STAFFORDSHIRE SIGHT LOSS ASSOCIATION

Charity Number: 1176919
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Community-led services that aim to support blind and partially sighted people in North Staffordshire to increase independence, build confidence and reduce isolation. We do this through the provision of advice and information, support with applications and forms, equipment and technology demonstrations, accessible social activities and peer support opportunities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £195,878
Total expenditure: £170,737

Total income includes £29,569 from 2 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

48 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
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Staffordshire
  • Stoke-on-trent City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 January 2018: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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
  • 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
Ian Knowles Trustee 10 September 2024
None on record
Lisa Jayne Trickett Trustee 10 September 2024
None on record
IAN ALAN WILTSHAW Trustee 18 October 2017
None on record
SANDRA MICHELLE BARLOW Trustee 18 October 2017
None on record
LINDA ANN DUNN Trustee 18 October 2017
None on record
ANDREA LOUISE SCOTT Trustee 18 October 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £9.60k £95.27k £83.70k £148.28k £195.88k
Total expenditure £9.71k £47.02k £111.52k £135.63k £170.74k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £2.28k N/A £12.01k £29.57k

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 December 2023 31 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 30 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 30 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 12 November 2020 12 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 29 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 Registered 31 Jan 2018

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE, THEIR FRIENDS, FAMILIES AND CARERS WHO PRIMARILY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) LIVE IN STAFFORDSHIRE, INCLUDING THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE REGISTERED AS BLIND/ SEVERELY SIGHT IMPAIRED OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED/ SIGHT IMPAIRED, BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING: PROVIDING SERVICES, ADVICE AND INFORMATION, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES/OPPORTUNITIES AND PEER SUPPORT; INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE.

Contact information

Address:
Staffordshire Sight Loss Association
Suite 6 The Forecourt
12 Albion Street
Hanley
Phone:
07931327018
Email:
hello@ssla.org.uk
Website:

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