Waypoint

Analysis

Waypoint is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Fareham. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Waypoint reported income of £564k and spending of £557k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £558k to £564k (+1.1%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Waypoint sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Regions Beyond UK (£564k), Whipperley Nursery (£565k) and The Traveller Movement (£563k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 82%, charitable activities 12% and trading 6.2%. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £4.3m would cover about 93 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.