WEALDEN TALKING NEWS
Registered charity 270183 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEATHFIELD AND DISTRICT TALKING NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION
Production and provision of audio editions of local newspapers to visually impaired. Production and provision of audio magazines to visually impaired. Facilities also used to convert written data to audio versions for other local charities, e.g. East Sussex Association for the Blind, Care for the Carers, etc.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total funds increased from £42,434 to £190,565 during the period, driven by a significant transfer of £65,000 into a designated fund for new business premises. The charity reports sufficient net assets to continue planned operations for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wealden Talking News (matched by registered charity number).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (24/03/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (12/03/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Amanda Foster
- Dianne Steele
- Fiona Blyth
- Heather Halit
- Keith Mates
- Mike Hollis
- RICHARD ARTHUR FOSTER
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: East Sussex · West Sussex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WEALDEN TALKING NEWS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased from £42,434 to £190,565 during the period, driven by a significant transfer of £65,000 into a designated fund for new business premises. The charity reports sufficient net assets to continue planned operations for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
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Side by side with its peers
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