Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

THE COTSWOLD LISTENER

Records and distributes a weekly talking newspaper and magazine on CD, memory stick and via website to approximately 165 visually impaired listeners in Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and North Cotswolds.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£2£7£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£8£8£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£9£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£16£10£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£8£12£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£7£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£9£5£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£7£5£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£9£9£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£5£5£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£4£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£4£6£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£4£6£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£6£5£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£12£9£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£5£3£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£3£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 46 years

www.cotswoldlistener.co.uk

june@cotswoldlistener.co.uk

01242252072

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Outpatient support services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£8,700 17/08/2021
Core costs - talking newspaper

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • JULIE ROGERS Appointed: 2021
  • JUNE DENYSE MARY LITTLE (Chair) Appointed: 2018
  • MARGARET THREADGOLD Appointed: 2020
  • NICOLA RACHEL ELIZABETH GOLDSBY Appointed: 2021
  • ROBERT WALL Appointed: 2020
  • SUSAN LIPTROT Appointed: 2020
  • SUSAN PATRICIA FILLER Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/11/1978, number: 276631
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

21 Rodney Road
CHELTENHAM
GL50 1HX

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE BLIND AND THOSE WITH A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT OR A TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY WHICH MAKES READING DIFFICULT BY PROVIDING RECORDED MATERIALS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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