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Carmarthen and District Talking Newspaper

RegisteredRegistered charity number 505711DyfedDisability
Income£223k2026-06-30
Spending£11ksame year
Spent / received17%5-year average
Size in its cause78th pctDisability
Registered1976Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Carmarthen and District Talking Newspaper is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dyfed. It was registered in November 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2026, Carmarthen and District Talking Newspaper reported income of £223k and spending of £11k, leaving 95% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income grew from £3,731 to £223k (+5871%), an average of +178% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2026, when income rose by 4787%. Over the whole period it spent 17% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Carmarthen and District Talking Newspaper sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Enviro Ability (£223k), Metro Sports and Social Club of Vision Impaired People (£223k) and Connect Foundation (North Lincs) (£223k).

Income and spending

£0£56k£111k£167k£223k2022 Income: £3,7312022 Spending: £6,83020222023 Income: £1,8062023 Spending: £5,42520232024 Income: £4,4352024 Spending: £6,95220242025 Income: £4,5582025 Spending: £10,33220252026 Income: £222,7682026 Spending: £11,1522026
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Talking Newspaper for the Blind or Partially Blind, or those individuals under some temporary or Permanent incapacity or Disability which makes reading a strain, by the provision of bilingual (Welsh and English) pre-recorded DVDs

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Enviro AbilityRoss-On-Wye£223k
Metro Sports and Social Club of Vision Impaired PeopleLondon£223k
Connect Foundation (North Lincs)Scunthorpe£223k
Bradford BabybankPudsey£223k