BRINGING WORDS TO LIFE LIMITED

Registered charity 1151661 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Bringing Words to Life (BWtL) is a literacy charity, founded by a journalist and author. After a lengthy pilot study in a primary school, the engagement of the children through this alternative platform encouraged the development of BWtL. The intention is to engage as many young people as possible with the processes, skills, and attitudes they need to enhance their literacy.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£62k
Latest spending
£59k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £3,274 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £62,415 primarily from grants. Free reserves were £3,357, which the trustees confirmed is approximately in line with their policy target of three months' unrestricted expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (63% of income)
“Total income for the year was £62,415 (2024: £58,774), primarily driven by grant funding.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£62k£59k
31/08/2024£59k£53k
31/08/2023£50k£44k
31/08/2022£44k£50k
31/08/2021£70k£65k

Common questions

Is BRINGING WORDS TO LIFE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £3,274 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £62,415 primarily from grants. Free reserves were £3,357, which the trustees confirmed is approximately in line with their policy target of three months' unrestricted expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRINGING WORDS TO LIFE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRINGING WORDS TO LIFE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION, THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE J J CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20kTo deliver its new Write2 programme to eight schools in Gateshead in 2023/24.
THE BERNICIA FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUSTFY2024£8kSmaller Grants

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East17/07/2025£7kGrant to Bringing Words to Life Limited
Community Foundation North East30/01/2025£3kGrant to Bringing Words to Life Limited
The National Lottery Community Fund19/09/2024£15kWrite2
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/03/2023£8k"Celebrating Cramlington"
The National Lottery Community Fund01/11/2018£10kBeep
Community Foundation North East31/05/2018£5kBEEP
The National Lottery Community Fund07/12/2016£10kThe Reading Bank
Community Foundation North East09/03/2016£5kTowards Planning a Better Future
Community Foundation North East29/01/2016£3kTowards NEBeep - youth newspaper
Community Foundation North East26/01/2016£1kTowards Youth online and print magazine
Community Foundation North East12/01/2016£2kTowards Workshops for family learning
The National Lottery Community Fund12/08/2015£10kWriting a Better Future
Community Foundation North East24/06/2015£6kTowards NEBeep
The National Lottery Community Fund09/07/2014£10kBringing Words to Life Workshop Development