UPDATE STOKE-ON-TRENT
Charity number: 1197899
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The relief of persons in need by reason of visual impairments or reading difficulties, in particular but not exclusively in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire, by the provision of a Talking newspaper and entertainment content.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 October 2024
Total income: £13,155
Total expenditure: £12,188
People
4 Trustee(s)
5 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
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:
- Disability
Who the charity helps:
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
- Cheshire East
- Staffordshire
- Stoke-on-trent City
Governance
Registration history:
- 14 February 2022: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
- UPDATE (STOKE-ON -TRENT) TALKING NEWSPAPERS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
- Risk management
- Safeguarding 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
4 Trustee(s)
| Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||
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| Clifford John Hathaway MBE | Chair | 01 February 2022 |
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| Katherine Brookes | Trustee | 06 June 2024 |
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| Stephen Albert Legge | Trustee | 01 February 2022 |
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| Teresa Jane Boothby | Trustee | 01 February 2022 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/10/2022 | 31/10/2023 | 31/10/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £10.36k | £11.94k | £13.16k | |
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Total expenditure | £11.62k | £10.59k | £12.19k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | 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 |
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| Annual return | 31 October 2024 | 16 July 2025 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 October 2024 | 16 July 2025 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 October 2023 | 16 May 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 October 2023 | 19 June 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 October 2022 | 29 June 2023 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 October 2022 | 25 July 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |