Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -15

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Submission defaults: -10
No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Very static board: -5
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -9

TALKING NEWS ISLINGTON

Produce a talking newspaper for the blind and partially sighted in the London Borough of Islington

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Why is the Board composition very static?

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/23	*	£2	£2	£0	n/a
31/12/22		£0	£5	£-5	n/a
31/12/21		£0	£4	£-4	n/a
31/12/20	*	£6	£8	£-2	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

elizabeth.jones@googlemail.com

02072725481

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Blind people

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Islington,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Talking News Islington (TNI)
£1,500	02/11/2021	Talking News
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Talking News Islington (TNI)
£3,000	05/11/2019	Talking News Islington
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Talking News Islington (TNI)
£4,000	07/03/2017	Towards the costs of Talking News Islington

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BARRY CUMMINS Appointed: 2007

ELIZABETH JONES (Chair) Appointed: 2007

GAYE POULTON Appointed: 2007

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/08/2019, number: 1184964

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR23: 1 days late, AR20: 151 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from TALKING NEWS ISLINGTON on 14/12/2019

Main office

26 YERBURY ROAD
LONDON
N19 4RJ

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TO RELIEVE BLIND, PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE OR THOSE LABOURING UNDER SOME TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY, WHICH MAKES READING A STRAIN, BY THE PROVISION OF RECORDED MEDIA.

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