CCEW Charity Commission profile

FOREST OF DEAN TALKING NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 293762 · organisation 293762

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
26 February 1989
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£552
Latest expenditure
£2,211
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: The West Dean Centre, High Street, Bream, LYDNEY, Gloucestershire, GL15 6JW

Website recorded by the regulator: www.foresttalk.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Providing a weekly 'Talking Newspaper' on U.S.B memory sticks for local people with impaired sight who live in The Forest of Dean and surrounding areas.

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
Date Annual Return Received
27 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£552
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,211
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
30 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,893
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,306
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
5 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,372
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,529
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
14 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£7,506
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,207
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
11 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£4,597
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,281

04 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

05 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
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes

06 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FOREST OF DEAN TALKING NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2022-07-14T00:00:00
Reason
Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number
702101
Assoc Registered Charity Number
702101
Assoc Charity Name
CYNON VALLEY TALKING NEWS
Charity Name
FOREST OF DEAN TALKING NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1989-02-26T00:00:00

07 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 08/11/1984AS AMENDED ON 21/05/1987AS AMENDED ON 11/05/1989AS AMENDED ON 23/05/1995
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TO RELIEVE THE BLIND OR THE PARITALLY-SIGHTED, OR THOSE LABOURING UNDER SOME TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY WHICH MAKES READNG A STRAIN, BY THE PROVISION OF AUDIO RECORDINGS.
Area Of Benefit
FOREST OF DEAN

08 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
114153
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
FOREST TALK

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Investment