Vale Talking News

Registered charity 510219 Registered since 1980

Operates: Worcestershire

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Board DNA

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.

6 trustees on the board

3.3y median 5y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

Alex Christison since 2026

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 6Education/training 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board
Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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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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 5 years.

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

incomespending£562 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

Freemen of England and Wales 1 shared trustee

Also active in the same field

The Brass Band Heritage Trust Similar size; both Arts and culture
The Sophie COE Memorial Fund Similar size; both Arts and culture
Unicorn Theatre LTD Similar size; both Arts and culture
The Nelly BEN-OR Scholarship Trust Similar size; both Arts and culture
Bawtry Heritage Group Similar size; both Arts and culture

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.valetalkingnews.co.uk
Email	Info@valetalkingnews.co.uk
Phone	0300 102 2468
Address	16 Queens Road, Evesham, Worcs, WR11 4JN

Finances

£562 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£259	£255
2022	£1,490	£739
2023	£1,986	£2,762
2024	£1,339	£2,888
2025	£562	£1,263

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

People With Disabilities

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TO RELIEVE THE BLIND, OR THE PARTIALLY SIGHTED, OR THOSE LABOURING UNDER SOME TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY WHICH MAKES READING A STRAIN BY THE PROVISION OF RECORDED TAPES OR TACTILE READING MATTER. PLEASE SEE CONSTITUTION FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12/05/1980AS AMENDED ON 31/07/1980AS AMENDED ON 13/09/2004AS AMENDED ON 12/05/2011AS AMENDED ON 10/05/2012 as amended on 11 Apr 2022 as amended on 11 Apr 2022 as amended on 04 Jun 2024

Trustees (6)

6trustees

0aged 70+

Connected charities (1)

Freemen of England and Wales 1 shared trustee

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