Overall GiG Score: 4 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +5
    • Grant maker support: +1

    BROMLEY AND DISTRICT TALKING NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION 

    The provision of a free weekly talking newspaper "Bromley District Talking News" on Memory Stick to the blind and partially sighted residents or former residents of the borough of Bromley.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Established: 49 years

    www.bromleytn.org.uk

    bdtn@btinternet.com

    02082900085

    Charity Commission for England and Wales

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    30/06/23£14£16£-2n/an/an/an/an/a53
    30/06/22£56£16£40n/an/an/an/an/a49
    30/06/21£10£10£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    30/06/20£15£12£3n/an/an/an/an/a62
    30/06/19£7£12£-5n/an/an/an/an/a0
    30/06/18£8£13£-5£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/17£9£15£-5£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/16£11£9£2£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/15£8£9£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/14£7£15£-8£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/13£10£18£-8£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/12£10£21£-11£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/11£8£10£-2£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/10£6£14£-8£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/09£3£6£-4£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/08£12£11£1£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/07£15£15£0£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/06£13£10£3£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/05£15£11£4£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/04£18£11£7£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    What it does
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    Who works here?
    • 53 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • People With Disabilities
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Bromley,

    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
    Vision Foundation - Talking News
    £2,898 04/03/2020
    Talking News in Bromley for visually impaired people

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (8)
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/10/1974, number: 268490
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Conflicting interests
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Northlands
    Freelands Grove
    BROMLEY
    BR1 3LH

    Objectives

    TO RELIEVE PERSONS RESIDENT OR FORMERLY RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY WHO ARE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED OR LABOURING UNDER SOME TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT DISABILITY WHICH MAKES READING A STRAIN BY THE PROVISION OF RECORDED MATERIAL FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF NEWS INFORMATION KNOWLEDGE AND LITERATURE BOTH FICTION AND NON-FICTION.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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