01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC002255
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- PA30 8HT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Argyll Talking Newspaper provides an audio of local paper to 75 visually impaired listeners throughout Argyll and Bute and beyond
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The object of the Association is to provide audio recordings for the blind, or partially sighted, or those labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity or disability which makes reading a strain.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | £3,388 | £3,053 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 30 November 2024 | £3,096 | £3,257 | 0 | 10 April 2025 |
| 30 November 2023 | £4,026 | £3,070 | 0 | 1 April 2024 |
| 30 November 2022 | £3,738 | £3,742 | 0 | 5 June 2023 |
| 30 November 2021 | £1,550 | £1,272 | 0 | 10 April 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 7 Glengilp, Ardrishaig, Argyll
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.argylltalkingnewspapers.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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