THE WEDNESDAY WORD LIMITED

Registered charity 1125628 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity provides educational and religious information for the benefit of schools, families and parish churches, predominantly in England and Wales.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CATHOLIC RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE DESIGN, PUBLICATION, PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE WEDNESDAY WORD LEAFLET

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, THROUGHOUT ENGLAND.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £58,074 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £744,672 to £686,598. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £61k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev JOHN TERENCE MCGRATHchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Anne Marie Blackburn
• DANNIE FIRTH
• Rev HENRY WANSBROUGH
• SUSAN FIRTH

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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