LIVING WORD INTERNATIONAL

Charity number: 1165611
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

1) Support of Amazing Grace Pre and Primary school in Kisoro Uganda mostly through funding infrastructure developments. 2) Support of local indigenous organisations through partnership agreements as they seek to advance the Christian faith in accordance with a joint Statement of Beliefs, Core Values & Statement of aims which are particularly associated with training students.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £177,650
Total expenditure: £157,614

People

4 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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 providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Rwanda
  • The Gambia
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 February 2016: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mark Lewis Vernon Chair 16 November 2020
ISERVE AFRICA UK TRUST
Received: On time
James Harold Houghton Trustee 28 April 2025
None on record
James Richard Read Trustee 28 April 2025
None on record
STUART CREED Trustee 01 April 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £92.23k £105.76k £126.26k £173.37k £177.65k
Total expenditure £73.89k £73.67k £117.66k £157.71k £157.61k
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 July 2024 27 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 27 March 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 15 April 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 15 April 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 17 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 17 April 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 20 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 20 April 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 25 March 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 25 March 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 INCORPORATED 01 APR 2015

Charitable objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFILL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY; B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Contact information

Address:
LYTCHETT HOUSE
13 FREELAND PARK
WAREHAM ROAD
POOLE
POOLE
DORSET
Phone:
01223840705
Email:
stucreed@virginmedia.com
Website:

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