Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 8

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
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

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 £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/06/24	£17	£16	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/23	£14	£16	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/22	£56	£16	£40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/21	£10	£10	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/20?	£15	£12	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/18	£8	£13	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/17	£9	£15	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/16	£11	£9	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/15	£8	£9	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/14	£7	£15	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/13	£10	£18	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/12	£10	£21	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/11	£8	£10	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/10	£6	£14	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/09	£3	£6	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/08	£12	£11	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/07	£15	£15	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/06	£13	£10	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/05	£15	£11	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/04	£18	£11	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 50 years

www.bromleytn.org.uk

bdtn@btinternet.com

02082900085

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Blind people

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bromley,

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
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

DAVID MASTERS FCA

GRAHAM JOHN TOWILLS

JOHN GRINSTEAD

JUDY MCKEOWN Appointed: 2016

LINDA MULLER Appointed: 2015

PETER GANDOLFI

ROBERT DAVID WYNNE Appointed: 2019

WILLIAM GOULD Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/10/1974, number: 268490

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Safeguarding policy and procedures
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

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