BRAILLISTS FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1187244
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance the education of, and promote social inclusion and independence for, blind and visually impaired people by creating and supporting projects to progress the development and use of Braille and other tactile media, thereby improving literacy and broadening access to employment.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £10,713
Total expenditure: £7,651

People

8 Trustee(s)

18 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
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Ireland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 January 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
David Williams Chair 07 January 2020
None on record
Ami Kim Turnbull Trustee 28 March 2025
None on record
Stephanie Mary Sergeant Trustee 06 September 2024
None on record
Gabriel Roger Alain Laurent Cadet de Fontenay Trustee 06 September 2024
None on record
Darren James Paskell Trustee 06 September 2024
None on record
Matthew Frank Horspool Trustee 10 November 2023
COVENTRY RESOURCE CENTRE FOR THE BLIND
Received: On time
Stuart Lawler Trustee 06 January 2023
None on record
Megan Jill Hastings Trustee 05 November 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £10.36k £20.30k £9.10k £10.71k
Total expenditure £7.45k £12.84k £11.49k £7.65k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A 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 24 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 11 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 11 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 28 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 28 July 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 24 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 17 November 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 07 Jan 2020

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE BY CREATING AND SUPPORTING PROJECTS TO PROGRESS THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF BRAILLE AND OTHER TACTILE MEDIA THAT WILL INCREASE THEIR ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT AND REDUCE THEIR SOCIAL ISOLATION.

Contact information

Address:
161 Cheveral Avenue
Radford
COVENTRY
CV6 3HD
Phone:
07429171736
Email:
help@braillists.org
Website:

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