# TALKING NEWS FEDERATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1185913
- **Other names:** TNF
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 21, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1185913


## Contact

- **Address:** TALKING NEWS FEDERATION, 145 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON
- **Postcode:** SN1 3BU
- **Phone:** 03000 400 300
- **Email:** enquiries@tnf.org.uk
- **Website:** www.tnf.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS (THE “OBJECTS”) OF THE CIO ARE: 1) TO PROMOTE GOOD PRACTICE AND THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS MEMBER ORGANISATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE OR THOSE LABOURING UNDER SOME TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY THAT MAKES READING A STRAIN BY. A) TO SUPPORT REPRESENT AND DEVELOP THE WORK OF ORGANISATIONS WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHICH UNDERTAKE THE SYSTEMATIC PROVISION OF NEWS AND OTHER MATERIAL BY DIGITAL OR ANALOGUE TRANSMISSIONS (“TALKING NEWS ORGANISATIONS”) THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM. B) PROMOTING AND ASSISTING THE FORMATION OF TALKING NEWS ORGANISATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM.

**Activities:** The Talking News Federation exists to support and assist almost 325 local Talking Newspapers to deliver local news and information in audio to blind, partially sighted and print disabled people.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £30427 | £62289 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £59935 | £50899 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £87239 | £32439 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £41754 | £26884 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £26320 | £12391 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **MICHAEL JAMES WOOD** (Chair) — appointed April 3, 2025
- David John Beard — appointed Oct. 11, 2025
- Deborah Jenkins Harrison — appointed Sept. 21, 2024
- Dr Temidayo Akinwunmi — appointed Oct. 11, 2025
- Margaret Rona Grainger — appointed Jan. 13, 2025
- RICHARD BLACK — appointed Sept. 7, 2019