Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Reasonable growth: +1
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 12

WAY WIDOWED AND YOUNG

i. To advance the education of the public to raise the awareness of the needs of people who are widowed and young. ii. To relieve persons in need, following bereavement by offering a peer-to-peer support network for anyone aged 50 or under, at time of bereavement, who is overcoming the loss of a partner, married or not, with or without children, inclusive of any sexual orientation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£265	£318	£-53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	157
31/12/21	£254	£226	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/12/20	£301	£212	£89	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	131
31/12/19	£248	£186	£62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	90
31/12/18	£215	£193	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	60
31/12/17	£179	£178	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£160	£136	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.widowedandyoung.org.uk

enquiries@widowedandyoung.org.uk

0300 2010051

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Other welfare services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£40,752
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,950
Foundation Scotland	£250

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Grant to WAY - Widowed and Young
£250	07/10/2020 4	This donation is via the ScotRail Employee Charitable Giving Fund and is to contribute towards funds already raised for WAY - Widowed and Young by Lisa Todd-MacRae taking part in a 26 mile cycle.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£40,752	08/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Project SWAN
£9,950	19/09/2019 12	The funding will support people who are experiencing bereavement. They will be provided with support from peers and through a national network of volunteers, with the aim of reducing loneliness and ....more The funding will support people who are experiencing bereavement. They will be provided with support from peers and through a national network of volunteers, with the aim of reducing loneliness and promoting positive mental wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

GRAHAM BRISCOE Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: REDCLIFFE PARISH CHARITY, KENNETH ALLSOP MEMORIAL TRUST LIMITED, AMICA CARE TRUST, MARJON STUDENT UNION, UNIVERSITY OF YORK GRADUATE STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION,

JOANNA SEDLEY-BURKE (Chair) Appointed: 2018

KATHERINE DENISE SIEGLER Appointed: 2019

LOUISE JANE DODDS Appointed: 2019

MARCOS ELEFTHERIOU Appointed: 2022

MIKE ETHERINGTON Appointed: 2020

NADIR KESHANI Appointed: 2024

ROBERTA KELLY Appointed: 2022

SARAH JANE BOWSHER Appointed: 2024, Other trusteeship: READING SAMARITANS,

STUART ALAN SCARBROUGH Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/12/2015, number: 1164988

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

WAY Widowed and Young
Advantage House
Stowe Court
Stowe Street,
Lichfield
WS13 6AQ

Objectives

The objects of the CIO are: (1) to advance the education of the public to raise the awareness of the needs of people who are widowed and young;(2) to relieve persons in need, following bereavement by offering a peer-to-peer support network for anyone aged 50 or under, at rime of bereavement, who is overcoming the loss of a partner, married or not, with or without children, inclusive of sexual orientation, gender, race and religion.

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