THE ROYAL VICTORIA TRUST FOR THE BLIND

Charity number: 528072
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We are a grant giving charitable trust which supports local organisations, charities and groups working primarily for and with people with sight loss. Grants are only awarded to those organisations who operate within our beneficial area of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Tees Valley, North Yorkshire and Cumbria. We do not award grants to individuals.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £226,864
Total expenditure: £251,973

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Cumbria
  • Durham
  • Gateshead
  • Middlesbrough
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • North Tyneside
  • Northumberland
  • North Yorkshire
  • Redcar And Cleveland
  • South Tyneside

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 December 1966: Standard registration
  • 21 February 2026: Removed (Ceased to exist)
  • 21 February 2026: Funds transferred to 1210115 THE ROYAL VICTORIA TRUST FOR THE BLIND
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE ROYAL VICTORIA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £189.99k £49.82k £99.57k £271.19k £226.86k
Total expenditure £203.16k £60.13k £93.87k £268.28k £251.97k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 2025 21 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 21 December 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2024 15 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 15 January 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 21 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 21 December 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 11 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 11 January 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 January 2022 On time
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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.

RULES ADOPTED 21/05/1903 AS AMENDED ON 27/03/1905 AS AMENDED ON 19/05/1916 AS AMENDED ON 16/05/1930 AS AMENDED ON 16/11/1973 AS AMENDED ON 24/06/1977 AS AMENDED ON 15/06/1979 AS AMENDED ON 21/06/1985 AS AMENDED ON 07/07/2000 AS AMENDED ON 11/03/2011

Charitable objects

THE WELFARE OF THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE

Area of benefit

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

COUNTIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND, CUMBRIA, TYNE AND WEAR, DURHAM, CLEVELAND AND NORTH YORKSHIRE