WEST SOMERSET TALKING NEWSPAPER

Charity number: 281158
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The West Somerset Talking Newspaper provides Partially Sighted & Blind with fortnightly tape or CD of the local newspaper, the West Somerset Free Press. This service was started in 1980 and the recordings are made and posted free of charge to our recipients. In addition, Talking Book Library tapes are available every fortnight and a Magazine tape or CD is produced regularly.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2020

Total income: £177
Total expenditure: £2,852

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:
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 October 1980: Standard registration
  • 26 July 2021: Removed (Ceased to exist)
  • 26 July 2021: Funds transferred to 1154472 SOMERSET SIGHT LIMITED
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2016 30/06/2017 30/06/2018 30/06/2019 30/06/2020
Total gross income £2.76k £1.88k £1.39k £1.55k £177
Total expenditure £3.01k £3.40k £3.42k £3.00k £2.85k
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 June 2021 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 Not submitted
Annual return 30 June 2020 21 May 2021 21 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2019 09 January 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2019 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2018 27 August 2019 119 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2018 14 November 2018 On Time

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 2ND SEPTEMBER 1980, AMENDED 12 SEPTEMBER 2000

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 MATERIAL.

Area of benefit

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

WEST SOMERSET