Registered charity · Manchester
Commonword Enterprises LTD
Commonword Enterprises LTD is a registered charity (number 1152499) based in Manchester, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Laura Stewart since 2021. Latest income £269k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Commonword (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £269k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Bolton, Bury, Manchester City, Oldham and more
- Website
- www.cultureword.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Commonword Enterprises Limited
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£269k£218k
- 2024£209k£189k
- 2023£107k£110k
Earlier years
- 2022£150k£152k
- 2021£96k£124k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF CREATIVE WRITING, LITERATURE AND THE ARTS; TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFORE; AND TO CO-OPERATE WITH OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS HAVING SIMILAR OBJECTS AND TO ESTABLISH, PROMOTE OR ASSIST SUCH CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS.
Grants received
9 grants · £763,478 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £388,585 (5 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £278,912 (3 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £95,981
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Laura Stewart Chair since 2021
- Bethan Galliers since 2021
- Dr Linda Amaye since 2024
- Mellatra Tamrat since 2024
- Melvin Burgess since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Laura Stewart Chair since 2021
- Bethan Galliers since 2021
- Dr Linda Amaye since 2024
- Mellatra Tamrat since 2024
- Melvin Burgess since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1152499
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/07/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 24/05/2013
- Companies House
- Company number 05870623 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01618323777 · admin@cultureword.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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