01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC029132
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- PH49 4HT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We provide a weekly 'Talking Newspaper' by means of usb recordings of articles from our local newspaper and other news sources. The recordings are made by Volunteers and posted to our Listeners who are blind or have conditions which make reading difficult.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- 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
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To relieve the blind, or the partially sighted, or those labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity or disability which makes reading a strain, by the provision of recorded tapes or tactile reading matter.
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 | £105 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,197 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 7 September 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £780 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,059 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 25 April 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £740 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £485 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 21 August 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £900 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,454 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 19 June 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £3,382 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3,181 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 22 June 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
- Carnach Hill, Glencoe, Ballachulish, Carnach Hill, Carnach Hill
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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