# RICHMOND UPON THAMES TALKING NEWSPAPER

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 277713
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 14, 1979
- **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=277713


## Contact

- **Address:** 7 ERNCROFT WAY, TWICKENHAM
- **Postcode:** TW1 1DA
- **Phone:** 02088929243
- **Email:** valerie@auntieplanty.com
- **Website:** www.richmondtalkingnewspaper.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TO RELIEVE THE BLIND, OR PARTIALLY BLIND, OR THOSE LABOURING UNDER SOME TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY WHICH MAKES READING A STRAIN, BY THE PROVISION OF RECORDED MATERIAL.

**Activities:** THE TALKING NEWSPAPER PROVIDES AN AUDIO VERSION OF LOCAL NEWS AND EVENTS TAKEN FROM THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER SOURCES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE PRINT-DISABLED IN THE BOROUGHS OF RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES AND HOUNSLOW AS A WEEKLY SERVICE. A SPECIAL MAGAZINE EDITION IS SENT OUT AT CHRISTMAS.

**Area of benefit:** RICHMOND UPON THAMES




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Disability
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Hounslow
- Richmond Upon Thames



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2025 | £322 | £1619 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £2084 | £1084 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £2630 | £2571 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £2786 | £2205 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £4355 | £1175 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Alison Mary Kelly — appointed Nov. 30, 2019
- Barry Donovan — appointed June 19, 2018
- DR ALICK MUNRO — appointed Nov. 29, 2012
- Elizabeth Herbert — appointed Nov. 20, 2023
- JACKIE VENUS
- Margaret Drewry — appointed Oct. 19, 2025
- VALERIE MUNRO