Wiltshire area youth services - WAYS
Analysis
Wiltshire area youth services - WAYS is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Westbury. It was registered in May 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Wiltshire area youth services - WAYS reported income of £80k and spending of £41k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2023 to August 2025, income grew from £24k to £80k (+237%), an average of +84% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Wiltshire area youth services - WAYS sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Portreath Pre-School Playgroup (£80k), Happitime Playgroup Ltd (£80k) and Mill Lane Pre-School Association (£80k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
A youth service running in Westbury and Warminster, Wiltshire working with young people aged 11-19 and 8-25 with SEN needs. As a service we offer in school 1-2-1 mentoring support, term time weekly youth club and SEN sessions, all year round detached youth work, a advocacy service and work alongside the youth probation service to deliver 1-2-1 and group based youth probation sessions.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Portreath Pre-School Playgroup | Cornwall | £80k |
| Happitime Playgroup Ltd | London | £80k |
| Mill Lane Pre-School Association | Hertfordshire | £80k |
| The William Barry Trust | Buckinghamshire | £80k |