LIVING WORDS ARTS

Registered charity 1157780 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Working with people experiencing dementia and isolated and disempowered people, Living Words supports free speech and expression. The work enables individuals to feel heard and understood, even when communication seems lost. Inspired by this participatory work we create anthologies, performances and events.

Objects

THE CHARITY?S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:-(1)TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ARTS OF THEATRE AND LITERATURE.(2)THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF ARTS AND LITERATURE ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT, NURTURE AND IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL BEING, PARTICULARLY FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING DEMENTIA AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO CARE FOR THEM AND INTERACT WITH THEM.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £10,994 for the year ended 30 November 2024, with total funds carried forward increasing to £27,070. The trustees acknowledge that reserves remain low and are focused on building unrestricted funds to ensure longer-term sustainability. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lauretta Kavanaghchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jack Rowley
• Nicholas Ewbank

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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