Annual Information Statement 2013

Legal Name: 
Nv Access Limited
ABN: 
96149271036

Section A: Charity Information

Charity has a financial year ending 30 June: 
Yes
Financial year ends: 
Information Unavailable
Charity size: 
Medium
Purposes of charity: 
  • The relief of poverty, sickness or the needs of the aged
  • The advancement of education
  • Other: The purpose of NV Access is to lower the economic and social barriers associated with accessing Information Technology for people who are Blind or Vision Impaired. The company is thus dedicated to the ideal that accessibility and equitable access is a right and should not come as an extra cost to a person who is Blind or Vision Impaired. NV Access develops and supports free and open source software that facilitates access to technology for blind and vision impaired people.
Basic Religious Charity: 
No
Charity is part of an approved ACNC reporting group: 
No

Section B: Activities

Activities in the 2013 reporting period: 
Yes
Main activity: 
Other activity
General activities: 
  • Economic, social and community development
  • International activities
  • Social services
Description of charity’s activities and outcomes: 
NV Access continued to develop the free and open source NVDA screen reading software, providing it to blind and vision impaired people across the world. NV Access took steps to gain further financial support from the community by launching a redesigned website, working with a marketing consultant, and developing a 3 year strategic plan. Further funding was also requested from foundations and companies in order to employ extra staff to focus on business tasks, to free up the founding software developers to continue developing the needed software.
Changing or introducing activities in the next reporting period: 
No
Beneficiaries helped by charity’s activities in the 2013 reporting period: 
People with disabilities

Section C: Resources and operating locations

Estimated number of unpaid volunteers who worked for the charity during the 2013 reporting period: 
  • Full time employees: 2
  • Part time employees: 0
  • Volunteers: 1
Where the charity operated during the 2013 reporting period: 
Queensland

Section D: Reporting and regulatory obligations (This section is optional)

Section E: Financial information provided voluntarily

2013 Financial report: 
Note: If you want to see the financial report or annual report that this charity has submitted, go back to Financials & Documents.