01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037562
- 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
- DD7 7JQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are set up to provide local news to visually impaired residents of Angus. Volunteers read news gathered from local press and record it to either a CD or memory stick which is then sent out to clients on a monthly basis
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
To provide free of cost to the visually impaired recipients, local news on a monthly basis, as in reported in the appropriate newspapers.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £87 | £320 | 0 | 28 May 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £78 | £196 | 0 | 29 May 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £5,363 | £4,545 | 0 | 29 May 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £18 | £527 | 0 | 25 May 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £201 | £256 | 0 | 22 January 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
- 142 Kinloch Street, Carnoustie, Angus
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.angustalkingnews.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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