SIGHT SUPPORT OLDHAM

Charity Number: 504148
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Society has been established to promote the welfare of those people of all ages living within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham and surrounding areas, who are registered with the local authority as being: severely sight impaired/blind, sight impaired/partially sighted, or have a registerable eye condition.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2015

Total income: £12,618
Total expenditure: £23,115

Fundraising

This charity does not raise funds from the public

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Oldham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 April 1975: Standard registration
  • 06 January 2016: Removed (Transfer of funds)
  • 06 January 2016: Funds transferred to 221888 HENSHAWS SOCIETY FOR BLIND PEOPLE
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • OLDHAM BLIND SOCIETY (Working name)
  • OLDHAM METROPOLITAN SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND (Previous name)
  • OLDHAM SOCIETY FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
No information available

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2011 31/03/2012 31/03/2013 31/03/2014 31/03/2015
Total gross income £17.73k £21.02k £13.47k £12.98k £12.62k
Total expenditure £22.99k £46.29k £45.40k £41.65k £23.12k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A £0

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 2015 13 November 2015 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2015 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2014 17 October 2014 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2014 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2013 26 September 2013 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2013 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2012 27 August 2012 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2012 Not Required

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.

THE CONSTITUTION AND RULES OF THE SOCIETY ADOPTED 5 FEBRUARY 1975 AS AMENDED 7 OCTOBER 1997 AND 12 SEPTEMBER 2006 AS AMENDED 27 NOVEMBER 2012 AS AMENDED 19 MARCH 2013

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S PRINCIPLE OBJECT IS: TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THOSE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES LIVING WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN BROUGH OF OLDHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS, WHO ARE REGISTERED WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITY AS BEING: SEVERELY SIGHT IMPAIRED / BLIND SIGHT IMPAIRED / PARTIALLY SIGHTED OR HAVE A REGISTERABLE EYE CONDITION.

Area of benefit

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

METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF OLDHAM