Redditch and Bromsgrove Talking Newspaper
To provide a weekly talking newspaper, containing local news and other useful information including local and national government bulletins on social matters; community safety; environment; transport and leisure. The newspaper is distributed on USB memory sticks and uploaded onto the BWBF streamed service for accessing through the Talking Newspaper app and on smart speakers such as Alexa.
Objects
TO ASSIST THE BLIND OR TH 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.
Latest income
£11k
Latest spending
£3k
Registered
1992
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 45
- Government income: £1,750 — grants £1,750 (1); 16% of the £10,908 total gross income on the same return
Trustees
- Ronald Hedley Brook-Carterchair
- Donald James Cunningham
- Janette Kerr
- Jeffrey John Percival
- MARGARET MOUNTFORD
- Mary Grace Tyson
- Sheila Ann Smith
- Susan Percival
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £11k | £3k |
| 31/03/2024 | £3k | £3k |
| 31/03/2023 | £4k | £3k |
| 31/03/2022 | £255 | £4k |
| 31/03/2021 | £1k | £5k |