TALKING NEWS FEDERATION

Charity number: 1185913
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Talking News Federation exists to support and assist almost 325 local Talking Newspapers to deliver local news and information in audio to blind, partially sighted and print disabled people.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £30,427
Total expenditure: £62,289

People

6 Trustee(s)

30 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 October 2019: CIO registration
  • 20 October 2020: Funds received from 1108294 TALKING NEWS FEDERATION
  • 14 July 2022: Funds received from 702101 CYNON VALLEY TALKING NEWS
  • 12 January 2023: Funds received from 276700 THE WISBECH AND DISTRICT TALKING NEWSPAPER
  • 01 August 2023: Funds received from 513973 SLEAFORD AND DISTRICT TALKING NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATIO...
  • 28 October 2025: Funds received from 1186678 ELMBRIDGE RUNNYMEDE AND SPELTHORNE TALKING NEWSPAP...
  • 24 March 2026: Funds received from 273322 EASTBOURNE TALKING NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • TNF (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MICHAEL JAMES WOOD Chair 03 April 2025
THE SWINDON AND DISTRICT TALKING NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION
Received: 2 days late
David John Beard Trustee 11 October 2025
CANOPY
Received: On time
Dr Temidayo Akinwunmi Trustee 11 October 2025
None on record
Margaret Rona Grainger Trustee 13 January 2025
None on record
Deborah Jenkins Harrison Trustee 21 September 2024
None on record
RICHARD BLACK Trustee 07 September 2019
CHELMSFORD AREA ACCESS GROUP
Received: On time
THE CHELMSFORD AND DISTRICT TALKING NEWSPAPER
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £26.32k £41.75k £87.24k £59.94k £30.43k
Total expenditure £12.39k £26.88k £32.44k £50.90k £62.29k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 04 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 04 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 15 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 15 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 21 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 21 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 16 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 16 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 11 October 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 21 Oct 2019 as amended on 30 Sep 2020

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS (THE “OBJECTS”) OF THE CIO ARE: 1) TO PROMOTE GOOD PRACTICE AND THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS MEMBER ORGANISATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE OR THOSE LABOURING UNDER SOME TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY THAT MAKES READING A STRAIN BY. A) TO SUPPORT REPRESENT AND DEVELOP THE WORK OF ORGANISATIONS WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHICH UNDERTAKE THE SYSTEMATIC PROVISION OF NEWS AND OTHER MATERIAL BY DIGITAL OR ANALOGUE TRANSMISSIONS (“TALKING NEWS ORGANISATIONS”) THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM. B) PROMOTING AND ASSISTING THE FORMATION OF TALKING NEWS ORGANISATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Contact information

Address:
TALKING NEWS FEDERATION
145 VICTORIA ROAD
SWINDON
SN1 3BU
Phone:
03000 400 300
Email:
enquiries@tnf.org.uk
Website:

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