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Wavelength Charity Limited

The "wireless For The Bedridden" Society, The Wireless For The Bedridden Society, W4b - The TV And Radio Charity, Wavelength

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
207400
Status
Registered
Registered
Oct. 16, 1962
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Not Defined

Address

Address
47-51
Norfolk Street
Cambridge
CB1 2LD

Contact

Activities

Aiming to tackle the effects of loneliness and isolation internationally and within the UK by providing representation, advice, equipment, fostering cooperation, undertaken research and developing initiatives. Particular older people, people who are vulnerable or disabled and people who are disadvantage by illness or social isolation. Priority is given work that significantly relieve loneliness.

Objects: 4 Objects of the Company(1) The objects for which the Company is established are:(a) Challenging loneliness and isolation of those in need including, but not limited to, any person affected by age, illness or disability (including through, and not limited to, the use, provision and development of technology) in the United Kingdom and internationally for the public benefit by all or any of the following that is to say:(i) By the maintenance and support of a foundation for the general public, both male and female and of any age, to foster, develop, promote and propagate methods and techniques which challenge isolation and loneliness through the use or provision of technology, funding, time or otherwise.(ii) By the provision, presentation, organisation, management, production and distribution of, workshops, consultancy and advisory services, courses, classes, lectures, conferences, audiovisual presentations, articles, publications, media coverage, competitions, electronic and digital media to a broad range of groups and institutions which further the objects of the Company.(iii) By representing and advising beneficiaries, potential beneficiaries, members of the public, government, industry associations, and such other persons, bodies or entities as the Company believes appropriate.(v) By the provision of resources for the research and development of new Technologies or other non-technology methods which serve the objects of the Company.(b) powers (X) To affiliate or cooperate with any other organised body, including but not limited to, charities, governmental departments and educational institutions, in the United Kingdom or internationally, having objects similar to those of the Company, with a view to furthering the objects of the Company, and to amalgamate with any such organised body having objects similar to those of the Company.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
What
Disability, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities

Areas of operation

Country
Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan, Ajman, Akrotiri, Aland Islands, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua And Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Ascension, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Baker Island, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Brazil, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Ceuta, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (KEELING) ISLANDS, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dhekelia, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Dubai, East Timor, Easter Island, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Fujairah, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Heard Island And Mcdonald Islands, Honduras, Hong Kong, Howland Island, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jarvis Island, Jersey, Johnston Atoll, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kingman Reef, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Melilla, Mexico, Micronesia, Midway Islands, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Navassa Island, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Korea, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palmyra Atoll, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie And Oeno Islands, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Ras Al-khaimah, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Réunion, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre And Miquelon, Saint Vincent, Saint-Martin, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, St Kitts And Nevis, St Lucia, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard And Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, São Tomé And Principe, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The Bahamas, The Gambia, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad And Tobago, Tristan Da Cunha, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks And Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Umm Al-quwain, United Arab Emirates, United States, United States Virgin Islands, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wake Island, Wallis And Futuna, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £406,139 £601,214
March 31, 2024 £351,134 £670,526
March 31, 2023 £259,307 £350,720
March 31, 2022 £335,800 £270,500
March 31, 2021 £388,000 £270,500

Trustees

Name Appointed
Steven Derrick (Chair)
Freddie Kian Sun Quek April 24, 2025
Steven Turner