Radlett, Elstree, Borehamwood and Shenley Talking Newspaper for the Visually Handicapped
Registered charity 274362 Registered since 1977
Operates: Hertfordshire
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Christopher Douglas Parker since 2018
- Helen Joan Dashwood since 2022
- Michael Geoffrey Beral since 2024
- Mr Edward Cross since 2018
- Paul William Gervase Sennett since 2019
5.8y median 7y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Christopher Douglas Parker since 2018
- Mr Edward Cross since 2018
- Paul William Gervase Sennett since 2019
7.2y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Helen Joan Dashwood since 2022
- Mr Edward Cross since 2018
- Paul William Gervase Sennett since 2019
Portfolio (2)
- Christopher Douglas Parker since 2018
- Michael Geoffrey Beral since 2024
1
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Disability 5Education/training 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1Religious Activities 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Health and social care 2
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£15 latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Remap 2010 1 shared trustee
- Employment Resource Centre 1 shared trustee
- The Liberal Synagogue Elstree 1 shared trustee
- The Liberal Synagogue Elstree 1 shared trustee
- Radlett Society and Green Belt Association 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Phoenix Autism Centre Tonbridge (P.A.C.T.) Similar size; both Disability
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | hertsmeretalkingnewspaper.co.uk |
| chrisdparker@btinternet.com | |
| Phone | 01923856488 |
| Address | 12 Oakridge Avenue, Radlett, WD7 8EP |
Finances
£15 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £1,074 | £1,605 |
| 2022 | £1,864 | £262 |
| 2023 | £418 | £441 |
| 2024 | £324 | £926 |
| 2025 | £15 | £354 |
What it does
What
DisabilityWho
People With DisabilitiesHow
Provides ServicesCharitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TO RELIEVE THE BLIND, OR THE PARTIALLY BLIND, OR THOSE LABOURING UNDER SOME TEMPORARY OR PERMANANT INCAPICITY WHICH MAKES READING A STRAIN, BY THE PROVISION OF RECORDED TAPES.
Governing document: CONSTITUTION DATED 18 AUGUST 1977
Trustees (5)
5trustees
73median age
1aged 70+
- Christopher Douglas Parker since 2018
- Helen Joan Dashwood since 2022
- Michael Geoffrey Beralage band 70-74 since 2024
- Mr Edward Cross since 2018
- Paul William Gervase Sennett since 2019
Connected charities (4)
- Radlett Society and Green Belt Association 1 shared trustee
- Remap 2010 1 shared trustee
- The Liberal Synagogue Elstree 1 shared trustee
- The Liberal Synagogue Elstree 1 shared trustee
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