BRINGING WORDS TO LIFE LIMITED

Charity Number: 1151661
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Bringing Words to Life (BWtL) is a literacy charity, founded by a journalist and author. After a lengthy pilot study in a primary school, the engagement of the children through this alternative platform encouraged the development of BWtL. The intention is to engage as many young people as possible with the processes, skills, and attitudes they need to enhance their literacy.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £58,774
Total expenditure: £52,641

People

5 Trustee(s)

10 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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Durham
  • Gateshead
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • Northumberland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 April 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
08366070 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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 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
STUART JACKSON Chair 25 January 2013
None on record
Lauren Elizabeth White Trustee 19 February 2025
None on record
ELIZABETH HELEN KHALIL Trustee 22 September 2014
None on record
JEREMY BARNETT Trustee 25 January 2013
None on record
EMMA BARNETT Trustee 25 January 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £27.48k £69.62k £44.02k £50.42k £58.77k
Total expenditure £28.13k £64.82k £50.14k £43.60k £52.64k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £18.23k 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 August 2024 01 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 01 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 04 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 04 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 12 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 12 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 22 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 22 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 09 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020

(These accounts
have been qualified)

09 April 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

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 INCORPORATED 18/01/2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 12/04/2013

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE RESIDING IN GATESHEAD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, BY DEVELOPING KEY LITERACY SKILLS WITH THE AIM OF ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS AND LIFE SKILLS.

Area of benefit

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

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
Rowlands Gill Community Centre
Strathmore Road
Rowlands Gill
Tyne and
Phone:
07947955500
Email:
Melanie@BringingWords.org
Website:

www.bringingwords.org Open in new window