VISION CARE FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE

Charity Number: 1118076
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

VCHP provide free eyecare services to homeless and other vulnerable people in UK in an accessible and friendly environment in which they feel safe, welcome and comfortable. We aim to preserve, protect and promote the ocular health of homeless and other vulnerable people in the UK and include the provision of spectacles that meets their immediate visual needs.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £265,780
Total expenditure: £262,752

Total income includes £17,120 from 9 government contract(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

114 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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Brighton And Hove
  • Bristol City
  • Devon
  • Gloucestershire
  • Leeds City
  • Manchester City
  • Tower Hamlets

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 February 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05309978 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ELAINE STYLES Chair
None on record
Sean Lawe Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
David Oliver Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Paul Chapman-Hatchett Trustee 17 September 2024
None on record
Gillian Syme Trustee 13 February 2024
None on record
Emma Low Trustee 20 July 2021
None on record
Aubrey Ayoade Trustee 08 January 2018
LAMBETH ACCORD
Received: On time
Robert Greene Trustee 11 November 2014
None on record
Harinder Paul Trustee 01 August 2014
None on record
Janice English Trustee
THE EYECARE TRUST
Received: On time

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 £200.26k £104.81k £106.51k £152.33k £265.78k
Total expenditure £130.74k £95.25k £113.30k £160.98k £262.75k
Income from government contracts £33.01k £8.73k £8.75k £17.86k £17.12k
Income from government grants N/A N/A £9.96k £4.50k 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 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 12 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 16 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 16 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 15 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 15 December 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10 DECEMBER 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 5 OCTOBER 2006 as amended on 20 Feb 2024

Charitable objects

TO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE OCULAR HEALTH OF HOMELESS AND DESTITUTE PEOPLE IN THE UK WHO ARE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO ACCESS MAINSTREAM SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE NHS BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF A COMPREHENSIVE HIGH QUALITY AND FREE AT THE POINT OF USE OCULAR HEALTH SERVICE, INCLUDING SCREENING AND THE PROVISION OF SPECTACLES, THAT MEETS THE IMMEDIATE VISUAL NEEDS OF OUR BENEFICIARIES IN A SAFE, ACCESSIBLE, FRIENDLY AND COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT.

Area of benefit

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

UK

Contact information

Address:
C/o Crisis Uk
50-52 Commercial Street
LONDON
E1 6LT
Phone:
02032864186
Email:
info@vchp.org.uk
Website:

www.visioncareforhomelesspeople.org Open in new window