01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 18 March 1983
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01701585
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £1,140,039
- Latest expenditure
- £1,377,146
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: CALIBRE AUDIO, NEW ROAD, WESTON TURVILLE, AYLESBURY, HP22 5XQ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.calibreaudio.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Calibre Audio brings the pleasure of reading to enrich the life quality and opportunities for people of all age groups with any print disability by providing access to audio books and content, and to raise awareness of related issues affecting such people
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,140,039
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,377,146
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,123,282
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,434,909
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 August 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,431,109
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,287,480
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,334,842
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,616,972
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,333,982
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,496,507
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 13 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,140,039
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,377,146
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 150
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 9 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,123,282
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,434,909
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 117
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 1 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,431,109
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,287,480
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 100
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 16 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,334,842
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,616,972
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 115
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 11 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,333,982
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,496,507
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 111
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 13 August 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 757204
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 64007
- Income Charitable Activities
- 262718
- Income Investments
- 678
- Income Other
- 55432
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1140039
- Income Legacies
- 516040
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £177,417
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,199,729
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1377146
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 39435
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 666903
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 30887
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 2475576
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,460,513
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2528729
- Assets Own Use
- 2528729
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £408,262
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £255,707
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,681,284
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 182310
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 73397
- Assets Cash
- £70,828
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2460513
- Funds Restricted
- 220771
- Funds Total
- 2681284
- Count Employees
- 23
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 9 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 999509
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 63373
- Income Charitable Activities
- 32406
- Income Investments
- 5191
- Income Other
- 22803
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1123282
- Income Legacies
- 483770
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £251,113
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,183,796
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1434909
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 19095
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 689246
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 25144
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £237,113
- Assets Total Fixed
- 77232
- Assets Own Use
- 77232
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £647,534
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £281,951
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £442,815
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 142124
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 139827
- Assets Cash
- £195,986
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 237113
- Funds Restricted
- 205702
- Funds Total
- 442815
- Count Employees
- 26
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 1 August 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1288946
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 327
- Income Charitable Activities
- 122375
- Income Investments
- 4461
- Income Other
- 15000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1431109
- Income Legacies
- 676202
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £218,385
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,069,095
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1287480
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 18418
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 621647
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 22849
- Gain Loss Investment
- -180
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £588,109
- Assets Total Fixed
- 88875
- Assets Own Use
- 88875
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £967,922
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £302,356
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £754,441
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 102356
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 200000
- Assets Cash
- £380,322
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 588109
- Funds Restricted
- 166332
- Funds Total
- 754441
- Count Employees
- 27
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 16 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1264244
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 65668
- Income Investments
- 4930
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1334842
- Income Legacies
- 579175
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £189,354
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,427,618
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1616972
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 21105
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 842458
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 26893
- Gain Loss Investment
- -67978
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £452,590
- Assets Total Fixed
- 89041
- Assets Own Use
- 89041
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £563,639
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £41,688
- Assets Current Investment
- 23345
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £610,992
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 41688
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £246,127
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 452590
- Funds Restricted
- 158402
- Funds Total
- 610992
- Count Employees
- 28
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 11 April 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1257308
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 48485
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 5086
- Income Other
- 23103
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1333982
- Income Legacies
- 587686
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £252,823
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,243,684
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1496507
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 120
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 18829
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 616521
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 16381
- Gain Loss Investment
- 20530
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £855,503
- Assets Total Fixed
- 474277
- Assets Own Use
- 83337
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 390940
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £538,767
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £51,942
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £961,102
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 51942
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £208,900
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 855503
- Funds Restricted
- 105599
- Funds Total
- 961102
- Count Employees
- 40
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Calibre Audio
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1983-03-18T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 22 FEB 1983 AS AMENDED 8 AUG 1989 AND 2 JUN 2006, NOW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 25 JUNE 2010 AS AMENDED 13 OCT 2010 AND REGISTERED WITH COMPANIES HOUSE 20 OCT 2010 as amended on 27 Apr 2021 as amended on 27 Apr 2021 as amended on 27 Apr 2021 as amended on 27 Apr 2021 as amended on 01 Aug 2023
- Charitable Objects
- The Charity's Objects are to enrich the life quality and opportunities for people of all age groups with a print disability by providing access to audio books and content, and to raise awareness of related issues affecting such people.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 253693
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CALIBRE
- Charity Name Id
- 253697
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CALIBRE AUDIO LIBRARY
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures