Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
All male board: -3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -3

ACCESSIBLE FRIENDS NETWORK (TAFN)

The Accessible Friends Network (TAFN) provides support, training and social activities run by and for blind and visually impaired people, via the internet and VoIP conferencing.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely male

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
On several occasions in recent years income has been 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
31/10/22		£4	£3	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/21		£4	£4	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/20		£3	£4	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/19		£3	£10	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/18	*	£4	£9	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/10/17		£18	£8	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/10/16		£8	£6	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/10/15		£10	£0	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/10/14		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/10/13		£18	£11	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/10/12		£19	£18	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/10/11		£16	£10	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/10/10		£13	£5	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/10/09		£22	£18	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/10/08		£14	£12	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/10/07?		£12	£5	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/01/06		£5	£1	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 19 years

www.tafn.org.uk

info@tafn.org.uk

0203 2909254

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, United States,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

BRENDUH STAGGS Appointed: 2019

HARRY MASON Appointed: 2023

JOHN WELLS Appointed: 2015

MARK TYLER Appointed: 2015

STEVE HYDE-DRYDEN Appointed: 2023

TONY CAMPBELL Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/02/2005, number: 1108043

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR18: 129 days late,

Main office

11777, P.O.Box 7169
POOLE
DORSET
BH15 9EL

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, ADVICE, INFORMATION, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SUCH OTHER SERVICES AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM NECESSARY, WITH A VIEW TO ASSISTING SUCH PERSONS TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL AND THEREFORE IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources