The Chelmsford and District Talking Newspaper

Registered charity 268366 Registered since 1974

Operates: Essex

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

9.5y median 12.5y

average tenure

15y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

13.4y

average years in governance

5 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 7Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1Other Charitable Purposes 1Recreation 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 2Education 1Finance 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

Chelmsford Area Access Group 1 shared trustee
Talking News Federation 1 shared trustee
Chelmsford Centre for the Blind 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Chelmsford Area Access Group 1 shared trustee
Talking News Federation 1 shared trustee
Chelmsford Centre for the Blind 1 shared trustee
ST Edwards (Lees) R.C. Primary School Fund Similar size; both Disability
Adur Stroke Club Similar size; both Disability
Warminster Shopmobility Similar size; both Disability

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Contact

Website	chelmsfordtalkingnewspaper.org.uk
Email	chelmsfordtalkingnewspaper@gmail.com
Phone	07965193609
Address	The Beryl Platt Centre, 12-14 Redwood Drive, Writtle, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3LY

Finances

£10,083 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£8,313	£5,769
2022	£29,901	£6,925
2023	£8,755	£6,437
2024	£10,007	£14,841
2025	£10,083	£10,207

What it does

What

Disability

Who

People With Disabilities

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE OR THOSE PEOPLE FOR WHOM READING IS A STRAIN, BY THE PROVISION OF SOUND RECORDINGS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.

Governing document: RULES ADOPTED 16/09/1974AS AMENDED ON 09/03/2013 as amended on 11 Sep 2021

Trustees (7)

7trustees

71median age

1aged 70+

Dorothea Went Chair since 2014
Anne Sparrow
Elaine Anne Oddieage 71 since 2026
Jackie Dickens since 2012
Linda Griffiths since 2011
Richard Black since 2023
Wendy Walder since 2013

Connected charities (3)

Chelmsford Centre for the Blind 1 shared trustee
Chelmsford Area Access Group 1 shared trustee
Talking News Federation 1 shared trustee

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