ANDOVER TALKING NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 284296 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TALKING NEWSPAPER FOR THE BLIND (ANDOVER)

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Objects

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 PROVISION OF RECORDED TAPES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has no current need or plans for fundraising, relying instead on local grants and donations. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds no reserves and its continued operation is noted as dependent on a free-use arrangement with the local council, which faces potential jeopardy due to local government reorganisation.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (22/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sir Frederick Viggerschair
• Heather Ball
• John Gray
• Michael Shellard CBE
• Sandra Hawke
• Susan Parker

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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