The West Shropshire Talking Newspaper

Registered charity 504996 Registered since 1976

Operates: Shropshire

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

6.7y median 5y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.7y

average years in governance

8 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Other Charitable Purposes 2Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Education/training 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1General Charitable Purposes 1Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 1Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 2Other services 1Property 1

Boards that share trustees

The ROY Fletcher Centre 1 shared trustee
Online Transport Archive 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Chad With ST Mary, Shrewsbury 1 shared trustee
National Railway Heritage Awards 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The ROY Fletcher Centre 1 shared trustee
Online Transport Archive 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Chad With ST Mary, Shrewsbury 1 shared trustee
National Railway Heritage Awards 1 shared trustee
League of Friends of the Abingdon Hospital Similar size; both Disability
Rotherham Organisation for Down's Syndrome Similar size; both Disability

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Contact

Website	www.wstn.org.uk
Email	wstn@btconnect.com
Phone	01743364726
Address	The Roy Fletcher Centre, Cross Hill, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1JE

Finances

£1,989 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£5,634	£8,242
2022	£7,474	£9,239
2023	£4,748	£9,667
2024	£3,949	£10,065
2025	£1,989	£8,719

What it does

What

Disability

Who

People With Disabilities

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS AS DEFINED BY THE COPYRIGHT (VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON) ACT 2002 AND TO THOSE PERSONS AFFECTED BY SOME OTHER INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY THAT MAKES READING A STRAIN OR IMPOSSIBILITY, BY THE PROVISION OF RECORDED NEWS AND INFORMATION.(FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF CONSTITUTION

Governing document: CONSTIUTION ADOPTED 23RD FEBRUARY 1976 AS AMENDED 25TH APRIL 1990AS AMENDED ON 18/05/2015

Trustees (10)

10trustees

66median age

0aged 70+

Connected charities (4)

The ROY Fletcher Centre 1 shared trustee
Online Transport Archive 1 shared trustee
National Railway Heritage Awards 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Chad With ST Mary, Shrewsbury 1 shared trustee

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