Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 5

WORCESTER NEWS AND EQUIPMENT SERVICES FOR THE BLIND (WNESB)

The purpose of the Association is to relieve the blind, or the partially blind, or those labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity or disability which makes reading and writing a strain, by the provision of recorded audio material, playback equipment and other such means of communication on loan as may be determined by the Committee.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£12,594	£19,447	£-6,853	40
31/12/21	£17,529	£7,270	£10,259	42
31/12/20	£5,488	£7,819	£-2,331	48
31/12/19	£10,537	£14,131	£-3,594	55

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.worcestertalkingnews.org.uk

wtalkingnewspaper@gmail.com

01905767766

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Worcestershire,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Air Heat Source Heating
£9,401	29/04/2022	The funding will be used to install an air source heating system at the building where they run a talking newspaper service for people living with visual impairments. The project aims to provide a ....more The funding will be used to install an air source heating system at the building where they run a talking newspaper service for people living with visual impairments. The project aims to provide a comfortable environment for volunteers to work and continuing offering an important service to the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Enhance the facities and location from which our services are provided.
£9,950	18/12/2020 7	The group will use the funding to improve its website so it can offer better content and services to blind and partially sighted people. This will reduce social isolation amongst a vulnerable group ....more The group will use the funding to improve its website so it can offer better content and services to blind and partially sighted people. This will reduce social isolation amongst a vulnerable group of people and bring the community closer together.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BRIAN RUSSELL Appointed: 2022

CAROLE TERESA HARTLE Appointed: 2018

ELIZABETH HILL Appointed: 2018

ROGER KNIGHT (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: District Councillor, Other trusteeships: WORCESTER THEATRES CHARITABLE TRUST LTD, ST PETER'S VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED, BATTLE OF WORCESTER SOCIETY CHARITY, WORCESTER MUNICIPAL CHARITIES (CIO),

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/10/2018, number: 1180242

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from WORCESTER NEWS AND EQUIPMENT SERVICE FOR THE BLIND on 24/09/2020

Main office

11 Wylds Lane
WORCESTER
WR5 1DA

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE BLIND, OR THE PARTIALLY BLIND, OR THOSE LABOURING UNDER SOME TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY WHICH MAKES READING AND WRITING A STRAIN BY THE PROVISION OF: (A) RECORDED TAPES, USB MEMORY STICKS, FLASH DRIVES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS; (B) CASSETTE TAPE AND USB-RECORDERS/PLAYERS, BRAILLE WRITERS, TYPEWRITERS AND SUCH OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION ON LOAN OR OTHERWISE AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTEE; AND(C) INTERNET RELATED BROADCASTS, BULLETINS, POD CASTS AND INFORMATION;(D)INFORMATION REGARDING TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENTS TO ASSIST THOSE IN NEED

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