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Bringing Words to Life Limited

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Bringing Words to Life Limited is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty.

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What are the key facts about Bringing Words to Life Limited?

Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31
£62,415
Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31
£59,141
Registered charity number
1151661
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Strathmore Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

Bringing Words to Life Limited (number 1151661) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Bringing Words to Life Limited do?

Bringing Words to Life (BWtL) is a literacy charity, founded by a journalist and author. After a lengthy pilot study in a primary school, the engagement of the children through this alternative platform encouraged the development of BWtL. The intention is to engage as many young people as possible with the processes, skills, and attitudes they need to enhance their literacy.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Bringing Words to Life Limited

Answers Bringing Words to Life Limited gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Bringing Words to Life Limited's highest-paid staff paid?

Bringing Words to Life Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record Bringing Words to Life Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Bringing Words to Life Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
08366070 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Durham · Northumberland

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; People With Disabilities; People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Bringing Words to Life Limited registered for?

Education/trainingDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Why is there no Clarity Score for Bringing Words to Life Limited yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Bringing Words to Life Limited. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Bringing Words to Life Limited a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Bringing Words to Life Limited as a registered charity (number 1151661) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Bringing Words to Life Limited's charity number?
Bringing Words to Life Limited's charity number is 1151661. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1151661?
Search 1151661 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Bringing Words to Life Limited do?
Bringing Words to Life (BWtL) is a literacy charity, founded by a journalist and author. After a lengthy pilot study in a primary school, the engagement of the children through this alternative platform encouraged the development of BWtL. The intention is to engage as many young people as possible with the processes, skills, and attitudes they need to enhance their literacy.
Does Bringing Words to Life Limited have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Bringing Words to Life Limited. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Bringing Words to Life Limited?
Bringing Words to Life Limited's website listed in our register data is http://www.bringingwords.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Bringing Words to Life Limited's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Bringing Words to Life Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Bringing Words to Life Limited?
The register does not record Bringing Words to Life Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Bringing Words to Life Limited's trustees paid?
Bringing Words to Life Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Bringing Words to Life Limited registered as a charity?
Bringing Words to Life Limited was entered on the register on 17 April 2013. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 08366070).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.