OSCR Scottish charity profile

Forth Valley Talking Newspaper Association

Known as Newsline

ActiveCharity number SC014778
Registered25 November 1981
Main locationFalkirk
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC014778
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
FK1 1AA

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

We provide a weekly audio recording of The Falkirk Herald to blind and visually impaired people in the Falkirk area. This is mainly done by provision of the recordings on memory sticks (with suitable players provided if required) and by uploading the material to the internet. We also provide an audio magazine recording of information and interesting articles.

Charitable purposes

  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
  • any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes

Beneficiaries

  • People with disabilities or health problems

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The object of the Association is to relieve the blind, or partially sighted, or those labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity .or disability which makes reading a strain, by the provision of cassette tapes, CDs or other digital media

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2026£6,621£5,229021 August 2026
31 March 2025£2,017£5,24409 June 2025
31 March 2024£5,894£4,063024 June 2024
31 March 2023£5,947£4,705021 June 2023
31 March 2022£4,270£6,68607 July 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
PO Box 42, Falkirk
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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