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Removed charity · No. 1108294iSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Talking News Federation (aka TNF)

Talking News Federation was a registered charity (number 1108294), now removed from the Charity Commission register.

Income
N/A
Not reported
Expenditure
N/A
Not reported
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
N/A
Not reported
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Status
Removed
from the register, 20 October 2020
How am I connected?

Overview

Talking News Federation's network

0 people0 organisationsi0 listed on the board. No other organisation shares a board member.The large node is Talking News Federation. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

0 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

No board members on the public record.

Removed from the register

Removed
20 October 2020
Reason
Its funds moved to a newly incorporated charity (Charity Commission: Funds transferred (incor))
Funds went to
Received funds from

From the Charity Commission register of removed charities, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Last record before removal

iNo trustee list: the Charity Commission withholds trustees of removed charities, and no earlier register copy we hold lists them.

Finances from the Charity Commission annual returns (latest year ending 31 March 2020).

Income and spending, latest years in our copy of the register

Year endingIncomeSpending
31 March 2020£34,398£37,130
31 March 2019£39,284£43,749
31 March 2018£31,960£34,905
31 March 2017£48,974£36,884

Objects

1. TO PROMOTE GOOD PRACTICE AND THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS MEMBER ORGANISATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE OR THOSE LABOURING UNDER SOME TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY THAT MAKES READING A STRAIN;2. TO SUPPORT, REPRESENT AND DEVELOP THE WORK OF ORGANISATIONS WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHICH UNDERTAKE THE SYSTEMATIC PROVISION OF NEWS AND OTHER MATERIAL BY DIGITAL OR ANALOGUE TRANSMISSIONS ('TALKING NEWS ORGANISATIONS') THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM;3. TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE FORMATION OF TALKING NEWS ORGANISATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Charity Commission for England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Board

The board

0 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

No board members on the public record.

Board analysis

Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 4 years.
2017
2018
2019
2020
incomespending£34k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2019 and 2020

Network

Network

iThe large node is Talking News Federation. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

6 financial years held, 2016 to 2021, years ending 31 March.

Income and expenditure

6 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k£50k202120202019201820172016£34.40k£0

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Talking News Federation has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year201620172018201920202021
Totals
Total income£33.55k£48.97k£31.96k£39.28k£34.40kNot reported
Total expenditure£25.02k£36.88k£34.91k£43.75k£37.13kNot reported
Government income
Government contracts£0£0Not reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grants£0£0Not reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Talking News Federation has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Removed from the register on 20 October 2020

The filing record below runs up to the charity's removal.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 March 202131 January 2022Not received; fell due after removalNot received; fell due after removalDue after removalNone online
31 March 202031 January 202116 October 202016 October 2020On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 201931 January 202029 July 201929 July 2019On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 201831 January 20194 January 20194 January 2019On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 201731 January 201826 November 201726 November 2017On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

Grants

Funding received

1 grantiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.
Total from published grants
£10k
£9,700
Grants
1
published to 360Giving
Funders
1
distinct funders
Latest grant
Dec 2006
15 December 2006

Grants awarded 15 December 2006.

By year

iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.

Funders

1 funder
FunderGrantsTotalYears
The National Lottery Community Fund1£9,7002006

Grants

newest first
DateFunderTitleAmount
15 December 2006The National Lottery Community FundExhibitions£9,700

Who published this data

Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

  • 1.

    TO PROMOTE GOOD PRACTICE AND THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS MEMBER ORGANISATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE OR THOSE LABOURING UNDER SOME TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY THAT MAKES READING A STRAIN;

  • 2.

    TO SUPPORT, REPRESENT AND DEVELOP THE WORK OF ORGANISATIONS WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHICH UNDERTAKE THE SYSTEMATIC PROVISION OF NEWS AND OTHER MATERIAL BY DIGITAL OR ANALOGUE TRANSMISSIONS ('TALKING NEWS ORGANISATIONS') THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM;

  • 3.

    TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE FORMATION OF TALKING NEWS ORGANISATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM.

What it does

  • Disability

Who it helps

  • People with disabilities
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

How it helps

  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
Throughout England and WalesCountries: Scotland, Northern Ireland
Area of benefit
UNITED KINGDOM as filed
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12 FEBRUARY 2005 AND AMENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2006 as filed
Register history
Working name
TNF

Policies the charity says it has

  • Volunteer management
  • Complaints handling

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Registered
2005 · removed 2020

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