HERTS VISION LOSS

Charity number: 1047148
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Herts Vision Loss services: Home Visits by staff and trained volunteers A Hospital Information Service located in eye clinics A central Resource Centre and outreach locations Information for visually impaired people through a help/advice line A regular Newsletter and full information via our website. Support to local social clubs across the county Children's services, social clubs

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £335,032
Total expenditure: £334,590

Total income includes £268,484 from 1 government contract(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

136 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
  • Education/training
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 June 1995: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • HERTFORDSHIRE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND (Previous name)
  • HERTS VISION LOSS LTD (Previous name)
Company number:
03033089 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Susan Alexandra Hickinbotham Chair 05 May 2015
None on record
Sherif Adewale Ibrahim Trustee 28 January 2025
None on record
Janet Picken MA, M.Sc. Trustee 23 April 2024
None on record
Raj Visram Trustee 23 March 2021
None on record
Alison Macdougall Trustee 03 November 2020
None on record
Paul Anthony Taylor Trustee 25 July 2017
None on record
John Charles Creswick Page Trustee 25 July 2017
None on record
John Duff Warner-Smith Trustee 24 November 2014
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 £138.29k £127.20k £287.36k £323.34k £335.03k
Total expenditure £170.45k £126.90k £285.86k £323.11k £334.59k
Income from government contracts £58.00k £58.66k £244.80k £253.66k £268.48k
Income from government grants £3.00k £14.97k 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 2024 11 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 07 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 16 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 16 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 11 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 13 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 13 November 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 INCORPORATED 15 MAR 1995 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15 NOV 2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28 JAN 2013 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 07 MAR 2017 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 16 MAY 2017

Charitable objects

TO GRANT ASSISTANCE TO ALL BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN HERTFORDSHIRE OR IN NEIGHBOURING AREAS; TO CARRY ON ALL SUCH ACTIVITIES AS MAY BE CONDUCIVE TO PROVIDING FOR THE NEEDS OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS; AND TO CARRY ON ALL SUCH ACTIVITIES AS MAY BE CONDUCIVE TO THE PREVENTION, ALLEVIATION OR CURE OF PROBLEMS RELATING TO EYESIGHT.

Area of benefit

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

HERTFORDSHIRE OR IN NEIGHBOURING AREAS

Contact information

Address:
Herts Vision Loss
2 Brownfields
WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Hertfordshire
AL7 1AN
Phone:
01707324680
Email:
office@hertsvisionloss.org.uk
Website:

hertsvisionloss.org.uk