CARMARTHENSHIRE BLIND SOCIETY

Charity number: 219551
Charity reporting is overdue by 457 days

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE WE PROVIDE A WEEKLY RESOURCE CENTRE, AND DROP IN CENTRE AT LLANELLI, WHICH IS OPEN TO ALL REGISTERED MEMBERS FROM THE ENTIRE COUNTY, WHICH INCLUDES COMPUTER FACILITIES WITH DOLPHIN SOFTWARE PACKAGES AND FULL CCTV AND DOCUMENT READERS.. HOWEVER, AT THE MOMENT WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE TRAINING FACILITIES. BUT THE EQUIPMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR DEMONSTRATION.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2022

Total income: £129,573
Total expenditure: £41,639

People

13 Trustee(s)

18 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

This charity raises funds from the public but does not work with professional fundraisers or commercial participators.

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
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Carmarthenshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 June 1963: Standard registration
  • 06 August 2024: Funds received from 1049001 AMMANFORD TALKING NEWSPAPERS
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not 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
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
LYN JAMES Chair
None on record
Jason Paul Bartlett Trustee 14 November 2016
None on record
Daryl Evans Trustee 14 November 2016
None on record
Ray Cooke Trustee 01 April 2000
None on record
John Lynne Griffiths Trustee 01 April 1997
TYCROES WELFARE INSTITUTE
Charity reporting is overdue by 183 days
CYNGOR AR BOPETH RHYDAMAN
Charity reporting is overdue by 336 days
MARGARET DAVIES Trustee 12 March 1990
None on record
MARGARET GILLIAN GRIFFITHS Trustee
None on record
MARVA ADELE MURPHY Trustee
None on record
DAVID ROBERT DOWNING Trustee
None on record
ALUN WYN GRIFFITHS Trustee
None on record
HEULWEN ROGERS Trustee
None on record
JANICE THOMAS Trustee
None on record
DELYTH ARMSTRONG Trustee
THE TUMBLE EISTEDDFOD COMMITTEE
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2018 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022
Total gross income £121.11k £50.56k £284.89k £38.72k £129.57k
Total expenditure £53.48k £41.91k £25.26k £31.68k £41.64k
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 2024 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 91 days
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 25 March 2025 53 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 457 days
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 25 March 2025 419 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 02 February 2023 2 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 26 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020

(These accounts
have been qualified)

26 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.

ANCIENT SOCIETY FOUNDED IN 1860 REGISTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT 1948 GOVERNED BY CONSTITUTION DATED 24 SEPTEMBER 2007 AS AMEDED 2008 AS AMENDED 18 JULY 2016

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND WELL BEING OF ALL VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE, BOTH BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OF CARMARTHENSHIRE, IN SUCH MANNER AS MAY BE DECIDED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE SOCIETY

Area of benefit

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

THE FORMER COUNTY OF CARMARTHENSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
48 TALYWERN
LLANGENNECH
LLANELLI
SA14 8UQ
Phone:
01554821306
Email:
ray.cooke48@outlook.com
Website:

No information available