WORDS MATTER

Charity number: 1201281
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Words Matter is a charity on a mission to improve children's mental and physical health and development by helping end verbal abuse of children by the adults around them. Working in partnership with experts, decision makers, non-profit and other organisations, we focus on three areas. These are: research, raising awareness through information and campaigns, and collaboration to find solutions.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £123,402
Total expenditure: £80,862

People

5 Trustee(s)

22 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
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 December 2022: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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
NEIL ROGER SHERLOCK Chair 09 December 2022
None on record
Aimee Charlotte Luther Trustee 01 August 2024
None on record
Rebecca Felecia Hickman Trustee 24 May 2023
None on record
Edmund Kamm Trustee 24 April 2023
None on record
Jessica Mary Caroline Teresa Bondy Trustee 09 December 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £143.17k £123.40k
Total expenditure £126.66k £80.86k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 2024 06 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 06 March 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 06 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 06 February 2024 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 09 Dec 2022

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE EFFECTS ON THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PERSONS AND ADULTS CAUSED BY THE VERBAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS BY ADULTS, BY PROMOTING RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH TO THE PUBLIC AND TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS WHO DIRECTLY ASSIST VICTIMS OF CHILDHOOD VERBAL ABUSE AND THOSE IN POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS.

Contact information

Address:
Queensdale Residential Ltd
10 HENNING STREET
LONDON
SW11 3DR
Phone:
07812082138
Email:
jessicabondy@wordsmatter.org
Website:

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