# WESTWAY OPEN ARMS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1153919
- **Other names:** WOA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 23, 2013
- **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=1153919


## Contact

- **Address:** Westway House, Westway, Eastfield, Scarborough
- **Postcode:** YO11 3EE
- **Phone:** 01723448274
- **Email:** westwayopenarms@gmail.com



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING GOODS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO PEOPLE IN POVERTY OR AT RISK OF POVERTY; AND B) PROVIDING EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SUPPORT ON MANAGING PERSONAL FINANCES AND ATTAINING DOMESTIC LIFE SKILLS; ANDC) PROVIDING ADVICE AND GUIDANCE ON MONEY MANAGEMENT; ANDD) PROVIDING SOCIAL ACTIVITIES TO HELP RELIEVE THE EFFECTS OF LIVING IN POVERTY.2. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING FACILITIES, SERVICES AND SUPPORT THAT WILL ASSIST IN IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE AND INDEPENDENCE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH THE EFFECTS OF OLD AGE; ANDB) PROVIDING, AND SIGNPOSTING TO, ADVICE/MENTORING, SERVICES AND SUPPORT THAT WILL ASSIST YOUNG PEOPLE IN DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE AND EMPLOYMENT SKILLS; ANDC) PROVIDING SUPPORT, ADVICE AND SIGNPOSTING ON TO SPECIALIST AGENCIES FOR PREGNANT WOMEN IN CRISIS; ANDD) PROVIDING A CONTACT POINT FOR ASSESSING AND REFERRING ON TO SPECIALIST AGENCIES IN SUPPORT OF THOSE LIVING WITH ADDICTION.3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVISION OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; ANDB) PROVISION OF TRAINING AND GUIDANCE IN LIFE-SKILLS.4. THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVISION OF WORSHIP FACILITIES; ANDB) PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPING AN UNDERSTANDING OF CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES; ANDC) PROVISION OF RELIGIOUS DEVOTIONAL AND CELEBRATORY EVENTS; ANDD) PROVISION AND PRACTICE OF CHRISTIAN FAITH AND SUPPORT OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.

**Activities:** Social Centre four days a week:Drop-In Services & Support, social time; activities; free lunch weekly etc.Christian Faith & Spirituality: Prayers; Communion; Events. Debt Advice & Support: personal debt and money management. Client Support: advice and support for clients in desperate circumstances. Foodbank: Food parcels for crisis. Talkthru: Pregnancy Crisis Service.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- North Yorkshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £56550 | £57556 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £87952 | £52896 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £52896 | £43070 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £62214 | £20157 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £67844 | £21103 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Canon Rosalind Patricia Anne Brewer — appointed April 8, 2023
- Dr Gordon Hayes — appointed July 15, 2021
- Graham Christopher White — appointed Jan. 17, 2017
- JANET WELLS — appointed May 9, 2013
- Kathleen Rachel Tate — appointed June 6, 2024
- Kathryn Anne Hayes — appointed July 15, 2021
- Stephen Tate — appointed June 6, 2024