THE WEDNESDAY WORD LIMITED

Charity number: 1125628
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity provides educational and religious information for the benefit of schools, families and parish churches, predominantly in England and Wales.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2025

Total income: £40,714
Total expenditure: £98,788

People

5 Trustee(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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for being a trustee.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 August 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06608112 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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
Rev JOHN TERENCE MCGRATH Chair 09 March 2020
MISSIONARIES OF SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES
Received: On time
Anne Marie Blackburn Trustee 14 July 2025
None on record
DANNIE FIRTH Trustee
None on record
Rev HENRY WANSBROUGH Trustee
None on record
SUSAN FIRTH Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024 30/06/2025
Total gross income £191.39k £26.05k £94.75k £92.71k £40.71k
Total expenditure £90.00k £81.91k £97.03k £150.61k £98.79k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £4.30k 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 30 June 2025 09 March 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2025 09 March 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2024 13 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 13 March 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 15 March 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 15 March 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 09 February 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 09 February 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 03 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 03 December 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 2 JUNE 2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 4 AUGUST 2008

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE CATHOLIC RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE DESIGN, PUBLICATION, PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE WEDNESDAY WORD LEAFLET

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, THROUGHOUT ENGLAND.

Contact information

Address:
The Wednesday Word Trust
1st Floor Unit 5
Thornes Office Park Monckton Road
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF2 7AN
Phone:
01924 339000
Email:
info@wednesdayword.org
Website:

thewednesdayword.org