VIEWPOINT COMMUNITY MEDIA

Charity number: 1153153
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

OUR PURPOSE IS THE CONTINUANCE AND ADVANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDIA. WE MAINTAIN SWINDON VIEWPOINT, BRITAIN'S LONGEST RUNNING COMMUNITY MEDIA SERVICE, AND ENDEAVOUR TO OPERATE IT AS MODEL OF GOOD PRACTICE IN THE FIELD. WE SUPPORT LOCAL PEOPLE IN THEIR USE OF COMNMUNITY MEDIA AND ASSIST OTHERS NATIONALLY TO THESE ENDS AS RESOURCES ALLOW.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £0
Total expenditure: £112

People

5 Trustee(s)

15 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
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 July 2013: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • VCM (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
HANNAH JANE PRITCHARD PARRY Chair 27 February 2013
None on record
Paul Jellings Trustee 02 April 2016
None on record
ROGER OGLE Trustee 27 February 2013
None on record
MARTIN RICHARD PARRY Trustee 27 February 2013
None on record
RUPERT WILLIAM TYRWHITT KIRKHAM Trustee 27 February 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £3.93k £1.51k £4.25k £0 £0
Total expenditure £2.25k £1.10k £759 £121 £112
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 03 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 03 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 23 August 2024 205 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 23 August 2024 205 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 18 March 2023 46 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 18 March 2023 46 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 05 April 2022 64 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 05 April 2022 64 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 31 January 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 - Foundation Registered 31 Jul 2013

Charitable objects

TO FURTHER THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTIONS OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES SET OUT IN S. 3 OF THE CHARITIES ACT 2011 BY SUPPORTING THE WORK OF OTHER CHARITIES AND FURTHERING SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FALLING WITHIN THESE DESCRIPTIONS BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME: 1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; AND 2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH: (A) THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF COMMUNITY MEDIA (RADIO, TELEVISION OR OTHER FORMS OF MEDIA THAT ARE CREATED AND CONTROLLED BY THE COMMUNITY, EITHER A GEOGRAPHIC COMMUNITY OR A COMMUNITY OF IDENTITY OR INTEREST) WITH THE AIM OF ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY COHESION, VOLUNTEERING AND SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND (B) PRESERVING AND PROTECTING HISTORICAL COMMUNITY MEDIA MATERIAL AS AN ARCHIVE AND MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR THEIR BENEFIT. NOTE: COMMUNITY COHESION MEANS WORKING TOWARDS A SOCIETY IN WHICH (A) THERE IS A COMMON VISION AND SENSE OF BELONGING BY ALL COMMUNITIES (B) THE DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE'S BACKGROUNDS AND CIRCUMSTANCES IS APPRECIATED AND VALUED (C) SIMILAR LIFE OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL, AND (D) STRONG AND POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS EXIST AND CONTINUE TO BE DEVELOPED IN THE WORKPLACE, IN SCHOOLS AND IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY.

Contact information

Address:
Viewpoint Community Media
c/o Mechanics' Trust
Health Hydro
Milton Road
Swindon
SN1 5JA
Phone:
07854272911
Email:
chair@viewpointcommunitymedia.org.uk
Website:

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