ISLE OF WIGHT SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND

Charity number: 1149415
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The provision of facilities for education, recreation, training and employment for the blind and partially sighted; to promote the well-being of such persons including financial assistance to those in need; to promote the awareness of the needs of such persons amongst the general public.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £321,286
Total expenditure: £337,168

Total income includes £195,000 from 1 government contract(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

142 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Isle Of Wight

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 October 2012: Standard registration
  • 08 November 2012: Funds received from 203658 ISLE OF WIGHT SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • Sight for Wight (Working name)
  • Wight Sense (Working name)
Company number:
06240404 Open in new window
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
  • 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 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Susan Patricia Bungey Chair 08 January 2013
None on record
Alison Jane Holbrook Trustee 15 December 2023
None on record
Saretha Naude Trustee 15 December 2023
HUGUENOT HERITAGE CENTRE
Received: On time
Bridget Rose Preston Trustee 15 December 2023
None on record
JOHN ANTHONY SPALDING Trustee 06 December 2022
None on record
Linda Wright Trustee 06 December 2022
None on record
Christopher Michael Biles Trustee 13 March 2018
None on record
Laura Gooljar Trustee 14 August 2017
None on record
John Moore Trustee 10 December 2015
None on record
Ruth Elizabeth Hollingshead Trustee 09 August 2012
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 £283.93k £202.29k £263.67k £301.29k £321.29k
Total expenditure £88.40k £173.06k £360.73k £319.76k £337.17k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A £195.00k £195.00k £195.00k
Income from government grants £46.87k £22.00k 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 20 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 20 August 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 02 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024

(These accounts
have been qualified)

02 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 20 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 20 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 26 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 26 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 15 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 15 December 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 08/05/2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 18/01/2016 as amended on 29 Mar 2022 as amended on 29 Mar 2022

Charitable objects

The Charity’s objects (“the Objects”) are the support of (i) blind and partially-sighted persons and (ii) persons with other sensory loss, resident in the Isle of Wight in such ways as the Directors from time to time think fit and in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing in the following ways: (a) the provision of facilities for education, recreation, training and employment; (b) the promotion of the wellbeing of such persons including the financial assistance of those in need; (c) in promoting the awareness of the needs of such persons amongst the general public.

Contact information

Address:
Isle of Wight Society for the Blind
Millbrooke HOUSE
137 Carisbrooke Road
NEWPORT
PO30 1DD
Phone:
01983522205
Email:
enquiries@iwsb.org.uk
Website:

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