## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period** **From: Period start date 1/02/2022** **To: Period end date 31/12/2022** **Charity name: Worcester News and Equipment Services for the Blind Charity registration number: 1180242** **Company number:** ## **Objectives and activities** ||SORP reference||| |---|---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17||FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE
THE BLIND, OR THE PARTIALLY BLIND,
OR THOSE LABOURING UNDER SOME
TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT
INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY WHICH
MAKES READING AND WRITING A
STRAIN BY THE PROVISION OF:
1.RECORDED TAPES, USB MEMORY
STICKS, FLASH DRIVES AND OTHER
ELECTRONIC MEANS;
2.CASSETTE TAPE AND USB-
RECORDERS/PLAYERS, BRAILLE
WRITERS, TYPEWRITERS AND SUCH
OTHER| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19||To provide audio recordings of both news,
books and matters of interest to those of us
that are blind or partially sighted.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18||Trustees are aware and follow the said
guidance.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Grants are not made. Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Policy on social investment Para 1.38 including program related investment The entire service, without exception, is created and delivered, solely by volunteers. Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers N/A Other ## **Achievements and performance** |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Feed back to the Charity confirms the value
of the service provided and those receiving
the service are kept aware of news and
interest items as well as having access to
the library of recorded books. The service is
provided at absolutely no cost to the
recipients.|| |---|---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
These are met, although the Charity is
always seeking to improve.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Fund raising is always difficult and more so
in the current political and financial climate,
although funds have met objectives to date.| |Investment performance|Para 1.41|| against objectives N/A Other ## **Financial review** |**Financial review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Charity is not in debt and funds are
adequate.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held to ensure the continuance
of the service and for specific expenditure,
such as new equipment or repairs to the
premises.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£56K| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|For both unseen and unknown events and
demands as income is never certain and
very difficult to generate.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
Donations from our client base, external
sources such as donation boxes/tins and,
where applicable, grants.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|All reserves are invested in a zero-risk
account.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|As with all Charities, funding is not
guaranteed nor is it regular, we therefore
keep an appropriate reserve. The Charity
does no operate commercially.| |Other||Care and maintenance of the building.| ## **Structure, governance and management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document:
for example,trust deed,
memorandum and articles of
association etc|Para 1.25|Memorandum and articles of association.| |How is the charity
constituted?
for example limited company,
unincorporated association,
CIO|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are elected by the Managing
Committee and are drawn from existing
volunteers of whom the Charity has
experience.| |||| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The Charity has a Chairman, Secretary and
Financial Officer. Recordings are
undertaken by four separate, but connected,
teams. Each of which has an Editor and
Engineer as well as a team of Readers.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|None| |Other||None| ## **Reference and administrative details** |Charity name|Worcester Talking News and Equipment Services for the Blind| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Worcester Talking News| |Registered charity number|1180242| |Charity’s principal address|Colin Chance House,11 Wyld's Lane,Worcester WR5 1DA| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Roger Knight|Chairman||Management Committee| ||Brian Russell|Secretary|Appointed 15th
December 2022|Management Committee| ||Carole Teresa
Hartle|Treasurer||Management Committee| ||Elizabeth Hill|||Management Committee| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|None| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|None| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|N/A| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)** |**Names and**|**addresses of advisers (optional information)**|**addresses of advisers (optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|| |**None**||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional information)**||| |No paid staff||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **None** ## **Other optional information** **None** ## **Declarations** **The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Roger David Knight **Position (for example** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 26/10/2023 Year •nd•d JI Dècofflthtt 2022 T,1,57 79 E lo,￿7 01 Te*+ 529.13 ONr In%LW 4,1CQ3a 659 71 127J2 COIF Ylttesi fecertxl 12.4Q3e 1.lJ824 EqupY• 518.47 6.652 77 BALANCE SHEET A• at I 120YI AÉPResENTEO BY fl iOO?J . 6A52 Tl Bald￿ ILwth Arfw COIF knrwls. 0,￿1 61 04.7fO as IJ07AI FCA Dae iL_o+. ?ozx