WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD TRUST

Registered charity 1195577 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WAWW TRUST

What a Wonderful World is based in Alnwick and its activities reach people across Northumberland. We ran a Climate Action Day in October 2021 in the run up to Cop26 and a full weekend festival of arts, science and the natural world in June 2022, June 2023 and June 2024 Planning is underway for a 4th festival June 27-29th 2025.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN NORTHUMBERLAND AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS ON THE SUBJECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS, INCLUDING THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND HOW THEY MAY BE ADDRESSED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF FESTIVALS AND SIMILAR EDUCATIONAL EVENTS THAT WILL INCLUDE PUBLIC LECTURES, TALKS, WORKSHOPS AND ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES RELATED TO THOSE TOPICS.

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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Registered contact address: Northumberland, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
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• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Christiane Jane Algar Ph.Dchair
• ALISTAIR MILES ANDERSON
• ELIZABETH ANDERSON
• SIR WALTER JOHN BUCHANAN RIDDELL · trustee of 1 other charity
• Thomas Edmund Burston · trustee of 1 other charity

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Operates in: Northumberland

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