WORD OF LIFE

Registered charity 328492 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Word of Life is a small media-based Christian charity, based in the UK. We seek to make the message of the Christian Scriptures accessible to those from non-Christian backgrounds. We produce culturally sensitive courses, books, articles and other materials, in English and a wide range of relevant languages, sold to users throughout the world.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£326k

Latest spending

£202k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £90,602, which is above its stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £123,978 for the year, driven by increased income from grants and donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £91k)

“Word of Life holds a reserve in its bank account which will allow it to operate for a three-month period in the event of future financial difficulty.” — 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

CANON PHIL RAWLINGS MA, BTHchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Abdul Erwin Mustapha
Flora Catherine Davies
John Douglas

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£326k	£202k
31/12/2023	£96k	£111k
31/12/2022	£115k	£126k
31/12/2021	£73k	£28k
31/03/2021	£54k	£30k

Common questions

Is WORD OF LIFE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £90,602, which is above its stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £123,978 for the year, driven by increased income from grants and donations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE DEO GLORIA TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WORD FOR THE WORLD, UK.

THE WORD FOR THE WORLD, UK income £307k
SHEPSHED WORD OF LIFE CHURCH income £182k
WORD OF LIFE MINISTRIES (LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM) income £150k
THE SERVANTS OF THE WORD TRUST income £367k
LIVING WORD COMMUNITY CHURCH income £234k
NEW WAY CHRISTIAN LIFE FELLOWSHIP UK income £247k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WORD OF LIFE	£326k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WORD FOR THE WORLD, UK FY2025	£307k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SHEPSHED WORD OF LIFE CHURCH FY2024	£182k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WORD OF LIFE MINISTRIES (LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM) FY2024	£150k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE SERVANTS OF THE WORD TRUST FY2025	£367k	—	above	—	no doubt
LIVING WORD COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2024	£234k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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