SANDWELL VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Charity Number: 1175066
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of health, well being support including fitness exercise programmes, to undertake research and to produce information and reports in a range of alternative formats. To hold public events targeted towards visually impaired community and to raise awareness of visual impairment issues within the population. Development of information/training projects and resource base.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £86,303
Total expenditure: £89,481

Total income includes £37,967 from 1 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

20 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Sandwell

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 October 2017: CIO registration
  • 22 January 2019: Funds received from 1131021 SANDWELL VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • SVI (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MR TONY AVERIS Chair 10 October 2017
None on record
Gavin Hughes Trustee 18 November 2024
None on record
Shafiq Ahmed Trustee 18 November 2024
None on record
Derek Fletcher Trustee 18 November 2024
None on record
Trish Gracesmith Trustee 14 December 2020
None on record
Kiran Patel Trustee 18 November 2019
None on record
KAREN AVERIS Trustee 10 October 2017
None on record
BRIAN GORMLEY Trustee 10 October 2017
None on record
Richard Flatley Trustee 10 October 2017
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 £62.43k £65.83k £55.02k £79.94k £86.30k
Total expenditure £61.42k £54.54k £57.16k £64.32k £89.48k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £37.97k £37.97k £37.97k £37.97k £37.97k

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 29 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 07 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 07 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 07 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 07 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 19 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 19 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 - ASSOCIATION Registered 10 Oct 2017

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN SANDWELL, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, EDUCATION, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO ENABLE INCREASED INDEPENDENCE AND LIFE OPPORTUNITIES.

Contact information

Address:
SVI
Town Hall
Lodge Road
WEST BROMWICH
West Midlands
B70 8AY
Phone:
0121 525 4810
Email:
info@sandwellvisuallyimpaired.org.uk
Website:

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