BOURNEMOUTH BLIND SOCIETY

Charity number: 1114570
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Bournemouth Blind Society operates a Sight & Hearing Resource Centre; Community Support; Befriending Service; Emotional Support; Sight Awareness Training and provides activities for blind and partially sighted people from its centre in Moordown, Bournemouth. The Society also actively works with the hard of hearing. It promotes independent living and encourages members to remain in their own homes.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £141,288
Total expenditure: £203,013

Total income includes £23,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

35 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:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bournemouth
  • Dorset
  • Hampshire
  • Poole

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 June 2006: Standard registration
  • 17 December 2024: Funds received from 238498 BECKENHAM SOCIAL CLUB FOR THE BLIND
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BOURNEMOUTH SOCIETY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED (Previous name)
Company number:
05792657 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 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Madeleine Avis Chair 24 February 2014
None on record
Richard Alexander Copland Trustee 23 June 2025
None on record
Andrew Nicholas Sherriff Trustee 02 September 2024
None on record
Tania Patricia Barber Trustee 02 September 2024
None on record
Ann Copland Trustee 06 June 2023
None on record
Dr Rodney Frederick Cooper Trustee 03 September 2018
None on record
MARGARET JOYCE VOUSDEN Trustee 29 February 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £176.05k £180.37k £219.89k £134.83k £141.29k
Total expenditure £163.55k £163.48k £188.11k £190.73k £203.01k
Income from government contracts £23.00k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £23.00k £23.00k £23.00k £23.00k

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 2025 08 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 08 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 23 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 05 March 2024 34 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 05 March 2024 34 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 12 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 09 July 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 INCORPORATED 24/04/2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/10/2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/08/2013 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 06/03/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10 JUN 2019 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 26 OCT 2021

Charitable objects

(A) TO ASSIST AND BENEFIT, BUT NOT WITH DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, PEOPLE WITH A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND/OR HEARING IMPAIRMENT LIVING WITHIN THE BOURNEMOUTH/CHRISTCHURCH/POOLE AREA. (B) TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SIGHT AND/OR HEARING LOSS.

Area of benefit

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

BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH, POOLE AREA

Contact information

Address:
5 Victoria Park Road
BOURNEMOUTH
BH9 2RB
Phone:
01202546644
Email:
info@bournemouthblindsociety.uk
Website:

www.bournemouthblindsociety.uk Open in new window