CATHOLIC BLIND INSTITUTE

Charity number: 1102657
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

1. Day / 4 night residential education[full National Curriculum]for children with visual impairment age 4 - 19 at St Vincent's School. Mobility/independence/speech/language/music therapy included. 2. Residential and nursing care, including palliative care, at Christopher Grange. 3.A wide portfolio of community based and rehabilitation services at Bradbury Fields and Sight Loss Learning Hub.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£4,378,153

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Donations and legacies £271.10k
Charitable activities £3.74m
Other trading activities £354.55k
Investments £12.94k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£4,518,001

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Raising funds £111.13k
Charitable activities £4.12m
Other £287.98k

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £3,489,360 from 131 government contract(s) and £50,088 from 1 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £399.11k
Charitable expenditure £4.12m

People

198 Employee(s)

6 Trustee(s)

83 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1
£90k to £100k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 March 2004: Standard registration
  • 24 July 2023: Funds received from 1147126 LIVERPOOL TAXICAB TRADE BLIND CHILDREN'S FUND
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CHRISTOPHER GRANGE (Working name)
  • ST VINCENT'S SCHOOL FOR BLIND & PARTIALLY SIGHTED CHILDREN (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Peter Halpin Trustee 25 March 2024
None on record
Sister Theresa Tighe Trustee 12 December 2022
THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SERVICES
Received: On time
THE VINCENTIAN VOLUNTEERS LIMITED
Received: On time
THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL CIO
Received: On time
THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL
Received: On time
Bernadette Buckle Trustee 14 November 2022
None on record
ALAM NAWAZ Trustee 20 June 2022
None on record
Stephen WINSTANLEY Trustee 14 March 2016
None on record
MARTIN GERARD O'ROURKE 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 £5.39m £5.02m £6.34m £5.72m £4.38m
Total expenditure £5.54m £5.72m £6.22m £7.55m £4.52m
Income from government contracts £3.51m £3.32m £4.62m £5.00m £3.49m
Income from government grants N/A £311.93k £254.24k N/A £50.09k
Income - Donations and legacies £124.48k £366.21k £337.17k £85.97k £271.10k
Income - Other trading activities £512.53k £0 £210.41k £407.25k £354.55k
Income - Charitable activities £4.66m £4.17m £4.66m £5.20m £3.74m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £87.77k £65.12k £52.83k £18.19k £12.94k
Income - Other £0 £421.69k £1.08m £0 £0
Income - Legacies £24.20k £2.15k £0 £0 £187.86k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £5.53m £5.71m £6.17m £7.47m £4.12m
Expenditure - Raising funds £12.06k £10.93k £49.29k £76.49k £111.13k
Expenditure - Governance £29.32k £39.86k £73.51k £154.27k £147.29k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £12.06k £10.93k £0 £4.18k £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £287.98k

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £2.90m £2.83m £3.61m £3.50m £2.04m
Long-term investments £2.56m £2.43m £1.66m £48.75k £49.55k
Other assets £849.61k £763.10k £922.05k £1.22m £2.12m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£40.00k £135.00k £88.00k £27.00k £19.00k
Total liabilities £369.75k £344.61k £280.04k £762.96k £339.35k

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 07 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 07 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 14 July 2023 164 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 14 July 2023 164 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 02 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 04 November 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 30 October 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 30 October 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 INCORPORATED 09 JAN 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02 JUL 2024 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 13 AUG 2024

Charitable objects

1.1 The Charity?s objects (?the Objects?) are: 1.1.1 For the public benefit to relieve the needs of blind and partially sighted persons in such ways as the Trustees from time to time think fit by (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) the provision of facilities for rehabilitation, education, training, recreation and other forms of support; 1.1.2 The advancement of education and religion among blind and partially sighted children and young people by (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) establishing and supporting any school or similar institution established for advancing the education and religion of such children and young people (conducted in accordance with the doctrine and rites of the Roman Catholic Church); 1.1.3 To relieve the needs of persons who have a disability, including but not limited to Deaf people; and 1.1.4 Such other charitable purposes for the furtherance of education or the relief of poverty or suffering.

Area of benefit

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

MERSEYSIDE

Contact information

Address:
St. Vincents School
Yew Tree Lane
LIVERPOOL
L12 9HN
Phone:
01512305097
Email:
cbi@catholicblindinstitute.org
Website:

catholicblindinstitute.org