WOODSPRING ASSOCIATION FOR BLIND PEOPLE

Charity number: 270331
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Social Clubs, Benefits Advice, service. Hospital information Service Registration of Blind & Visually impaired people Rehabilitation Special Need Advice (home visits, aids & equipment demonstrations) Resource Centre information on sight loss fully equipped with many aids & equipment. Working with other organisations, including local authority.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2015

Total income: £433,133
Total expenditure: £261,581

Fundraising

This charity raises funds from the public but does not work with commercial participators.

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • North Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 November 1975: Standard registration
  • 20 April 2016: Removed (Amalgamated)
  • 20 April 2016: Funds transferred to 1165364 VISION NORTH SOMERSET
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • VISION NORTH SOMERSET (Working name)
  • WABP (Working name)
  • WOODSPRING ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND (Previous name)
Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
No information available

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2011 31/03/2012 31/03/2013 31/03/2014 31/03/2015
Total gross income £265.58k £288.70k £267.85k £293.32k £433.13k
Total expenditure £250.51k £269.01k £267.74k £254.10k £261.58k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A £0

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2016 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2016 Not submitted
Annual return 31 March 2015 17 November 2015 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2015 17 November 2015 On time
Annual return 31 March 2014 09 January 2015 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2014 09 January 2015 On time
Annual return 31 March 2013 13 December 2013 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2013 20 February 2014 20 days late

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 05/03/1975 AS AMENDED ON 27/04/1984 AS AMENDED ON 21/10/1997 AS AMENDED ON 08/09/1998 AS AMENDED ON 15/08/2002 AS AMENDED ON 26/09/2002 AS AMENDED ON 04/04/2012

Charitable objects

1. THE PREVENTION AND ALLEVIATION OF BLINDNESS AND IMPAIRED VISION 2. THE COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR ANY ORGANISATION BODY, TRUST OR FUND OR ANY PERSON OR PERSONS WHICH IN ANY WAY ADVANCE THE WELFARE OF ANYONE HAVING VISUAL IMPAIRMENT 3. THE INVESTIGATION OF NECESSITOUS CASES WITH A VIEW TO RENDERING ASSISTANCE 4. THE PROVISION OF SUCH FACILITIES AS MAY BE DEEMED DESIRABLE AND NECESSARY BY THE COMMITTEE 5. THE RENDERING OF ASSISTANCE TO BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

WOODSPRING