WICKFORD AND DISTRICT TALKING NEWSPAPER FOR THE BLIND

Charity number: 273685
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Talking Newspaper for partially sighted people

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2025

Total income: £1,059
Total expenditure: £2,520

People

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 June 1977: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SALLY WEBB Chair
None on record
Beveley Forbes Vice Chair Trustee 04 February 2021
None on record
Peter Carter Trustee 05 September 2014
None on record
MICHAEL BALLINGER Trustee
None on record
PETER YEO Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024 30/09/2025
Total gross income £3.26k £2.17k £1.87k £2.24k £1.06k
Total expenditure £3.24k £1.63k £1.19k £2.25k £2.52k
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 30 September 2025 03 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2025 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2024 18 February 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2023 28 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2022 26 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 Not required
Annual return 30 September 2021 22 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 Not required
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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.

RULES ADOPTED 28 APRIL 1977 AS AMENDED 1998 AND 22 OCTOBER 2008 AND 7 JANUARY 2009

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE SIGHT IMPAIRED OR THOSE LABOURING UNDER SOME TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY WHICH MAKES READING A STRAIN BY THE PROVISION OF RECORDED AUDIO MATERIAL.

Area of benefit

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

WICKFORD AND DISTRICT

Contact information

Address:
10 ROSSDENE GARDENS
LEADEN RODING
DUNMOW
CM6 1TR
Phone:
01279876760
Email:
wickfordtalkingnewspaper@gmail.com
Website:

wickfordtalkingnewspaper.org.uk