WAY Widowed and Young

Registered charity 1164988 CIO Registered since 2015

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

4.7y median 6y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

6.2y

average years in governance

6 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 7General Charitable Purposes 7Other Charitable Purposes 7

Commercial experience

Other services 1

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Contact

Website	www.widowedandyoung.org.uk
Email	enquiries@widowedandyoung.org.uk
Phone	0300 2010051
Address	WAY Widowed and Young, Advantage House, Stowe Court, Stowe Street, Lichfiel

Finances

£284,079 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£300,750	£211,903
2021	£254,026	£226,164
2022	£264,988	£317,968
2023	£261,032	£333,002
2024	£284,079	£296,104

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Provides ServicesActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

The objects of the CIO are: (1) to advance the education of the public to raise the awareness of the needs of people who are widowed and young;(2) to relieve persons in need, following bereavement by offering a peer-to-peer support network for anyone aged 50 or under, at rime of bereavement, who is overcoming the loss of a partner, married or not, with or without children, inclusive of sexual orientation, gender, race and religion.

Governing document: CIO - Foundation Registered 29 Dec 2015 as amended on 24 Sep 2021 as amended on 31 Oct 2022 as amended on 02 Nov 2022 as amended on 27 Sept 2025

Trustees (7)

7trustees

55median age

0aged 70+

Joanna Sedley-Burke Chair since 2018
Emma Louise Charlesworth since 2025
Gary Mcfarlaneage 55 since 2024
Katherine Denise Spikings since 2019
Louise Jane Fisher since 2019
Mike Etherington since 2020
Nadir Keshani since 2024

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