WARRINGTON VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE

Charity number: 1169900
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Offering a listening, caring, supportive, service for all Visually Impaired People in the Warrington area. Providing a suitable resource centre, offering equipment, advice, and information. Co Operating in and supporting the work of the official visitors of the Visually Impaired. Arranging suitable activities for Visually Impaired, with the object of improving their quality of life.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £122,352
Total expenditure: £156,026

Total income includes £31,181 from 1 government contract(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

12 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Warrington

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 October 2016: CIO registration
  • 12 December 2016: Funds received from 223288 WARRINGTON, WIDNES AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR THE BL...
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • WARRINGTON, WIDNES & DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND (Working name)
Gift aid:
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
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Janet Bates Trustee 20 February 2024
None on record
David Kenneth Latham Trustee 27 September 2023
None on record
Frederick Parkinson Trustee 01 January 2023
None on record
Linda Welding Trustee 10 January 2022
None on record
Geoffery Frederick Settle Trustee 21 September 2021
None on record
Peter Walker Trustee 21 September 2021
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 £475.79k £70.00k £50.00k £109.74k £122.35k
Total expenditure £125.58k £293.00k £101.10k £123.77k £156.03k
Income from government contracts £29.05k £39.00k £32.00k £36.47k £31.18k
Income from government grants N/A £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 2024 13 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 13 January 2025 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 18 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 18 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 04 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 04 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 11 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 11 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 25 Oct 2016

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN WARRINGTON IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: (A) GIVING ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL, AND OTHERWISE TO CASES OF VISUAL IMPAIRED PERSONS WHO, BY REASON OF AGE, SICKNESS, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS HAVE NEED OF SUCH HELP WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE (B) ARRANGING SUITABLE ACTIVITIES FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. (C) CO-OPERATING IN AND SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE OFFICIAL VISITORS OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED. (D) PROVIDING A SUITABLE RESOURCE CENTRE, OFFERING EQUIPMENT, ADVICE, AND INFORMATION. (E) OFFERING A LISTENING, CARING, SUPPORTIVE, SERVICE FOR ALL VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN THE WARRINGTON AND DISTRICT AREA.

Contact information

Address:
WARRINGTON VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE
FAIRFIELD STREET
WARRINGTON
CHESHIRE
WA1 3AJ
Phone:
01925632700
Email:
info@warringtonvip.co.uk
Website:

warringtonvip