Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
but now stabilising: +1
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 0

BANKIE TALKING NEWSPAPER GROUP

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23	31/03/24
Total income	£5,827	£7,240	£5,020	£230	£5,580	£8,389	£7,525
Total spending	£5,802	£7,527	£4,608	£3,466	£5,619	£2,832	£3,564
Surplus/deficit	£25	-£287	£412	-£3,236	-£39	£5,557	£3,961

Established: 35 years

www.bankietalk.com

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

Purposes

The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: West Dunbartonshire

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People
People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Youth Magazine
£2,000	17/10/2014 11	to contribute towards the cost of training volunteers.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bankie Talking Newspaper Group
£4,610	25/07/2013	To contribute to training costs for developing the free web based audio magazine for young people.
Foundation Scotland - Bankie Talk
£5,000	12/12/2011	To contribute towards the cost of the salary of an administrative employee for one year.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 11/08/1989, number: SC016686

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR20: 156 days late,

Main office

Unit 13, Clyde Business Centre, 31 Clyde Street, Clydebank, Glasgow, G81 1PF

Objectives

The object of the Talking Newspaper is to relieve blind, partially sighted or those people labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity or disability which make reading a strain, by this provision or recorded tapes, cds or mp3 downloads. In furtherance of this object, the Talking Newspaper through its Committee shall have the following powers only:

Data Sources