A WAY OUT

Charity number: 1137535
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

A WAY OUT AIMS TO EDUCATE, SUPPORT AND EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE AND AT-RISK WOMEN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES TO LIVE HEALTHY, SAFE & WHOLE LIVES, FREE FROM POVERTY, ADDICTION & HARM. OUR WORK SPANS OUTREACH, DRUGS PREVENTION & ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMMES, REHABILITATION & INTENSIVE LIFE SUPPORT.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £45,328
Total expenditure: £992,074

Total income includes £295,928 from 3 government contract(s) and £205,581 from 6 government grant(s)

People

21 Employee(s)

8 Trustee(s)

13 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Hartlepool
  • Middlesbrough
  • Redcar And Cleveland
  • Stockton-on-tees

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 August 2010: Standard registration
  • 01 June 2012: Funds received from 1106023 A WAY OUT
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Karen Parker Trustee 10 February 2025
None on record
Dr Helen Williams Trustee 24 April 2023
None on record
Hassan Al-Bahrani Trustee 31 October 2022
None on record
Julie Allan Trustee 09 May 2022
None on record
Michelle Carr Trustee 13 July 2020
None on record
Andrew George Malcolm Trustee 23 September 2019
None on record
Robert Martin Thompson Trustee 12 June 2017
None on record
DAVID EMERTON Trustee 08 March 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £771.84k £766.88k £701.20k £773.94k £1.03m
Total expenditure £654.41k £702.25k £781.39k £839.53k £992.07k
Income from government contracts £67.07k N/A N/A N/A £295.93k
Income from government grants £24.91k £148.33k £139.93k £138.22k £205.58k
Income - Donations and legacies £45.85k £764.56k £695.90k £748.37k £37.11k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £4.67k £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £3.84k £2.00k £0 £20.16k £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £1.33k £193 £630 £4.54k £7.56k
Income - Other £353 £131 £4.67k £865 £660
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £653.24k £693.82k £768.56k £826.68k £976.34k
Expenditure - Raising funds £1.18k £8.42k £12.83k £12.85k £15.74k
Expenditure - Governance £141.63k £136.38k £57.86k £67.71k £202.82k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Own use assets £8.67k £6.54k £20.31k £15.44k £8.60k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £652.41k £605.00k £482.23k £538.54k £653.33k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £244.39k £130.22k £101.41k £218.45k £92.25k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 September 2024 26 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 26 June 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 17 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 17 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 07 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 07 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 07 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 07 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 22 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 22 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01/06/2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/01/2016

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE SUFFERING AND PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE BOROUGH OF STOCKTON ON TEES AND SURROUNDING AREAS AFFECTED BY DRUGS, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONGST WOMEN, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

STOCKTON ON TEES AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Contact information

Address:
A Way Out
The Gate
Unit 1-2
Castlegate Quay
The Riverside
STOCKTON
Phone:
01642655071
Email:
info@awayout.co.uk
Website:

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