ESSEX BLIND CHARITY

Charity number: 1103732
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To relieve and assist people with sight loss.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2024

Total income: £220,645
Total expenditure: £259,203

Total income includes £52,316 from 1 government contract(s) and £8,440 from 1 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

12 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:
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 May 2004: Standard registration
  • 10 May 2024: Funds received from 1051761 MALDON AND DISTRICT VISION IMPAIRED CLUB
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05098747 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
  • Internal risk management 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
James William Fernley Trustee 29 October 2024
None on record
Vanda June Watling Trustee 30 May 2024
None on record
Alan Williams Trustee 20 February 2024
None on record
Neil Meixner Trustee 28 October 2020
None on record
Theodora Helen Crawshaw Trustee 26 February 2020
None on record
Darren Smith Trustee 28 August 2019
None on record
Sara Dorothy Porter Trustee 15 June 2017
None on record
ROBERT LIONEL JACKSON Trustee 08 February 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2020 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024
Total gross income £1.45m £1.48m £1.38m £2.06m £220.65k
Total expenditure £1.46m £1.56m £1.57m £1.55m £259.20k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £52.32k
Income from government grants £33.64k £138.72k £129.24k £22.34k £8.44k
Income - Donations and legacies £105.28k £167.47k £183.09k £55.60k N/A
Income - Other trading activities £9.74k £759 £2.31k £3.43k N/A
Income - Charitable activities £1.32m £1.30m £1.18m £1.56m N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment £17.84k £11.39k £11.40k £16.84k N/A
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £428.78k N/A
Income - Legacies £29.23k £21.47k £6.99k £5.00k N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.45m £1.56m £1.56m £1.10m N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £6.67k £2.97k £4.96k £444.77k N/A
Expenditure - Governance £13.96k £13.86k £17.34k £17.16k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £177 £163 £428.78k 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 30 April 2024 13 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 13 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2023 15 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 15 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2022 16 March 2023 16 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 16 March 2023 16 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2021 05 July 2022 127 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 05 July 2022 127 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2020 03 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2020 03 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 8 APRIL 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 27 OCTOBER 2009. as amended on 21 Aug 2021

Charitable objects

To relieve and to assist by all charitable means people who are impaired, disabled or handicapped by lack of vision or impaired vision (and those responsible for their care) who are resident within the County of Essex.

Area of benefit

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

THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM, HAVERING, REDBRIDGE, WALTHAM FORREST AND THE UNITARY AUTHORITIES OF SOUTHEND AND THURROCK.

Contact information

Address:
1st Floor
146 HIGH STREET
COLCHESTER
Essex
Phone:
01206548196
Email:
services@essexsight.org.uk
Website:

www.essexsight.org.uk Open in new window