WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD TRUST

Charity number: 1195577
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

What a Wonderful World is based in Alnwick and its activities reach people across Northumberland. We ran a Climate Action Day in October 2021 in the run up to Cop26 and a full weekend festival of arts, science and the natural world in June 2022, June 2023 and June 2024 Planning is underway for a 4th festival June 27-29th 2025.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 November 2024

Total income: £16,170
Total expenditure: £14,145

Total income includes £6,000 from 2 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

8 Volunteer(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

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Northumberland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 August 2021: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • WAWW TRUST (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not 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 policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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
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
Dr Christiane Jane Algar Ph.D Chair 19 August 2021
None on record
SIR WALTER JOHN BUCHANAN RIDDELL Trustee 16 July 2024
HOWICK TRUSTEES LIMITED
Received: On time
Thomas Edmund Burston Trustee 17 November 2022
None on record
ALISTAIR MILES ANDERSON Trustee 19 August 2021
None on record
ELIZABETH ANDERSON Trustee 19 August 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/11/2022 05/11/2023 05/11/2024
Total gross income £21.14k £11.34k £16.17k
Total expenditure £13.19k £9.77k £14.15k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £750 £1.69k £6.00k

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 05 November 2024 02 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 November 2024 02 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 November 2023 30 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 November 2023 30 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 November 2022 03 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 November 2022 03 February 2023 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 20 Aug 2021

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN NORTHUMBERLAND AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS ON THE SUBJECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS, INCLUDING THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND HOW THEY MAY BE ADDRESSED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF FESTIVALS AND SIMILAR EDUCATIONAL EVENTS THAT WILL INCLUDE PUBLIC LECTURES, TALKS, WORKSHOPS AND ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES RELATED TO THOSE TOPICS.

Contact information

Address:
WEST VIEW MOUNT HOOLEY
WHITTINGHAM
ALNWICK
NE66 4RN
Phone:
01665574631
Email:
Info@whataww.org
Website:

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