WIDOWS AND ORPHANS RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT (WORD) TRUST

Charity number: 1125095
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance education including the education of orphans, widows, widowers and single parents in developing countries so as to promote social justice, equality and well being of people and the education of the general public throughout the world on the issues of poverty, ill health and injustice experience by groups mentioned above in parts of Africa, the UK or the world as the trustees think fit.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £6,980
Total expenditure: £5,045

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Norfolk
  • Botswana
  • Cameroon
  • India
  • Liberia
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Nigeria
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
  • The Gambia
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 July 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • WIDOWS AND ORPHANS RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT (WORD) TRUST INTERNATIONAL (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Susan Robinson Trustee 14 October 2023
None on record
Fergus MacGregor Trustee 14 October 2023
None on record
ELISHA CHIMUTANDA Trustee 16 July 2014
None on record
OLUMIDE OMOLARA UZOKWE Trustee
None on record
Everjoice Makuve Trustee
COMMUNITY ACTION NORWICH
Received: On time
VICTOR JOHN GILLON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £310 £440 £685 £895 £6.98k
Total expenditure £180 £60 £300 £855 £5.05k
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 30 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 26 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 14 October 2023 348 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 06 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 06 March 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required
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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 06/05/2008 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 18/05/2012

Charitable objects

A TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING (BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY THE EDUCATION OF ORPHANS WIDOWS WIDOWERS AND SINGLE PARENTS IN DEVELOPING AND DEVELOPED COUNTRIES SO AS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE EQUALITY AND WELL BEING OF PEOPLE AND THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ON ISSUES OF POVERTY ILL HEALTH AND INJUSTICE EXPERIENCED BY ORPHANS WINDOWS WIDOWERS AND SINGLE PARENTS IN SUCH PARTS OF AFRICA, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST B TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF AFRICA THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FITT

Area of benefit

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

AFRICA, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

Contact information

Address:
2 MARTINEAU LANE
NORWICH
NORFOLK
NR1 2HX
Phone:
01603617905
Email:
wordorphan2003@yahoo.co.uk
Website:

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