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LIVING WORD MINISTRIES

Registered charity 1150222 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LWM

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND FURTHER THE GOSPEL OF GOD AND HIS SON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND TO PREACH AND TEACH THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.TO RELIEVE POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE

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Latest income
£35k
Latest spending
£45k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred an excess of expenditure over income of £10,202.92 for the year ended 31 July 2025. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold bank balances sufficient to cover three months' worth of expenditure, with unrestricted reserves (retained earnings) standing at £32,334.95.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Annual Gift Day (37% of income)
“Annual Gift Day 12,609.70” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Rev ML Weeden received living expenses of £19,000.00 and a living allowance of £5,000.00 from restricted funds.
“Living expenses - M Weeden 19,000.00” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee M Weeden received living expenses/allowance.
“Living expenses - M Weeden 19,000.00” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: India · Kenya · Malawi · Zambia · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£35k£45k
31/07/2024£22k£41k
31/07/2023£35k£41k
31/07/2022£45k£40k
31/07/2021£58k£27k

Common questions

Is LIVING WORD MINISTRIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred an excess of expenditure over income of £10,202.92 for the year ended 31 July 2025. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold bank balances sufficient to cover three months' worth of expenditure, with unrestricted reserves (retained earnings) standing at £32,334.95. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LIVING WORD MINISTRIES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LIVING WORD MINISTRIES as a grant recipient include SUTTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SUTTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE TRUSTFY2024£4kTo encourage Christian Missionary Activity
SUTTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE TRUSTFY2023£4kTo encourage Christian Missionary Activity
SUTTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE TRUSTFY2025£3kTo encourage Christian Missionary Activity
SUTTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE TRUSTFY2022£480To encourage Christian Missionary Activity