LIGHT FOR THE BLIND

Charity number: 1085698
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

1)THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND IN PARTICULAR BLINDNESS AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HOSPITALS AND CLINICS AND OTHER MEDICAL SERVICES IN PARTICULAR IN THE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT 2)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION 3) TO RELIEVE POVERTY 4) FOR ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE WHICH THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER APPROPRIATE

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 August 2024

Total income: £81,657
Total expenditure: £3,718

People

8 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 March 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SHEILA MARGREAVES Chair
None on record
Nigel Peter Smith Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Jill Harkin Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
JOHN PETER O'KANE Trustee 01 August 2024
None on record
Paula Marie Norman Trustee 01 August 2024
None on record
Paul Tierney Trustee 14 October 2017
NORTH EAST ABINGDON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Peter Hendricks Trustee 07 May 2016
None on record
MARK WILKINS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/08/2020 30/08/2021 30/08/2022 30/08/2023 30/08/2024
Total gross income £62.35k £74.33k £89.71k £136.12k £81.66k
Total expenditure £55.02k £4.29k £4.10k £114.33k £3.72k
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 30 August 2024 09 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 August 2024 09 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 August 2023 07 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 August 2023 07 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 August 2022 02 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 August 2022 02 December 2022 On Time
Annual return 30 August 2021 09 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 August 2021 09 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 August 2020 06 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 August 2020 06 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 31 AUGUST 2000 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 4 MARCH 2001

Charitable objects

1)THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND IN PARTICULAR BLINDNESS AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HOSPITALS AND CLINICS AND OTHER MEDICAL SERVICES IN PARTICULAR IN THE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT 2)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION 3) TO RELIEVE POVERTY 4) FOR ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE WHICH THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER APPROPRIATE

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT

Contact information

Address:
1 High Gate Croft
Cononley
KEIGHLEY
BD20 8JQ
Phone:
07824431217
Email:
light.4.the.blind@gmail.com
Website:

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