NEWCASTLE VISION SUPPORT

Charity number: 1115815
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Newcastle Vision Support supports 1,300 people living with sight loss. Our numbers grow by 100 new referrals each year. To our service users NVS provides vital support enabling clients to overcome the devastating effects of sight loss. Services provided include - outreach, volunteer visiting, training (including IT training places to 60 clients per year), a resource centre and much more.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £236,779
Total expenditure: £244,241

Total income includes £25,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

25 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 August 2006: Standard registration
  • 21 February 2023: Funds received from 1168009 EYE WISH ACCESS CIO
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • NEWCASTLE SOCIETY FOR BLIND PEOPLE (Previous name)
  • NEWCASTLE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND PEOLPLE (Previous name)
Company number:
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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
  • 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
  • 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
Richard Davies MBE Chair 10 August 2023
None on record
Heather Buckley Trustee 10 August 2023
None on record
Maria Laborte Trustee 10 August 2023
None on record
lesley Rance Trustee 10 August 2023
None on record
David Deas Trustee 10 August 2023
None on record
Marc Pages Trustee 10 August 2023
None on record
Maxine Deas Trustee 30 September 2021
None on record
ANGELA CAROLINE GOODFELLOW Trustee 30 September 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/03/2024
Total gross income £297.32k £124.30k £69.32k £156.89k £236.78k
Total expenditure £201.70k £178.83k £185.22k £161.69k £244.24k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £10.00k £1.00k £36.62k £25.00k

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 2024 06 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 06 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 12 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 12 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 28 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 11 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 11 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 13 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 13 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 4 JULY 2006 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 15 MAR 0207

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE IN NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT CALCULATED TO MEET THEIR NEEDS - PROVIDED THAT SUCH SUPPORT WILL BE GIVEN IN A WAY WHICH INCREASES AND RESPECTS THE INDEPENDENCE, CHOICE, PRIVACY AND DIGNITY OF SUCH PEOPLE.

Area of benefit

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

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Contact information

Address:
Suite 1
6th Floor west A
Hadrian House
Higham Place
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Phone:
01912327292
Email:
info@newcastlevisionsupport.org.uk
Website:

http://www.newcastlevisionsupport.org.uk Open in new window