CCEW Charity Commission profile

READING'S TALKING NEWS

Registered charity 271880 · organisation 271880

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
24 August 1976
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025
Latest income
£2,739
Latest expenditure
£1,116
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 65 ALPINE STREET, READING, RG1 2PY

Website recorded by the regulator: readingtalkingnewspaper.agcc.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Bringing local news and activities to blind and partially sighted people

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2026
Date Annual Return Received
30 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,739
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,116
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2025
Date Annual Return Received
4 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,546
Total Gross Expenditure
£945
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2024
Date Annual Return Received
22 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,410
Total Gross Expenditure
£775
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2023
Date Annual Return Received
25 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,362
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,101
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2022
Date Annual Return Received
20 September 2021
Total Gross Income
£2,065
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,636

04 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Reading
Welsh Ind
No

05 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities

06 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
READING'S TALKING NEWS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1976-08-24T00:00:00

07 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
RULES ADOPTED 28TH JULY 1976
Charitable Objects
TO RELIEVE THE BLIND OR THE PARTIALLY BLIND OR THOSE LABOURING UNDER SOME TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY WHICH MAKES READING A STRAIN BY THE PROVISION OF RECORDED TAPES OR NEWS AND INFORMATION.
Area Of Benefit
COUNTY BOROUGH OF READING AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS

08 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
36519
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
READING TALKING NEWS
Charity Name Id
36527
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
READING'S TALKING NEWSPAPER
Charity Name Id
36536
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
READINGS TALKING NEWSPAPER FOR THE BLIND
Charity Name Id
36529
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
READING'S TALKING NEWSPAPER FOR THE BLIND
Charity Name Id
36549
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
RTN

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Volunteer management