AMPTHILL AND FLITWICK TALKING NEWSPAPER

Charity number: 1047561
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Produce a weekly talking newspaper. Reading and recording onto audio cassette, or other recorded media, extracts from local newspapers etc, for the benefit of those who are unable to read through a physical disability. A totally free of charge service.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2008

Total income: £415
Total expenditure: £739

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 June 1995: Standard registration
  • 06 March 2009: Removed (Funds transferred (gi))
  • 06 March 2009: Funds transferred to 802814 BEDFORD AND DISTRICT AUDIO NEWS
Organisation type:
Other names:
  • AFTN (Working name)
Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
No information available

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2004 31/03/2005 31/03/2006 31/03/2007 31/03/2008
Total gross income £2.41k £2.74k £1.65k £1.66k £415
Total expenditure £1.68k £1.31k £2.37k £1.26k £739
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 2008 17 November 2008 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2008 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2007 23 July 2007 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2007 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2006 28 July 2006 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2006 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2005 20 October 2005 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2005 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2004 07 July 2004 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2004 Not required

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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 18TH JANUARY 1995

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE BLIND, OR THE PARTIALLY-SIGHTED, OR THOSE LABOURING UNDER SOME TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY WHICH MAKES READING A STRAIN, BY THE PROVISION OF RECORDED TAPES OR TACTILE READING MATTER.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

IN PRACTICE, MID BEDFORDSHIRE