MORE THAN WORDS CHARITY

Registered charity 1163379 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MTW

Provision of Makaton Language Programme courses free of charge to any person that cares for a child in Kent with communication difficulties. To establish small signing activity groups to support families with young children already showing communication difficulties alongside establishing a range of regular and one-off inclusive events specifically centred on children in Kent with additional needs

Objects

TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR DISABLED CHILDREN IN THE UK IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY RAISING FUNDS TO HELP CHILDREN WITH COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES

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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Latest income

£34k

Latest spending

£29k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £32,712 as of 31 December 2024, representing an increase from the previous year. The charity reported an excess of receipts over payments of £5,382 for the year, with total incoming resources of £34,273 against total expenditures of £28,891. The trustees' report indicates a policy to hold sufficient reserves to sustain the charity if income falls below expected levels.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to sustain the charity should our income fall below expected levels (held: £33k)

“Our policy is to hold sufficient reserves to sustain the charity should our income fall below expected levels” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — More Than Words Charity (1163379) (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

Paul Hugheschair
Helen Louise Warren
LESLEY MANNERS
Richard Mark Ebanks
VANESSA PILCHER

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£34k	£29k
31/12/2023	£25k	£24k
31/12/2022	£31k	£27k
31/12/2021	£27k	£24k
31/12/2020	£16k	£18k

Common questions

Is MORE THAN WORDS CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £32,712 as of 31 December 2024, representing an increase from the previous year. The charity reported an excess of receipts over payments of £5,382 for the year, with total incoming resources of £34,273 against total expenditures of £28,891. The trustees' report indicates a policy to hold sufficient reserves to sustain the charity if income falls below expected levels. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.