# WINGS SOUTH WEST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1082938
- **Other names:** WINGS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 18, 2000
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1082938


## Contact

- **Address:** BOWOOD HOUSE, ABBOTSHAM, BIDEFORD
- **Postcode:** EX39 5AX
- **Phone:** 01237471000
- **Email:** pbowser@btinternet.com
- **Website:** www.wingscharity.com



## Activities

**Objects:** A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN DEVON AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED "THE TRUSTEES")  MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY;B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY;C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING BY MEANS OF ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY;D) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS IN SAID LOCATION AND ELSEWHERE AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED "THE TRUSTEES") MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK  FIT.

**Activities:** Wings works with disadvantaged children, young people and adults in one of the poorest areas in the UK. Through mentoring, befriending and offering an exciting portfolio of collaboratively designed learning, recreational and motivational activities, our aim is to help them gain skills, while raising confidence, resilience and self-esteem and ultimately giving each individual hope for the future.

**Area of benefit:** DEVON AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities, Amateur Sport, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Devon



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £330574 | £331540 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £240391 | £269521 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £241555 | £243524 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £299037 | £214476 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £247814 | £305685 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr Susan Jane Ley** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 20, 2021
- Anne Cameron Bowser — appointed Jan. 1, 2019
- DAVID GEOFFREY ARCHER — appointed Dec. 19, 2022
- Ian James Rogers — appointed Aug. 21, 2017
- Rebecca Grace Lynch — appointed Sept. 16, 2024