million. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £31.3 million, which exceeds the stated policy target of £18.9 million, and the pension scheme remains in surplus. The trustees and auditors confirm that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by S&W Audit. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Leadership, per the charity’s website
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- John Lewis Partnership Foundation Golden Jubilee Trust — “The impact of our corporate partnerships: finding purpose through the John Lewis Partnership Foundation Golden Jubilee Trust” (source page)
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- NAJSAREK, Paul John — director, appointed 01/06/2024on trustee list
- AYLING, Ian Edward — director, appointed 01/06/2024on trustee list
- REGAN, Carolyn Ann — director, appointed 01/06/2024on trustee list
- OUM, Danielle — director, appointed 01/06/2024on trustee list
- HOPCROFT, Maureen Shira — director, appointed 01/06/2024on trustee list
- MOORE, Susan Anne — director, appointed 01/06/2024on trustee list
- WALDER, James — director, appointed 04/01/2023on trustee list
- DOUGLAS, Selina — director, appointed 28/09/2021on trustee list
- GITSHAM, Caroline Lesley — director, appointed 12/12/2018on trustee list
- RILEY, June — secretary, appointed 01/08/2025
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £360k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Electoral Commission register entries
Entries on the Electoral Commission’s public register where this charity (or its company) appears as the source — typically sponsorship of an APPG or an overseas visit provided to an MP, which charities may lawfully do. Shown with the Commission’s own reference; this is a transparency record, not an allegation.
- Non Cash: Ms Mary Glindon (MP - Member of Parliament) — £5k · 01/01/2020 · ref NC0493346
Administration services
- Non Cash: Ms Mary Glindon (MP - Member of Parliament) — £4k · 31/03/2019 · ref NC0406022
Administration services
CQC provider record: Waythrough — Registered, 34 registered locations, 4 regulated activities, last inspected 03/11/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (5,692 likes) · instagram (1,837 followers)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reserves (reported)
£50.0m
Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Together Devon - Exeter Hub: Requires improvement (14/06/2019) · CQC record
- Meridan House: Requires improvement (05/06/2026) · CQC record
- Cumbria Addictions Service: Good (05/01/2023) · CQC record
- New Vision Bradford: Outstanding (12/11/2025) · CQC record
- Forward Leeds - Kirkgate: Outstanding (14/07/2022) · CQC record
- Windsor Road: Good (20/09/2019) · CQC record
- Holder House: Good (22/05/2021) · CQC record
- Carlisle Community Services: Good (01/09/2023) · CQC record
- Tameside Supported Housing Service: Good (13/03/2020) · CQC record
- North Ormesby Road: Good (22/11/2018) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (17/09/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (28/03/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (18/10/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Waythrough financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a surplus for the year of £169,000, with total revenue increasing by 4.8% to £163.71 million. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £31.3 million, which exceeds the stated policy target of £18.9 million, and the pension scheme remains in surplus. The trustees and auditors confirm that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by S&W Audit.
Who funds Waythrough?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Waythrough as a grant recipient include TOYOTA MANUFACTURING UK CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
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