WAKEFIELD DISTRICT SIGHT AID

Charity number: 1140483
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We provide support to people living with sight loss across the Wakefield District. We do this through a variety of practical and wider wellbeing services, including home visits, Demonstration and Advice events, and a programme of community outreach designed to bring people together for friendship and support. We work closely with colleagues at Wakefield Council and a variety of other partners.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £153,399
Total expenditure: £124,185

Total income includes £28,122 from 1 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

23 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:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of Wakefield

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 February 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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 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
Luke Benjamin Scholey Chair 20 May 2019
None on record
MAUREEN LINDA TENNANT-KING Trustee 05 June 2024
FEATHERSTONE (URBAN DISTRICT) UNITED CHARITIES
Received: On time
Ross Southall Trustee 13 December 2023
None on record
Sarah Louise Shooter Trustee 19 May 2021
None on record
Stephen John Kirk Trustee 19 May 2021
VISION SUPPORT HARROGATE DISTRICT
Received: On time
Neil Newton Trustee 19 May 2021
None on record
Andrew Christopher Quinn Patterson Trustee 20 January 2015
DANIEL GASKELL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
JENNEFER BRIDGET LOCKYER Trustee 25 July 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £72.71k £56.03k £80.14k £112.03k £153.40k
Total expenditure £71.13k £74.28k £74.76k £94.86k £124.19k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £20.94k £19.00k £24.37k £33.30k £28.12k

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 December 2024 16 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 16 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 13 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 13 June 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 20 June 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 23 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 23 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 25 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 25 May 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSION DATED 20 MAR 2026

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF THE BLIND VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED IN ANY MANNER WHICH IS NOW, OR HEREAFTER MAY BE, DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE, WITHIN THE WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Area of benefit

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

WAKEFIELD

Contact information

Address:
St. Swithuns Community Centre
Arncliffe Road
WAKEFIELD
West Yorkshire
WF1 4RR
Phone:
01924215555
Email:
admin@wdsa.org.uk
Website:

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