THE SUNDERLAND AND NORTH DURHAM ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND

Charity number: 702325
Charity reporting is up to date (40 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To provide grants, goods, services and advice to the visually impaired.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £275,632
Total expenditure: £266,747

Total income includes £73,104 from 2 government contract(s) and £23,188 from 3 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

42 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 has one or more 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:
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Amateur Sport
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Durham
  • South Tyneside
  • Sunderland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 January 1990: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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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
  • 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 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
Allen Curtis Trustee 15 January 2024
None on record
Shaun Duffy Trustee 21 November 2022
None on record
Susan Rosemary Gregg Trustee 21 November 2022
THE ROYAL VICTORIA TRUST FOR THE BLIND
Received: On time
THE ROYAL VICTORIA TRUST FOR THE BLIND
Recently registered
George Hicks Trustee 18 May 2020
None on record
Jackie Kent Trustee 15 November 2016
None on record
LYNDA SCANLAN Trustee 20 November 2013
None on record
Peter Carling Trustee 06 March 2013
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 £119.46k £172.76k £155.95k £469.68k £275.63k
Total expenditure £216.86k £172.19k £232.44k £279.61k £266.75k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A £66.75k £87.87k £73.10k
Income from government grants N/A N/A £23.44k £36.04k £23.19k

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 12 March 2025 40 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 12 March 2025 40 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 27 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 27 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 14 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 14 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 02 February 2021 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 02 February 2021 2 days late 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18 OCTOBER 1989

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE BLIND AND THOSE SUBSTANTIALLY AND PERMANENTLY HANDICAPPED BY DEFECTIVE VISION, REGISTERED AS SUCH WITH THEIR APPROPRIATE LOCAL AUTHORITY AND RESIDING IN THE BOROUGH OF SUNDERLAND AND THE SURROUNDING AREA REFERRED TO IN SCHEDULE ATTACHED TO MEMORANDUM.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

BOROUGH OF SUNDERLAND AND SURROUNDING AREA.

Contact information

Address:
53
St Luke's Terrace
Pallion
Sunderland
Tyne and
Phone:
0191 5673939
Email:
richard.wood@sundrsb.org.uk
Website:

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