LIVING WORD INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1165611 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1) Support of Amazing Grace Pre and Primary school in Kisoro Uganda mostly through funding infrastructure developments.2) Support of local indigenous organisations through partnership agreements as they seek to advance the Christian faith in accordance with a joint Statement of Beliefs, Core Values & Statement of aims which are particularly associated with training students.

Objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFILL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY;B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROMTIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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

Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£242k
Latest spending
£193k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £168,275 at the period end, which exceeds its stated policy target of three months' projected expenditure (£40,000). The trustees confirm the charity is in a satisfactory financial position and has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three month’s projected expenditure (held: £168k)
“On 30th April 2018, the trustees determined that the charity should aim to hold unrestricted cash equal to no less than three month’s projected expenditure, which is currently estimated to be £40,000.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Dr. Stuart Creed was reimbursed £3,816 for administrative tasks (18 hours/week). Other trustees received no remuneration, only expense reimbursements.
“In addition to his trustee duties, Dr. Stuart Creed carried out the essential administrative tasks needed to run the charity (18 hours a week) for which he was reimbursed £3,816 for the period covered by this report.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration/Reimbursement to Trustee
“In addition to his trustee duties, Dr. Stuart Creed carried out the essential administrative tasks needed to run the charity (18 hours a week) for which he was reimbursed £3,816 for the period covered by this report.”
Per its FY2025 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Rwanda · South Sudan · The Gambia · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£242k£193k
31/07/2024£178k£158k
31/07/2023£173k£158k
31/07/2022£126k£118k
31/07/2021£106k£74k

Common questions

Is LIVING WORD INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £168,275 at the period end, which exceeds its stated policy target of three months' projected expenditure (£40,000). The trustees confirm the charity is in a satisfactory financial position and has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LIVING WORD INTERNATIONAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LIVING WORD INTERNATIONAL as a grant recipient include CHRIST CHURCH MAYFAIR, THE SOLA TRUST, THE CORNERSTONE WORKS LTD, JOHN JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, LITTLE SHELFORD.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHRIST CHURCH MAYFAIRFY2021£22k
THE SOLA TRUSTFY2025£19kTheological and ministry training grants
CHRIST CHURCH MAYFAIRFY2025£15k
CHRIST CHURCH MAYFAIRFY2024£14k
THE CORNERSTONE WORKS LTDFY2025£9k
JOHN JAMES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£8kSupport of Children & Youth Organisations
THE SOLA TRUSTFY2024£5kTheological and ministry training grants
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, LITTLE SHELFORDFY2023£5kOverseas missions and relief and development agencies
THE SOLA TRUSTFY2023£5kTheological and ministry training grants
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, LITTLE SHELFORDFY2024£5kOverseas missions and relief and development agencies
THE SOLA TRUSTFY2021£5kTheological and ministry training grants
CHRIST CHURCH MAYFAIRFY2022£4k
CHRIST CHURCH MAYFAIRFY2023£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, LITTLE SHELFORDFY2025£2kOverseas missions and relief and development agencies
THE SOLA TRUSTFY2021amount not statedOther church ministry

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SUTTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE TRUST1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LIVING WORD CHURCHES INTERNATIONAL (UK).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LIVING WORD INTERNATIONAL£242k—0unclear—no doubt
LIVING WORD CHURCHES INTERNATIONAL (UK) FY2025£49k—0unclear—no doubt
LIVING WORD MINISTRIES FY2025£35k—0unclear—no doubt
LIVING WORD CHURCH FY2025£202k—0unclear—no doubt
LIVING WORD MISSIONARY CHURCH - UK FY2025£72k—0unclear—no doubt
Christian Development Uganda FY2025£131k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.