MID ESSEX TALKING NEWS

Charity Number: 282706
Charity reporting is overdue by 1598 days

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Mid Essex Talking News provides recordings of news items to the visually impaired living in, and with interests in, Mid Essex. METN maintains product quality by monitoring outputs, service of equipment, and reviewing alternative procedures. METN recruits and trains volunteers, organises fundraising events to ensure financial viability, and promotes itself to potential users and supporters.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2017

Total income: £701
Total expenditure: £787

People

9 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
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 March 1983: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • MENTA (Working name)
  • MID-ESSEX NEWS TAPES ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND (Previous name)
  • THE MID-ESSEX NEWS TAPES ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
AUGUSTUS NORMAN TOD Chair
None on record
nicky calam Trustee 25 May 2016
None on record
David Keyes Trustee 25 May 2016
None on record
MARGARET FRANCES JEX Trustee
None on record
BETTY JENNET BEAL Trustee
None on record
ANTHONY STENGER Trustee
None on record
ALAN CHARLES DUNCAN SPENCE Trustee
None on record
RAYMOND LEONARD HARDISTY Trustee
COLCHESTER SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
Received: On time
WITHAM & DISTRICT (ESSEX) U3A
Received: On time
RON FOSKER Trustee
BRAINTREE MALE VOICE CHOIR
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2013 31/03/2014 31/03/2015 31/03/2016 31/03/2017
Total gross income £636 £1.82k £992 £640 £701
Total expenditure £2.60k £2.79k £1.41k £1.19k £787
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 2024 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 137 days
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 137 days
Annual return 31 March 2023 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 503 days
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 503 days
Annual return 31 March 2022 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 868 days
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 868 days
Annual return 31 March 2021 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 1233 days
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 1233 days
Annual return 31 March 2020 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 1598 days
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 1598 days
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 3 NOVEMBER 1980 AND AMENDED 24 APRIL 2007

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.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
11 FARRIERS END
STANWAY
COLCHESTER
CO3 0YE
Phone:
01206545062
Email:
No information available
Website:

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