WALSALL SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND LIMITED

Charity number: 1075854
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Walsall Society for the Blind mission is to provide information, support and friendship to all the visually impaired people within the Borough of Walsall.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £325,233
Total expenditure: £389,082

Total income includes £18,623 from 1 government contract(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

15 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:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Walsall

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 June 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03674948 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 does not own and/or lease 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
JOHN HAROLD COOKE JP Chair
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Timothy Clifft Trustee 21 November 2024
None on record
Amara Ismail-El-Banna Trustee 11 September 2023
None on record
Kevin Merchant Trustee 11 July 2016
None on record
DAVID SMITH Trustee
ATHERSTONE CHORAL SOCIETY CIO
Received: On time
RICHARD MEERE Trustee
None on record
JULIE HARRIS Trustee
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 £148.25k £378.58k £421.76k £341.59k £325.23k
Total expenditure £253.51k £270.21k £267.81k £356.78k £389.08k
Income from government contracts £16.45k £18.62k £18.62k £18.62k £18.62k
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 19 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 19 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 08 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 08 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 01 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 01 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 10 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 17 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 17 December 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27 NOVEMBER 1998

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE SUCH ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES AS ARE THOUGH FIT TO THOSE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS REGISTERED AS SUCH OR CAPABLE OF REGISTRATION AS SUCH, AND RESIDING WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WALSALL AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONS AND SUCH OTHER PERSONS, HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AS THE CHARITY MAY DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS MEMORANDUM THE WORDS "BLIND" AND "BLIND PERSONS" SHALL INCLUDE PERSONS WHO THOUGH NOT TOTALLY BLIND ARE SUBSTANTIALLY VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND WHO ARE THE INTENDED RECIPIENTS OF THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS

Area of benefit

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

METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WALSALL AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONS

Contact information

Address:
HAWLEY HOUSE
11 HATHERTON ROAD
WALSALL
WEST MIDLANDS
WS1 1XS
Phone:
01922627683
Email:
hawleyhouse@wsftb.co.uk
Website:

www.walsallblind.org Open in new window