Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 11
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

THE WESTWAY COMMUNITY 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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£263,734£176,991£86,743525
31/03/22£212,767£163,933£48,834376
31/03/21*£221,448£193,920£27,528252
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.thewestway.org

info@thewestway.org

01883347230

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Surrey,

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
Community Foundation for Surrey£82,675
DCMS£9,250
National Lottery Community Fund£4,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundation for Surrey - Funding towards the set up costs of a gardening club for those experiencing reduced mobility in Tandridge
£3,150 25/01/2024
11.774193548387
Funding towards the set up costs of a gardening club for those experiencing reduced mobility in Tandridge
Community Foundation for Surrey - Caterham Carnival Community Float - everyone is welcome
£4,525 01/04/2022
Funding to create carnival floats for a celebratory carnival and fair for the Queen's Jubilee.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Westway Community Room
£4,500 08/09/2021
A comfortable and friendly space for the community to meet and build connections. It will run services from the venue to support the community.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Westway Outreach - phase 2
£50,000 28/06/2021
23
Funding to build on the development of a community hub in Tandridge established during the pandemic.
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - Isolated Older people
£20,000 14/09/2020
Funding toward the salary costs and project costs of a local charity which focuses on isolated elderly within the community of Caterham and the surrounding areas, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,250 18/06/2020
"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
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - Isolated Older people
£5,000 24/04/2020
Funding toward the expenses incurred by a charity, based in Tandridge, which allowed them to run an outreach hub, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/04/2020, number: 1188850
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; AR21: 59 days late,
Main office

THE WESTWAY CENTRE
25 CHALDON ROAD
CATERHAM
CR3 5PG

Objectives

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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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