HAMPSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE CARE OF THE BLIND

Charity number: 1055498
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Wellbeing and emotional support, independent living aids and magnification equipment, grants, information advice and guidance, activities and services to sight impaired people in Hampshire.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £164,529
Total expenditure: £451,842

Total income includes £3,345 from 5 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

140 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

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
  • Disability
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Hampshire
  • Portsmouth City
  • Southampton City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 May 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • OPEN SIGHT (Working name)
Company number:
03178631 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Jane Brooks Chair 30 November 2022
None on record
Mohamed Oshallah Trustee 25 November 2024
None on record
Mark Oliphant Trustee 11 November 2024
None on record
Dr Vivien Mary Robins Trustee 19 June 2023
None on record
Helen Hamblen Trustee 17 January 2022
BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Lynn Simpson Trustee 12 August 2021
WHEATSHEAF TRUST
Terri Georgina Howell Trustee 12 October 2020
None on record
Michelle Hildyard Trustee 20 November 2019
None on record
Dr Reefat Drabu Trustee 12 September 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £351.76k £136.61k £253.56k £273.41k £164.53k
Total expenditure £427.78k £382.49k £428.76k £469.35k £451.84k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £6.70k £2.50k £450 £3.35k

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 2024 06 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 06 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 09 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 09 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 01 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 01 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 16 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 16 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 03 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 03 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27 MARCH 1996 AS AMENDED 7 MAY 1996, 21 OCTOBER 2003, 18 OCTOBER 2007 AND 13 OCTOBER 2009

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF BLIND, PARTIALLY SIGHTED, SIGHT IMPAIRED AND OTHER PEOPLE, WHOSE SIGHT IS AT RISK, LIVING IN ENGLAND, WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO THOSE IN HAMPSHIRE

Area of benefit

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

SOUTH OF ENGLAND, PRIMARILY HAMPSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
25 CHURCH ROAD
EASTLEIGH
HAMPSHIRE
SO50 6BL
Phone:
02380641244
Email:
info@opensight.org.uk
Website:

www.opensight.org.uk Open in new window