WAKEFIELD TALKING NEWSPAPER

Charity number: 509059
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

WEEKLY RECORDINGS OF LOCAL NEWS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PLUS OTHER RELEVANT RECORDINGS.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £7,094
Total expenditure: £5,179

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
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of Wakefield

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 August 1979: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • WAKEFIELD TALKING NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION (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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Alexander Whyte Trustee 12 June 2025
AIRE AND CALDER METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
Susan Morgan Trustee 12 June 2025
SLAITHWAITE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY
Received: On time
Patricia Fay Trustee 17 December 2020
None on record
Jane Becker Trustee 11 August 2016
None on record
JEAN GRASBY Trustee
None on record

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 £2.01k £1.88k £1.52k £1.93k £7.09k
Total expenditure £1.27k £1.57k £1.12k £3.36k £5.18k
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 23 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2024 20 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 08 July 2024 159 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 10 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 13 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 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 27 APRIL 1979 as amended on 01 Jan 2019 as amended on 20 Jun 2019

Charitable objects

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

Area of benefit

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

WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT

Contact information

Address:
55 Westgate
WAKEFIELD
West Yorkshire
WF1 1BW
Phone:
07746 116463
Email:
contact@wakefieldtalkingnewspaper.org.uk
Website:

wakefieldtalkingnewspaper.org.uk