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Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

SWANSEA AND GOWER TALKING MAGAZINE FOR THE BLIND 

The object 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 a strain, by the provision of recorded media.
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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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
31/08/23£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/22£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20£1£5£-4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19£57£4£54n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/08/18£1£2£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£9£4£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£3£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£1£3£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£2£4£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£2£4£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£6£3£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£2£4£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£3£3£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07*£5£3£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£3£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£2£3£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 45 years

01792299985

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • City Of Swansea,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/01/1979, number: 508242
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 20 days late,
Main office

39 HUNTINGDON WAY
SKETTY
SWANSEA
SA2 9HN

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE BLIND, OR THE PARTIALLY BLIND, OR THOSE LABOURING UNDER SOME TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY WHICH MAKES READING A STRAIN, BY THE PROVISION OR RECORDED TAPES. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE SWANSEA AND GOWERTON

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Charity Commission for England and Wales
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