01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC020777
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH45 9HZ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To record and distribute audio recordings for the visually impaired. Recordings take place on a weekly basis and, from time to time, a Magazine of local and general interest.
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 provide blind, partially-sighted and disabled people with news items from the local paper and other information on recorded media and tactile reading matter.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £202 | £438 | 0 | 27 October 2025 |
| 30 June 2024 | £143 | £665 | 0 | 11 November 2024 |
| 30 June 2023 | £116 | £390 | 0 | 27 October 2023 |
| 30 June 2022 | £39 | £265 | 0 | 29 September 2022 |
| 30 June 2021 | £1,828 | £404 | 0 | 25 November 2021 |
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
- OAKLEA, 13 THE MEADOWS, PEEBLES
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Association of Scottish Talking Newspapers · SC025331
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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