The Colchester and District Talking Newspaper

Analysis

The Colchester and District Talking Newspaper is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in April 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Colchester and District Talking Newspaper reported income of £17k and spending of £4,141, leaving 75% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £5,588 to £17k (+200%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 277%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Colchester and District Talking Newspaper sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A Platform to Talk (£17k), The Columba Centre (£17k) and Being Neighbourly (£17k).