WORD OF LIFE

Charity number: 328492
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Word of Life is a small media-based Christian charity, based in the UK. We seek to make the message of the Christian Scriptures accessible to those from non-Christian backgrounds. We produce culturally sensitive courses, books, articles, calendars, and other materials, in English and a wide range of relevant languages, sold to users throughout the world.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £96,147
Total expenditure: £111,313

People

5 Trustee(s)

25 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 January 1990: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
CANON PHIL RAWLINGS MA, BTH Chair
THE BOAZ TRUST
Received: On time
Boaz Trust
Recently registered
Dr Anwar Mehammed Berhe Trustee 01 September 2023
None on record
Flora Catherine Davies Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
John Douglas Trustee 19 September 2020
None on record
Shadi Fatehi Trustee 13 May 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £44.70k £54.33k £72.62k £115.22k £96.15k
Total expenditure £19.89k £30.24k £27.62k £125.68k £111.31k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 05 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 05 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 28 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 28 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 11 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 11 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 06 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 06 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 20 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 20 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 8 DECEMBER 1989 as amended on 19 Sep 2020

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION. (FOR FULL OBJECTS SEE CONTITUTION.)

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Word of Life
Central House
13 Ravenhurst Street
BIRMINGHAM
B12 0HD
Phone:
07816905996
Email:
info@word.org.uk
Website:

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