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Bearsden And Milngavie Talking Newspaper Association (Beam)

Also known as: Beam

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC015177
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Dec. 2, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Sept. 7, 1990
Legal form
Unincorporated association

Address

Address
24 Ferguston Drive
Bearsden
G61 2DY

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

The object of the Charity is to assist the blind, the partially sighted and those otherwise visually handicapped or labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity or disability which makes reading difficult, by the provision of recorded media or tactile reading matter. The principal activity is to record local newspaper news and other material onto media which beneficiaries can then listen to.

Beneficiaries: 'Older People','People with disabilities or health problems'

Objectives: The object of the Association is to relieve the blind , the partially sighted, and those otherwise visually handicapped or labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity or disability which makes reading a strain, by the provision of recorded tapes or tactile reading matter.

Geography

Main operating location
East Dunbartonshire
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 Dec. 2, 2025On time £222 £776
March 31, 2024 Nov. 30, 2024On time £60 £691
March 31, 2023 Dec. 15, 2023On time £442 £685
March 31, 2022 Nov. 29, 2022On time £0 £179
March 31, 2021 Dec. 30, 2021On time £0 £179

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.