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Via Community Ltd

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Via Community Ltd is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include other charitable purposes.

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What are the key facts about Via Community Ltd?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£36,706,649
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£36,609,808
Registered charity number
1031602
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Third Avenue
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Via Community Ltd (number 1031602) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Via Community Ltd do?

The provision of advice , information , treatment and support services to people with issues around substance misuse.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Via Community Ltd

Answers Via Community Ltd gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Via Community Ltd's highest-paid staff paid?

Via Community Ltd's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 28 employees paid more than £60,000, including 9 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (2 employees).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£150,001–£200,0002
£130,001–£140,0001
£120,001–£130,0003
£100,001–£110,0003
£80,001–£90,0005
£70,001–£80,0007
£60,001–£70,0007

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Via Community Ltd's money come from?

Via Community Ltd reported £37m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £36m (99%), donations and legacies £344k (1%), investments £83k (0%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £330k.

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£36m · 99%
  • Donations and legacies£344k · 1%
  • Investments£83k · 0%

Does Via Community Ltd receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Via Community Ltd. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Via Community Ltd reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Via Community Ltd as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Via Community Ltd's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
02807934 (Companies House)
Previous names on the register
Wandsworth Drug Project Waltham Forest Drug Project; Wdp; Westminster Drug Project; Westminster Drug Project Limited
Where it says it operates
Throughout England

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Via Community Ltd registered for?

Other Charitable Purposes

Why is there no Clarity Score for Via Community Ltd yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Via Community Ltd. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

What should you check before donating to Via Community Ltd?

  • Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation.
  • Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract.
  • Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Via Community Ltd a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Via Community Ltd as a registered charity (number 1031602) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Via Community Ltd's charity number?
Via Community Ltd's charity number is 1031602. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1031602?
Search 1031602 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Via Community Ltd do?
The provision of advice , information , treatment and support services to people with issues around substance misuse.
Does Via Community Ltd have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Via Community Ltd. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Via Community Ltd?
Via Community Ltd's website listed in our register data is http://www.viaorg.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Via Community Ltd's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Via Community Ltd's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 28 employees paid more than £60,000, including 9 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (2 employees). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Via Community Ltd's money come from?
Via Community Ltd reported £37m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £36m (99%), donations and legacies £344k (1%), investments £83k (0%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £330k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Via Community Ltd?
The register records Via Community Ltd as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Via Community Ltd's trustees paid?
Via Community Ltd's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Via Community Ltd previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Via Community Ltd: Wandsworth Drug Project Waltham Forest Drug Project; Wdp; Westminster Drug Project; Westminster Drug Project Limited.
When was Via Community Ltd registered as a charity?
Via Community Ltd was entered on the register on 17 January 1994. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02807934).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.