# WETHERBY IN SUPPORT OF THE ELDERLY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1163698
- **Other names:** WISE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 22, 2015
- **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=1163698


## Contact

- **Address:** WETHERBY ONE STOP CENTRE, 24 WESTGATE, WETHERBY
- **Postcode:** LS22 6NL
- **Phone:** 01937588994
- **Email:** trustee@w-ise.org.uk
- **Website:** http://www.w-ise.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO SUPPORT OLDER PEOPLE, AND THOSE WHO CARE FOR THEM, WHO LIVE IN THE WETHERBY AREA (WETHERBY, LINTON, BOSTON SPA, THORP ARCH, WALTON, CLIFFORD, BRAMHAM, EAST KESWICK, HAREWOOD, COLLINGHAM,BARDSEY, SCARCROFT AND THORNER) AND WHO ARE SOCIALLY ISOLATED, OR LIVING WITH CHRONIC AND OR DEGENERATIVE CONDITIONS, SO THAT THEY CAN RETAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND CONTINUE TO LIVE ACTIVE LIVES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY.

**Activities:** WiSE's core services include befriending, information, and advice, grass cutting, a transport scheme, a memory cafe to support those living with dementia and their carers and regular social activities to reduce isolation and loneliness.  The charity also runs the WiSE Owl cafe which is a highly popular community cafe based in Boston Spa.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Elderly/old People



## Areas of operation

- Leeds City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £326063 | £343551 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £318945 | £332207 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £291598 | £284632 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £320799 | £248430 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £188068 | £162638 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Mark Storey** (Chair) — appointed June 15, 2018
- Becky Farren — appointed Aug. 1, 2024
- Caren Rowe — appointed April 1, 2019
- Hugh Roberts — appointed July 11, 2024
- Manjit Curtis — appointed March 21, 2023
- Michelle Atkinson — appointed July 12, 2021