WALTHAM FOREST BLIND ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 1130235
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

1)Drop In center activities to alleviate loneliness, 2) Providing weekly talking newspapers on audio tapes. 3) Taking blind and partially sighted people to various places of interest 4) providing advice and case work services. 5Training in mobility and providing music and bringing speakers to talk to the blind people on issues of blindness,. 6) Blindness awareness;. 7) Outreach:

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £55,760
Total expenditure: £56,641

People

6 Trustee(s)

2 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:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Waltham Forest

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 June 2009: Standard registration
  • 13 November 2025: Funds received from 1095456 LIVEABILITY WALTHAM FOREST
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not 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
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
hanif jinwalla Trustee 09 February 2026
None on record
TARIQ HUSSAIN Trustee 26 January 2026
None on record
Naseem Yaqub Trustee 31 October 2023
None on record
GARY WIGGINS Trustee 31 July 2019
None on record
ANDREAS GEORGIOU Trustee 31 July 2019
None on record
ASMA MUSHTAQ Trustee 31 July 2019
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 £87.13k £51.24k £45.70k £74.97k £55.76k
Total expenditure £90.32k £56.11k £51.30k £68.28k £56.64k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A 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 2025 30 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 30 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 16 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 06 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 06 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 29 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 29 January 2022 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 3 JUNE 2009

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF WHICH WILL BE TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF THE BLIND AND PARTIALLY-SIGHTED PEOPLE, WHO ARE RESIDENT IN WALTHAM FOREST

Area of benefit

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

WALTHAM FOREST

Contact information

Address:
UNIT 801 MIDLANDS BUSINESS CENTRE
679 High Road Leyton
LONDON
ENGLAND
E10 6RA
Phone:
02085560355
Email:
wfblindassociation@googlemail.com
Website:

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