THE NORFOLK AND NORWICH ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND

Charity Number: 207060
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provide accommodation and care, a community visiting service and educational and recreational facilities to blind and partially sighted people in Norfolk.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Norfolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 March 1966: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • NNAB (Working name)
  • THE NORFOLK & NORWICH ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND (Working name)
  • Vision Norfolk (Working name)
  • THE NORWICH INSTITUTION FOR THE BLIND (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Karen Norton Chair 13 October 2016
VISION NORFOLK
Recently registered
Jamie Kidd Trustee 25 January 2024
VISION NORFOLK
Recently registered
Rachael Laurie Trustee 07 December 2023
VISION NORFOLK
Recently registered
JENNIFER ANN MANSER Trustee 20 October 2022
None on record
Bridget Hemmant Trustee 22 June 2022
BERGH APTON CONSERVATION TRUST
Received: On time
VISION NORFOLK
Recently registered
Julian Foster MA,ACA,FCT Trustee 19 July 2021
VISION NORFOLK
Recently registered
Dr David Goldser MBBS Trustee 21 January 2019
VISION NORFOLK
Recently registered

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 £1.68m £2.17m £7.19m £2.40m £1.11m
Total expenditure £2.61m £2.51m £2.57m £2.25m £1.40m
Income from government contracts £6.07k £1.03m £792.57k N/A N/A
Income from government grants £3.07k £279.68k £78.83k £28.30k £25.63k
Income - Donations and legacies £347.02k £430.47k £5.68m £530.58k £642.51k
Income - Other trading activities £41.90k £8.81k £30.61k £21.31k £17.73k
Income - Charitable activities £1.18m £1.43m £1.32m £991.13k £156.49k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £102.31k £69.01k £77.77k £131.10k £184.25k
Income - Other £8.91k £231.81k £81.74k £721.49k £106.26k
Income - Legacies £227.27k £82.62k £5.46m £408.40k £568.43k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.44m £2.45m £2.49m £2.15m £1.35m
Expenditure - Raising funds £164.61k £62.28k £81.11k £92.90k £49.85k
Expenditure - Governance £8.00k £10.75k £9.52k £10.72k £12.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £967 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £2.46m £2.38m £2.30m £1.91m £1.97m
Long-term investments £1.63m £1.77m £3.82m £6.24m £6.36m
Other assets £358.61k £197.62k £3.08m £1.05m £580.63k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £208.48k £217.79k £293.60k £320.56k £100.92k

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 01 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 01 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 15 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 11 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 18 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 28 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 20 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 14 September 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document
WILL PROVED 6 JUNE 1944 AND SCHEME OF 8 FEBRUARY 1966
Charitable objects
INCOME TO BE APPLIED FOR THE BENEFIT OF BLIND PERSONS WHO ARE NOT MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF AGE AND WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE BOROUGH OF THETFORD. IF AND IN SO FAR AS THE INCOME CANNOT BE APPLIED IN THE MANNER AFORESAID IT CAN BE APPLIED IN AUGMENTATION OF THE INCOME OF THE NORWICH INSTITUTION FOR THE BLIND.
Area of benefit
BOROUGH OF THETFORD
Registration history
  • 07 March 1966 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
Bradbury Activity Centre
33 Beckham Place
Edward Street
NORWICH
NR3 3DZ
Phone:
01603573000