Audio Description Association

Registered charity 1084230 Registered since 2000

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

2.9y median 2y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.2y

average years in governance

8 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 9Education/training 9Arts/culture/heritage/science 8Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Commercial experience

Other services 2Health and social care 1Property 1

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Contact

Website	http://www.audiodescription.co.uk
Email	admin@audiodescription.co.uk
Phone	07843176880
Address	34 Lord Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 1LD

Finances

£5,100 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£2,035	£420
2022	£2,079	£192
2023	£3,829	£1,667
2024	£3,921	£3,244
2025	£5,100	£1,958

What it does

What

Education/trainingDisabilityArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

People With DisabilitiesOther Defined Groups

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE BENEFIT OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE BY THE PROMOTION OF AUDIO DESCRIPTION AND DESCRIBERS AND THE TRAINING OF DESCRIBERS IN THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NEEDED FOR AUDIO DESCRIPTION.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 30 NOVEMBER 1999, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 5 DECEMBER 2000 as amended on 25 Sep 2018

Trustees (9)

9trustees

60median age

0aged 70+

Cara Sian Edney since 2023
Edward Ellis Copisarowage 60 since 2021
Enrico Martinez since 2024
Kathryn Martin since 2026
Olayinka Ekundayo since 2025
Oran O'Neill since 2025
Timothy James Calvert since 2017
Tom Matthew Bailey since 2025
Veronika Hyks since 2022

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The Amersham Society 1 shared trustee

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