East Cheshire Eye Society

Charity number: 1174656
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Supporting Blind and Visually Impaired persons in the area of East Cheshire. Maintaining Resource Centre of specialist equipment. Advice and help on visual difficulties. Social and recreation activities provided.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £72,388
Total expenditure: £71,125

People

7 Trustee(s)

50 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 Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 September 2017: Standard registration
  • 21 November 2022: Funds received from 226347 MACCLESFIELD SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • EAST CHESHIRE EYE SOCIETY (Working name)
  • MACCLESFIELD EYE SOCIETY (Working name)
  • MES (Working name)
  • THE EYE SOCIETY (Working name)
  • MACCLESFIELD SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND (Previous 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr scott paul BANNISTER Trustee 10 February 2025
None on record
john stephen mills Trustee 13 January 2025
None on record
CATHERINE ELIZABETH COSTIGAN Trustee 20 June 2022
None on record
elizabeth may durham Trustee 19 September 2019
None on record
pamela hodgkiss Trustee 15 September 2016
None on record
COLIN HUGH FREDERICK TURNER Trustee 17 September 2015
MACCLESFIELD AND DISTRICT TALKING NEWSPAPER
Received: On time
martin welch Trustee
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 £24.18k £74.08k £83.66k £39.44k £72.39k
Total expenditure £66.65k £77.23k £79.36k £44.25k £71.13k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £14.00k £10.25k £30.58k 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 16 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 05 March 2024 34 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 05 March 2024 34 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 01 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 01 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 01 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 01 October 2020 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 CONVERSION DATED 04 APR 2019 as amended on 30 Nov 2021 as amended on 23 May 2022 as amended on 03 Jun 2024

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND AND THOSE WHO HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY DEFECTIVE SIGHT 2) TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE.

Contact information

Address:
11
Market Place
MACCLESFIELD
cheshire
Phone:
01625422602
Email:
info@eastcheshireeyesociety.org.uk
Website:

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