Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

VIA WINGS 

The charity's objects ('Objects') are specifically restricted to the following: To relieve poverty of the inhabitants of Dromore and its environs of County Down by:- - maintaining a social enterprise centre, - providing programmes of education, and - providing practical help to those who require it as a result of their economic circumstances, in particular mothers with children.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Established: 6 years

www.viawings.co.uk

info@viawings.co.uk

Charity Commission for Northern IrelandCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Year end 31/10/19 31/10/21 31/10/22
Income £233,012 £466 £383,370
Spending £205,320 £324 £337,167
Surplus/deficit £27,692 £142 £46,203
Listed activities
  • The prevention or relief of poverty, The advancement of education, The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
How it operates
  • Advice/advocacy/information, Community development, Community enterprise, Counselling/support, Education/training, General charitable purposes, Relief of poverty, Volunteer development, Welfare/benevolent
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland
Who it helps
  • Adult training, Carers, Children (5-13 year olds), General public, Men, Mental health, Older people, Parents, Preschool (0-5 year olds), Volunteers, Women, Youth (14-25 year olds)

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Henry Smith Charity£174,100
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£81,481
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland£19,000
BBC Children in Need£18,560
DCMS£12,280
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 14/10/2022
Family Wellbeing Centre
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Via Wings
£174,100 07/12/2021
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towards three years' continuation funding of the 'Learning360' project, a training and work placement programme for young people and adults with mental health problems or learning disabilities in ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Via Wings
£2,568 23/10/2021
We aim to pay for fuel costs to collect and deliver food and toiletries to disadvantaged families and individuals in their homes, and to buy fresh food and food that is in short supply.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Via Wings
£81,481 23/06/2021
48% of running costs for the Dare2Care food project over 3-years along with family support in Dromore and rural areas of N Ireland.
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Via Wings
£4,750 31/03/2021
Towards counsellors' fees
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Via Wings
£4,750 31/03/2021
Towards Three self-employed counsellors's fees
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Via Wings
£18,560 09/09/2020
12
COVID19 - Through the expansion of afterschools sessions, sensory and outdoor play, this project will support the re-engagement of children socially isolated as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland - Via Wings Community Food Store
£10,000 28/07/2020
6
towards foodstore equipment, transport costs, PPE, overheads and salary contibutions
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£9,280 29/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,000 02/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland - Emergency Food parcels and toiletries during Covid-19
£9,000 20/04/2020
7
towards staff costs to support a long term strategic programme in the Dromore/Dromara/Kinallen area.
National Lottery Community Fund - Feeding our community during Covid-19
£10,000 06/04/2020
6
Via Wings based in Dromore is using a £10000 grant to expand their Dare2Care food project that supports families and individuals by providing food parcels. The money is being used to fund a support ....more
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Coronavirus Pandemic
£10,000 27/03/2020
Coronavirus Pandemic
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£25,000 27/03/2020
Wellbeing Centre
Joseph Rank Trust - Via Wings, Dromore
£45,000 29/01/2018
36
To fund the running costs of the charity
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Via Wings
£18,860 13/11/2017
36
This project will offer inclusive play opportunities for children with learning difficulties and their peers. Through fun and creative activities it will encourage imagination, social interaction, ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (10)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 40-69
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 11/04/2018, number: NIC106946
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/10/2016, number: NI641813
Main office

Wellington House, 9 - 13 Princes Street, Dromore, BT25 1AY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
360 Giving
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