BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND

Charity Number: 203345
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Providing for the welfare of visually impaired people. Delivering services to all visually impaired people in Buckinghamshire Offering volunteers a fulfilling role Securing funding to perpetuate to Association Working closely with other agencies in the provision of these services

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2013

Total income: £273,377
Total expenditure: £390,679

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • 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 Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Milton Keynes

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 February 1962: Standard registration
  • 10 December 1993: Removed
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BAB (Working name)
  • BUCKS ASSOCIATION FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE (Working name)
  • BUCKSVISION (Working name)
  • MK VISION (Working name)
Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
No information available

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2009 31/03/2010 31/03/2011 31/03/2012 31/03/2013
Total gross income £660.00k £578.00k £568.41k £534.94k £273.38k
Total expenditure £518.00k £544.00k £563.51k £508.75k £390.68k
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
Income - Donations and legacies £239.35k £127.53k £126.04k £75.30k N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities £383.88k £366.02k £359.02k £355.53k N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £48.06k £48.36k £0 N/A
Income - Investment £36.90k £28.78k £23.54k £27.55k N/A
Income - Other £0 £55.73k £59.82k £76.56k N/A
Income - Legacies £112.07k £79.46k £77.68k £15.66k N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £503.71k £504.01k £546.14k £497.59k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £833 £1.37k £966 £222 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 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 2014 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2014 Not submitted
Annual return 31 March 2013 28 October 2013 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2013 28 October 2013 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2012 18 December 2012 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2012 18 December 2012 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2011 02 January 2012 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2011 02 January 2012 On Time

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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01/02/1951 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 11/06/1986 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 29/07/1992 AS AMENDED ON 19/07/1999 AS AMENDED ON 19/06/2000 AS AMENDED ON 19/10/2005 AS AMENDED ON 18/10/2006 AS AMENDED ON 17/10/2007 AS AMENDED ON 15/10/2008 AS AMENDED ON 28/10/2009 AS AMENDED ON 28/10/2011

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATION MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

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

THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 203345-1 THE KATHERINE KNAPP HOME FOR THE BLIND
Governing document
CONVEYANCE DATED 10 MAY 1946.
Charitable objects
THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE ASSOCIATION.
Area of benefit
COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.
Registration history
  • 26 February 1962 : Standard registration
  • 10 December 1993 : Removed