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Waythrough

Waythrough is a registered charity (number 515755) based in Durham, governed by 12 trustees and chaired by Carolyn Regan since 2024. Latest income £165m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

Also known as D I S C LTD, Disc (Charity Commission)

3. The objects ("the Objects") for which the Charity is established are for general charitable purposes in order to provide support and assistance to individuals who may be socially excluded and seeking to improve their quality of life, to become...

  • 12 trustees
  • Income £165m (2025)

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Disability, Accommodation/housing, Economic/community Development/employment and 1 more
Where
Throughout England
Website
www.waythrough.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Waythrough
Registered
1984

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£165m£165m
  • 2024£101m£101m
  • 2023£81m£79m
Earlier years
  • 2022£71m£69m
  • 2021£65m£62m

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 87% · Government grants 1%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

3. The objects ("the Objects") for which the Charity is established are for general charitable purposes in order to provide support and assistance to individuals who may be socially excluded and seeking to improve their quality of life, to become fully integrated members of Society, in particular by:3.1 providing assistance and support in the relief of physical and mental health problems of persons in need by reasons of substance use, abuse or dependency, including alcohol and drugs;3.2 providing assistance and support in the prevention of harm by reasons of substance use, abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs;3.3 relieving the hardship of those in need by reasons of youth, age, infirmity, physical or mental disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances by the provision of social housing and housing support;3.4 the relief of unemployment and advancement of education (including sustainable training for employment or work) for the benefit of the public generally and in particular such persons who are in need due to the lack of educational or skills attainment or who otherwise require assistance in gaining employment;3.5 the relief of poverty, hardship (financial or otherwise) and distress among children, young people, families and other members of society in necessitous circumstances by providing and assisting in the provision of such facilities, advice and support as may be required to improve their conditions of life; 3.6 assisting in the preservation and protection of health, and in the treatment and care of persons suffering from mental or physical health conditions or illnesses or in need of rehabilitation as a result of the same, through the provision of clinical and other services and support; and3.7 providing assistance and support in the prevention of gambling-related harm, including problem gambling and gambling addiction.

Grants received

65 grants · £14,708,554 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £13,320,646 (10 grants)
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities · £517,126 (15 grants)
  • Northern Rock Foundation · £354,607 (5 grants)
  • Department for Education · £238,151 (2 grants)
  • BBC Children in Need · £90,240

Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

12 trustees on the board

2.3y median 2y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

11.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Portfolio (6)

10
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 12Disability 11Accommodation/housing 10The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 2Other Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 26Property 4Education 3

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£165.2m latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

3.6 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 1.3 in 2021

3183 from 1410 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
88%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
515755
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 30 MAY 1984 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS PASSED 23RD MAY 1988 AND 28TH NOVEMBER 1991 AND 24TH JUNE 1998AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 03 MAR 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 05 JUN 2018AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 01 DEC 2022 as amended on 01 Jun 2024 as amended on 06 Feb 2025 as amended on 27 Mar 2026
Companies House
Company number 01820492 · Active
Contact on the register
01325731160 · company.secretary@waythrough.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
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