Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -5

WICKFORD AND DISTRICT TALKING NEWSPAPER FOR THE BLIND

Talking Newspaper for partially sighted people

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly 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
Income has been volatile recently

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
30/09/23	£2	£1	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/22	£2	£2	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/21	£3	£3	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/20	£3	£3	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/19	£2	£3	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/18	£1	£4	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/17	£2	£3	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/16	£3	£2	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/15	£5	£2	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/14	£4	£3	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/13	£6	£2	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/12	£4	£3	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/11	£9	£2	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/10	£7	£5	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/09	£19	£14	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/08?	£10	£8	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/07	£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/06	£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/05	£4	£1	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/06/04	£2	£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 47 years

wickfordtalkingnewspaper.org.uk

wickfordtalkingnewspaper@gmail.com

01279876760

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Essex,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Gender Split

BEVELEY FORBES VICE CHAIR Appointed: 2021

MICHAEL BALLINGER

PETER YEO

PETER CARTER Appointed: 2014

SALLY WEBB (Chair)

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/06/1977, number: 273685

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

10 ROSSDENE GARDENS
LEADEN RODING
DUNMOW
CM6 1TR

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE SIGHT IMPAIRED OR THOSE LABOURING UNDER SOME TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY WHICH MAKES READING A STRAIN BY THE PROVISION OF RECORDED AUDIO MATERIAL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WICKFORD AND DISTRICT

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