THE BLACKPOOL FYLDE AND WYRE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND

Charity Number: 1009955
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Society's principal activities are to support people with a visual impairment by providing community care and rehabilitation, residential care and housing, talking newspapers and general advice and guidance.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£1,840,072

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Donations and legacies £83.71k
Charitable activities £1.53m
Other trading activities £190.27k
Investments £34.25k
Other £6.50k

Total expenditure:
£2,011,514

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Raising funds £152.64k
Charitable activities £1.85m
Other £7.13k

£24,391 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £80,173 from 1 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £159.76k
Charitable expenditure £1.85m

People

43 Employee(s)

7 Trustee(s)

100 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:
  • Disability
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Blackpool
  • Lancashire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 March 1992: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • N-VISION (Working name)
  • BLACKPOOL BLIND SOCIETY (Previous name)
  • NVISION NW A VISIONARY ORGANISATION (Previous name)
  • NVISIONNW (Previous name)
  • THE BLIND SOCIETY (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Homes England
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Daniel Pack Trustee 23 October 2024
None on record
Cynthia Cunnane Trustee 19 June 2024
None on record
Tracey Evans Trustee 19 June 2024
None on record
David Wyatt Trustee 06 January 2022
None on record
Beverley Jayne Garrity Trustee 06 March 2018
None on record
Joseph Nathan Bannister Trustee 06 March 2018
None on record
Pat Lord Trustee 30 March 2015
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 £1.56m £1.55m £1.51m £1.69m £1.84m
Total expenditure £1.64m £1.53m £1.69m £1.75m £2.01m
Income from government contracts £443.46k £256.52k £416.29k N/A N/A
Income from government grants £43.34k £133.67k £53.43k £101.92k £80.17k
Income - Donations and legacies £113.49k £319.69k £256.64k £154.99k £83.71k
Income - Other trading activities £125.37k £37.56k £134.90k £165.57k £190.27k
Income - Charitable activities £1.28m £1.15m £3.13k £1.33m £1.53m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £38.89k £27.60k £25.16k £24.63k £34.25k
Income - Other £7.32k £8.81k £1.09m £11.39k £6.50k
Income - Legacies £14.99k £130.40k £50.72k £93.76k £1.50k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.49m £1.39m £1.55m £1.60m £1.85m
Expenditure - Raising funds £145.02k £141.52k £137.63k £147.91k £152.64k
Expenditure - Governance £23.56k £20.02k £15.61k £29.02k £43.70k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £7.13k

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 £1.45m £1.43m £1.39m £1.39m £1.36m
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £1.54m £1.80m £1.72m £1.50m £1.40m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £71.90k £155.59k £255.92k £120.62k £137.86k

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 20 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 April 2024 85 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 25 April 2024 85 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 13 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022

(These accounts
have been qualified)

13 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 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 INCORPORATED 17/03/1992 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/01/2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/05/2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 09/12/2011 as amended on 04 Jun 2019 as amended on 16 Dec 2020

Charitable objects

The Charity’s Objects are: (1) The relief of blind and visually impaired people in Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre districts of Lancashire or outside of it, by the provision of accommodation, care and support services. (2) The relief of people in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability or other disadvantage in Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre districts of Lancashire or outside of it, by the provision of accommodation, care and support services. (3) For the public benefit to raise awareness of blindness and visual impairment through the provision of advice and information.

Area of benefit

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

BLACKPOOL,FYLDE AND WYRE DISTRICTS OF LANCS,AND AREA OUTSIDE

Contact information

Address:
N Vision
Princess Alexandra Home
23 Bosworth Place
BLACKPOOL
FY4 1SH
Phone:
01253362688
Email:
mike@nvision-nw.co.uk
Website:

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