Westway Open Arms

Analysis

Westway Open Arms is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Scarborough. It was registered in September 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Westway Open Arms reported income of £59k and spending of £54k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £62k to £59k (-5.1%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Westway Open Arms sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stepping Stones Ministries UK (£59k), Baby Bank Network Exeter (£59k) and The Zambezi Sunrise Trust (£59k).