Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 3

Spending falling: -1
but now stabilising: +1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Static board: -3
Mainly male board: -1

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -7

THE DACORUM TALKING NEWSPAPER

Provision of weekly audio memory sticks containing readings from local newspapers which are mailed to severely sight impaired and sight impaired listeners (members). In addition, DTN organises PC training for its members - to help the blind and visually impaired benefit from the technology.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly male
The Board composition appears to be rather 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
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/03/23		£2	£3	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22		£1	£4	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21	*	£8	£3	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20	*	£1	£3	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19		£13	£9	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/03/18		£5	£5	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£6	£4	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£5	£4	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£4	£4	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£5	£4	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£9	£13	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£3	£4	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£6	£5	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£4	£4	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£4	£3	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£6	£9	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£3	£7	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£8	£7	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£11	£10	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£15	£11	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 47 years

www.dtnhemel.org.uk

r.taylor.495@btinternet.com

07773694916

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW MALCOLM DARBY Appointed: 2018

LINDA MAY HANSHAW

MARTYN ANDREW WILSON Appointed: 2015

ROBERT GEORGE FINLAY MCLEAN (Chair) Appointed: 2019

CHRISTOPHER WHEELER ALLARD Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: GRAHAM GREENE BIRTHPLACE TRUST,

ROGER MARTIN TAYLOR Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: DACORUM COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE, GADEBRIDGE YOUTH CLUB, GADEBRIDGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/07/1977, number: 273819

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR20: 9 days late,

Main office

8 Varney Road
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
Hertfordshire
HP1 2LB

Objectives

TO RELIEVE SEVERELY SIGHT IMPAIRED AND SIGHT IMPAIRED PEOPLE OR THOSE LABOURING UNDER SOME TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT DISABILITY WHICH MAKES READING A STRAIN ? BY THE PROVISION OF RECORDED NEWS AND OTHER ADAPTED SERVICES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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