01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC020192
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- TD11 3AW
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on28/11/2014 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by .... which was an ..... registered as a charity since dd/mm/yyyy.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The object of the BTN is to relieve the blind and/or partially sighted or those who find reading difficult by recording and providing audio excerpts from local newpapers or magazines on a weekly basis
Charitable purposes
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- 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
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation’s purposes are: i. The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. ii. The promotion of equality and diversity. The purposes are advanced by: I. Assisting people who have difficulty reading printed material as a result of sight problems or other incapacity or disability by the provision of audio recordings of local newspapers and other items of general or personal interest. ii. Providing material by other methods of reproduction which may become available. iii. Doing all other things, alone or in conjunction with other charitable organisations or institutions, to promote or further the purposes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £28,268 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £27,733 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 12 October 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £21,468 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £24,473 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 11 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £20,377 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £24,257 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 30 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £38,900 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £30,074 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 18 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £27,290 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £20,964 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 18 October 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
- 3 Golden Square, Duns, Scottish Borders
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://btn.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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