THE WORD FOR THE WORLD, UK

Charity number: 1098498
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

1 TO PROMOTE THE TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE INTO ANY AND ALL LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD IN WHICH THE COMPLETE BIBLE HAS NOT BEEN TRANSLATED. 2 TO PROMOTE LITERACY AMONG NATIONS WHERE LOW RATES OF LITERACY EXIST. 3 TO WORK WITH THE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, THE WORD FOR THE WORLD INTERNATIONAL, TO FURTHER THE WORK OF BIBLE TRANSLATION.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £320,047
Total expenditure: £260,766

People

5 Trustee(s)

3 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Burma
  • Cambodia
  • Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • Ethiopia
  • Finland
  • Germany
  • India
  • Laos
  • Malawi
  • Nepal
  • Nigeria
  • Poland
  • Slovakia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 July 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding 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
Paul Thomas Quinlan Chair 13 June 2015
None on record
Brent Paul Mahoney Trustee 01 November 2024
None on record
John Christopher Richards Trustee 17 January 2017
None on record
KENNETH ALAN CHERRY Trustee 12 March 2005
KINGDOM WAY CHURCH (BEDFORD)
Received: On time
Dr Barry Funnell Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £56.99k £59.54k £79.42k £132.55k £320.05k
Total expenditure £51.99k £44.04k £77.92k £94.56k £260.77k
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 March 2024 24 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 24 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 01 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 February 2022 11 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 11 February 2022 11 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 26 November 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 26 November 2020 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 19 FEBRUARY 2003 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 19 MAY 2003

Charitable objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN PARTICULAR BY THE TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE INTO ANY AND ALL LANGUAGES WHICH DO NOT HAVE A COMPLETE TRANSLATION. (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF LANGUAGE AND LITERACY CLASSES AMONG NATIONS WHERE LOW LEVELS OF LITERACY EXIST

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
TWFTW UK
Hartham Park
Hartham Lane
Corsham
Wilts
SN13 0RP
Phone:
07388268895
Email:
stevelancs@twftw.org
Website:

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