Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

CORINIUM TALKING NEWS 

Provides weekly news CD and a monthly magazine CD for the visually impaired. Covering Cirencester and the surrounding villages,
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • 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 Volun-
teers
31/03/23£3£7£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£0£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£12£2£10n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/19£1£2£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£1£2£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£2£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£4£2£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£0£1£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£1£1£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£1£2£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£4£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£6£1£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£7£1£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07?£10£7£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£2£6£-3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 36 years

www.coriniumtalkingnews.org.uk

jillleach263@btinternet.com

01285 851428

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Other specialist outpatient services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/08/1988, number: 299859
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR12: 128 days late,
Main office

SUITE 118 WATERMOOR POINT
WATERMOOR ROAD
CIRENCESTER
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL7 1LF

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE BLIND, OR THE PARTIALLY SIGHTED, OR THOSE LABOURING UNDER SOME TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY WHICH MAKES READING A STRAIN, BY THE PROVISION OF RECORDED TAPES OR TACTILE READING MATTER.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CIRENCESTER AND DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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