SUFFOLK SIGHT
Charity number: 1183608
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
To relieve the needs of the visually impaired across Suffolk for the public benefit by providing the best support and care so that they can lead rich and fulfilling lives with the highest level of independence and by promoting this objective to members, beneficiaries and the wider communities in which it operates.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
Total income: £119,953
Total expenditure: £374,677
Total income includes £4,536 from 2 government grant(s)
People
11 Trustee(s)
200 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
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:
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
- Suffolk
Governance
Registration history:
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
- EAST SUFFOLK ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND (Working name)
- EAST SUFFOLK BLIND (Working name)
- ESAB (Working name)
- IPSWICH BLIND SOCIETY (Working name)
- IPSWICH CARE FOR THE BLIND (Working name)
- WEST SUFFOLK BLIND ASSOCIATION (Working name)
- WEST SUFFOLK SIGHT (Working name)
- WEST SUFFOLK VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND (Working name)
- WSVAB (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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
11 Trustee(s)
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| Geoffrey Mark Staff MA Cantab | Chair | 29 May 2019 |
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| STEPHEN GIDDINGS | Trustee | 12 December 2024 |
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| Carolyn Allum | Trustee | 14 December 2023 |
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| Sandra Walker | Trustee | 14 December 2023 |
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| Inderraj Hanspal | Trustee | 19 October 2023 |
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| GWEN WATTS | Trustee | 19 October 2023 |
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| Georgina Dawn Chambers | Trustee | 09 December 2021 |
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| ANNE KELLY | Trustee | 29 May 2019 |
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| Neville Anthony Broadbent | Trustee | 29 May 2019 |
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| MICHAEL PEAK | Trustee | 29 May 2019 |
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| STEPHEN WILLIAM JAMES HODGKISS | Trustee | 29 May 2019 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £0 | £306.74k | £579.72k | £752.93k | £119.95k | |
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Total expenditure | £0 | £310.63k | £321.12k | £334.04k | £374.68k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | £14.20k | £3.05k | N/A | £4.54k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | N/A | N/A | £476.03k | £662.05k | N/A | |
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Income - Other trading activities | N/A | N/A | £1.09k | £3.57k | N/A | |
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Income - Charitable activities | N/A | N/A | £55.00k | £43.75k | N/A | |
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Income - Endowments | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | |
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Income - Investment | N/A | N/A | £40.53k | £42.87k | N/A | |
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Income - Other | N/A | N/A | £7.07k | £692 | N/A | |
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Income - Legacies | N/A | N/A | £436.71k | £641.71k | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | N/A | N/A | £311.82k | £311.97k | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | N/A | N/A | £9.30k | £22.07k | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Governance | N/A | N/A | £3.49k | £5.90k | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Other | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | 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 |
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| Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 06 January 2025 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 06 January 2025 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 20 November 2023 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 20 November 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 11 January 2023 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 11 January 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 12 October 2021 | On Time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 12 October 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 02 March 2021 | 30 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 08 March 2021 | 36 days late | Download Open in new window |