THE WYRE FOREST TALKING NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 509869
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Wyre Forest Talking Newspaper provides weekly audio tapes of extracts from local newspapers in the Wyre Forest area of Worcestershire (Kidderminster, Stourport,Bewdley). This service is for blind and visually impaired people of the area. It is also for people for whom handling a traditional newspaper is difficult/impossible by reason of some other disability. The service is provided by volunteers

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £4,183
Total expenditure: £3,432

People

2 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 Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 April 1980: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Investment
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

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Peter Hodges Trustee 07 October 2017
None on record
CHRISTOPHER JOHN TALLENTS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £3.33k £2.40k £4.17k £12.58k £4.18k
Total expenditure £4.39k £3.33k £4.29k £4.96k £3.43k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £729 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 August 2024 07 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2023 20 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2022 21 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2021 24 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2020 06 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 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.

CONSTITITUION ADOPTED 24 MARCH 1980

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE BLIND OR PARTIALLY BLIND OR THOSE LABOURING UNDER SOME TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY WHICH MAKES READING A STRAIN BY PROVISION OF RECORDED TAPES AND CASSETTE TAPE RECORDERS ON LOAN OR OHTERWISE AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTEE IF SUFFICIENT FNDS ARE AVAILABEL FOR THE PURCHASE BY THE ASSOCIATION AFTER THE NEEDS OF PRODUCING THE RECORDED TAPES HAVE BEEN MET. FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CONSTITUTION.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
8 Skylark Way
KIDDERMINSTER
Worcestershire
DY10 4EN
Phone:
07966131744
Email:
jeremypmcg@gmail.com
Website:

wftn.org.uk