VISION SUPPORT HARROGATE DISTRICT

Charity Number: 211436
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Society responds to the needs of visually impaired people in the Harrogate district by providing among other things:- a centre for social activities, handicraft training, educational classes,home visiting,information about hospital eye clinics, a telephone befriending service, counselling, display of aids for the blind and outings.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £81,596
Total expenditure: £138,379

People

9 Trustee(s)

47 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:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • North Yorkshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 November 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • HARROGATE AND DISTRICT (INCLUDING RIPON) SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND (Previous name)
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ROBERT HORNER Chair
THE NORTON-FREEMAN CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity reporting is overdue by 125 days
Sara Lisabeth Horbury Trustee 21 December 2020
None on record
Peter Charles Jensen Trustee 08 November 2019
None on record
Stephen John Kirk Trustee 08 November 2019
WAKEFIELD DISTRICT SIGHT AID
Received: On time
Mary Elizabeth Kirk Trustee 09 November 2018
None on record
Alistair William Ratcliffe Trustee 03 November 2017
HARROGATE AND AREA CVS LTD
Received: On time
John Macrae Mellor Trustee 21 October 2016
None on record
James Alfred Grimshaw Trustee 03 November 2003
None on record
ERIC MITCHELL Trustee
ROTARY CLUB OF HARROGATE TRUST FUND
Received: On time

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 £62.75k £93.37k £300.64k £119.33k £81.60k
Total expenditure £124.54k £117.07k £120.03k £131.16k £138.38k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £39.11k £120 £1.00k 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 24 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 12 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 17 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 17 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 28 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 28 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.

SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT 1948. CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 19 OCTOBER 1988 AND AMENDED 24 OCTOBER 2001 AND 19 OCTOBER 2006

Charitable objects

TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO THE NEEDS OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE IN THE HARROGATE DISTRICT AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A CENTRE FOR SOCIAL MEETINGS AND HANDICRAFT TRAINING FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE, ENTERTAINMENTS, TRAVEL AND HOLIDAY FACILITIES AND RECREATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY OR OCCUPATIONAL REQUISITES TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE OR THEIR DEPENDANTS.

Area of benefit

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

HARROGATE DISTRICT

Contact information

Address:
Vision Support
Russell Sergeant House
23 East Parade
HARROGATE
North Yorkshire
HG1 5LF
Phone:
01423565915
Email:
enquiries@vshd.org.uk
Website:

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