Redditch and Bromsgrove Talking Newspaper
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
To provide a weekly talking newspaper, containing local news and other useful information including local and national government bulletins on social matters; community safety; environment; transport and leisure. The newspaper is distributed on USB memory sticks and uploaded onto the BWBF streamed service for accessing through the Talking Newspaper app and on smart speakers such as Alexa.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025
Total income includes £1,750 from 1 government grant(s)
People
8 Trustee(s)
45 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No information availableFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Disability
- People With Disabilities
- Provides Services
- Worcestershire
Governance
- 08 October 1992: Standard registration
- REDDITCH AND BROMSGROVE TALKING NEWSPAPERS (Previous name)
- REDDITCH TALKING NEWSPAPER AND SUPPORT FUND (Previous name)
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
8 Trustee(s)
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| Ronald Hedley Brook-Carter | Chair | 08 May 2021 |
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| Jeffrey John Percival | Trustee | 30 June 2025 |
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| Mary Grace Tyson | Trustee | 30 June 2025 |
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| Janette Kerr | Trustee | 31 May 2022 |
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| Donald James Cunningham | Trustee | 25 May 2021 |
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| Susan Percival | Trustee | 25 November 2017 |
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| Sheila Ann Smith | Trustee | 25 November 2017 |
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| MARGARET MOUNTFORD | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | 31/03/2025 | ||
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Total gross income | £1.39k | £255 | £3.83k | £2.99k | £10.91k | |
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Total expenditure | £5.41k | £4.02k | £3.19k | £3.36k | £3.39k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £1.75k |
Accounts and annual returns
| Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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| Annual return | 31 March 2025 | 29 October 2025 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2025 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 10 December 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 02 January 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 21 November 2022 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 04 January 2022 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | Not required |