01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Double Default
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 9 March 1983
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2016 – 31 March 2017
- Latest income
- £701
- Latest expenditure
- £787
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 11 FARRIERS END, STANWAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 0YE
Website recorded by the regulator: www.midessextalkingnews.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Mid Essex Talking News provides recordings of news items to the visually impaired living in, and with interests in, Mid Essex. METN maintains product quality by monitoring outputs, service of equipment, and reviewing alternative procedures. METN recruits and trains volunteers, organises fundraising events to ensure financial viability, and promotes itself to potential users and supporters.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR15
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2014
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2015
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2016
- Ar Received Date
- 22 January 2016
- Total Gross Income
- £992
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,411
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 45
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR14
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2013
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2014
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2015
- Ar Received Date
- 29 January 2015
- Total Gross Income
- £1,819
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,793
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR13
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2012
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2013
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2014
- Ar Received Date
- 25 June 2013
- Total Gross Income
- £636
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,596
- Count Volunteers
- 30
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Essex
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MID ESSEX TALKING NEWS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1983-03-09T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 3 NOVEMBER 1980 AND AMENDED 24 APRIL 2007
- Charitable 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 THE PROVISION OF RECORDED TAPES OR TACTILE READING MATTER.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 191897
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- MID-ESSEX NEWS TAPES ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND
- Charity Name Id
- 191914
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE MID-ESSEX NEWS TAPES ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND
- Charity Name Id
- 191875
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- MENTA