Bringing Words to Life Ltd
Financial Ststements
For the Year Ended
31 August 2022
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Company Registration No. 08366070
Charity Registration No. 1151661
Bringing Words to Life Ltd 2022

Legal and Administrative Inforniation=
Name:
Bringing Words to Lrfe Limited
Company No.
08366070
Charity No.
1151661
Truslees:
stuart Jac*son
Emma Bamett
Beth Khalil
Jeremy Bamett
(Chair)
(Treasurer)
Directors:
Stuart Jackson
Emrna Bamett
Jeremy Bamett
Registered Address:
16 Summerdale
Shotley Bridge
Consett
Co. Durham
DH8 OET
Bank:
Lloyds Bank PLC
44 Front Streel
Vthid(ham
Tyne arKI Wear
NE16 4DS
Structure:
Bringing Words to Lrfe Ltd is a Company limited by
guarantee (Company No. 08366070) and a registered
Charity (Charity No.1151661).
Senlor Contact:
Melanie Comish-Fleet- Chief Execulive offi￿r.
Independent Examiner Darren Thompson
Futures￿"[1$ North East CIC
44 Wtton Drive
Spennymoor
Co. Durham
DL16 6LU
Brir¥Jing Words to Life Ltd 2022

Conlents:
Directors'rrrustees. Report
Page 4
Independent Examiners Report
Page 6
SL2tement of Finanoal Adivities
Page 7
ststement of Assets and Liabilities
Page 8
Notes to Accounts
Page 9
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Trustees, Report:
The aim ofthe charity is:
To advan￿ the education of the publr. parti￿larfy but not exclusively those rpsiding
in Gateshead and the suffounding a￿a by developing key literacy sh"Ils Mth the aim
ofadvancing educab'on and employment p• and lrfe skills.
Achievements and P•rfornMnce:
Over the last year, Bringing Words to Lrfe, has continued to deliver a wide range of
literacy workshops in schools and with community groups.
Over the last year Bringing Words to Lrfe has conts.nued to deliver a wider range of
activits'es in and around the North EasL as well as working with a number of schools
in Manchester.
We worked with 634 young people acmss four drfferent settings in Newcastle
and Gateshead.
We provided tutoring support for three young people who had been exduded
from school through Gateshead Council.
v￿ ran a Christmas Poetry competition which involved eleven sc*¢ools.
Over 265 ath'des were written through the support of our wogramrnes.
We efflployed two young people through the Kid(start programme.
We provided volunteer opportunities for 43 YO￿ people.
Plans for the future:
Having developed one of our key programmes as a stand-alone resource, the
organisation is now WOTking on a sales strategy to generate unrestricted income.
Risk Management:
The Trustees are exarnining the major risks. vknich the organisation fa￿S in relation
to extemal factors, g0veman￿, and intemal operalions of the organisation. They
are considering the likelihood and the impad of risks and reviewing what systems
should be in pla￿ to control arKI redu￿ those risks.
Roserves Policy:
It is the policy of the charrty to ty and t)uild up unrestricted funds, which are free
reserves of the organisation, to a level Ihat equates to approximately 3 months
unrestricted expenditure. This woulo provide suifiaent funds to cover the
management and administration support costs and any emergenaes that may arise
from ts'me to time.
The Directorsrrrustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which
disdose with reasonable accuracy the finanoal position of the charity, which enables

them to ascertain the financial Position of the o)mpany and enable the¥￿ tc cowply
with applicable law. The Diredorsrrrustees are also responsble for the safeguarding
the assets of the charitable company and hen￿ for takirwJ reasonable steps for the
prevents.on arKI detection of fraud arKI other irregularities.
Trustees. Responslbilitles:
The Twstees are responsible for keeping proper aco)unting reC￿rds. Ifithich disdose
with reasonable ac￿raCY the finanoal positson of the tharity which enables them to
aS￿rtain the finan(ial position of the company and enable them to comply with
applicable law.
The Trustees are also responsible for Ihe safeguaTding the assets of the charitable
company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detedion of
fraud and other irregularities.
For the year ending 3118r2022 the compary was entitled to exempts'on from audit
under section 477 of the Companies 2(th relats'ng to srnall companies.
The members have not required Ihe company to oblain an audit in accordan￿ with
section 476 of the Companies Act 20CkS.
The directors acknovAedge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of
the Act with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of ac￿unts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with Ihe provisions applicable to
companies subject to the small companies regime.
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Signed:
Position:
C￿￿(&￿E{l .
Signed:
Position:
ItA6E1
Bringing Words to Life Lld 2022

Independent Exarniners Report:
I report on the financial statements of 8rirYJing Words to Lrfe Ltd for the year ended
31*1 August 2022, which are set out on pages 7-9.
Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner:
The charity's trustees (vtho are also the directors of the company for the purposes of
company law) aTr responsible for the preparation of the a¢￿unIs. The charity's
trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under seixion 144(2) of
the Charities Ad 2011, and an independent examinats.on is needed.
Having satisfied mysetf that the charity rf not subject to audit under company law and
is eligible for inde￿ndent examination- it is my responsibility to:
Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act.
Follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the
Charity Commission under section 145 (5) (b) of the 2011 ACL. and
State wk£ther parti(xJlar matters have corne to my attention.
Basls of examiners statement:
My examination was carried out in ar£Ordan￿ General Directions given by the
Charity Commissioners. An examinab'on indudes a review of the acuunting records
kept by the charity and a comparison presented wth those records. It also indudes
considerakn'on of any unusual items or disdosures in the accounts and seeking
explanations from the trustees conceming any suth matters. The prO￿dureS
undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and no
opinion is given as to whether the ac£ounts present a Yrue and fair view, and the
report is limited to those matters set out in the statement beluw.
Independent examinefs statement:
In tha course of the examination. no matter has CA)me to my attention..
lfithith gives me reasonable c2use to believe that in any material resped, the
trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that..
- proper a(fA)unting re(x)rds are kept (in a(￿ordan￿ with section 130 of the
Act)" and
- ac￿untS are prepared whith agree with the acu)unting records and comply
with the accounting requirem8nts of the 2011 Ac( or
2. to whi(*, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the ac￿untS to be reathed.
Signed: D W Thompson
Date.. 231512023
Darren Thompson
44 Wtton Drive
Spennymoor
Co. Durham DL16 6LU
Bringing Words to Life Lld 2022

Bringing Words to Life Ltd
*tement of Financial Activitles
1 Seoember 2021- 31 August 2022
Restricted
2022
2021
Incomin
Grants
Sales
Other income
Resources:
14 133.00
29 850.00
41.00
58 159.00
11460.00
29 850.
41.iJ)
Total Incoming
Resources:
14133.00
29.891.00
44,024.00
69.619.1)0
Resources Ex
Insurance
[￿l¢e costs
Travel ex
enses
staffin
costs
Sessional V•Dther costs
Professional fees
Loan Inte￿51
Other costs
nded:
2(XJ.00
200.00
5911.00
2,153.00
39 567.00
223.00
2.153.00
28 559.00
1,291.00
43 573.00
300.00
67.00
67.00
Total Resources
nded:
14,133.00
36.010.00
50,143.00
64,815 .00
SurpluslDeficit for the
(6,119.00)
(6.119.00)
4,804.00
Funds brought ft>rward 1"
mber 2021:
6.573.00
6,573.00
1.769.00
Funds carried foThvard 31°
Au
ust 2022:
454.00
6.573.IXI
Bringing Words to Life Ltd 2022

Bringing Vknds to Llfe Ltd
Statement of Assets and Liabllities
as at 31 August 2022
2022
2021
Notes
Current assets:
Cash at bank and in hand
Debtors
454.00
10 900.00
6 573.00
4 825.00
Total current assets:
11354.00
11398.00
Liabllities:
Loans
HMRC
5 156.00
691.00
Total liabilitles".
Net assets:
5 551.00
The funds ofthe chari
Restr7Cted funds
UnrestrFCted funds
4 825.00
726.00
6 198.00
Total funds:
6 198.00
5 551.00
For the finanoal yearin question the cvmpany was entided to exemption under
section 477 of the Companies Act 2Q06 relating to small companies.
No members have requi￿1 the company to obtain an audit forthe yearin question in
accordan￿ ￿th sedion 476 ofthe Companies Act 2006.
rhe directo￿ acknowledge their ￿Sponsi￿.111Y for ￿MplyIng bwth the ￿lUIrementS of
the Act with ￿SpeCt to accounting records and for the p￿paratsOn of accounts.
These ac￿untS have been p￿pa￿l in aC￿nIan￿ wi.th the provisions applicable to
LY)mpanies subject to the small cx)mpanies' regime.
Signed:
Posrtion..
Signed:
Positi'on..
Bringing Words to Life Ltd 2022

Bringing Words to Life Ltd
N(rtes to the ￿nancial Sxatements
for the year ended 31it August 2022
The accounts are prepared on the re￿iptS and payments basis in
accordan￿ wth the Statement of Re￿)Mmended Pradice. Accounting.
and Re
rtin
b Charits'es.
Bringing Words to Lrfe is a Registered Charity (Charity No. 1151661) and
acom
an
Limited
Guarantee
Com
an
No.08366070 .
This indudes:
Artemis £2,500.
EDP £3.825.LX)
Gateshead Colle
Kickstart
£7 808.00
In￿)rne
enerated throu
h contracts and Servi￿ level
Office costs indude statione
IT and consumables.
This indudes-.
Wa
e costs £39 567.00
Monies outstanding due to the charity:
£10 900 - contract income.
Loan repayments deferred to next financial year as part of COVID-19
su
ort.
Funds available to the chari
reements.
Bringing Words to Life Ltd 2022