SIGHT ADVICE SOUTH LAKES

Charity Number: 1145818
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Sight Advice South Lakes supports visually impaired people to improve the quality of their lives and promotes a greater awareness of sight issues. We provide practical and emotional support to visually impaired people and their families and carers. We also support visually impaired people to access social support and activities and take advantage of the opportunities and benefits of ICT.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £281,999
Total expenditure: £268,932

People

5 Trustee(s)

107 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 Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cumbria

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 February 2012: Standard registration
  • 25 July 2012: Funds received from 702612 SIGHT ADVICE SOUTH LAKES
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SIGHT ADVICE OR SASL (Working 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
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Sarah Margaret Riding Chair 16 February 2017
None on record
Janet McLeod Trustee 01 October 2022
None on record
Paul Blackburn Trustee 29 January 2019
None on record
LINDA MARY BAVERSTOCK Trustee 28 July 2013
None on record
JENNIFER MARY HODKINSON Trustee 09 February 2012
None on record

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 £269.84k £318.69k £238.56k £249.78k £282.00k
Total expenditure £264.35k £247.25k £252.12k £257.32k £268.93k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £19.67k 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 2024 20 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 19 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 19 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 17 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 28 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 28 January 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 12 DEC 2011

Charitable objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED BEING THOSE PEOPLE WITH AN IMPAIRMENT OF VISUAL FUNCTION FOR WHICH FULL REMEDIATION IS NOT POSSIBLE BY CONVENTIONAL SPECTACLES, CONTACT LENSES OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION AND WHICH CAUSES RESTRICTION IN THAT PERSONS EVERYDAY LIFE IN PARTICULAR BY: 1. SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE PEOPLE WITH A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA OF THE PART OF THE FORMER COUNTY OF WESTMORLAND AS IS NOW COMPRISED WITHIN THE AREA OF SOUTH LAKELAND DISTRICT COUNCIL AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES. 2. PROVIDING INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE AND TO THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS. 3. PROVIDING VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE WITH SOCIAL SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES. 4. HELPING VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY 5. PROMOTING AWARENESS OF SIGHT ISSUES ON BEHALF OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE 6. DOING AL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE THINGS THAT SHALL FURTHER THE ATTAINMENT OF THE OBJECTS

Contact information

Address:
Sight Advice South Lakes
Bradbury Centre
116 Highgate
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 4HE
Phone:
01539769055
Email:
info@sightadvice.org.uk
Website:

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