EDEN SIGHT SUPPORT

Charity number: 508299
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Eden Sight Support is developing its resources to provide support for vision impaired people in the Eden district. We want to ensure vision impaired people are not disadvantaged through disability, low income or lack of knowledge, but have access to: support, training in new skills, aids for everyday living, help provided by statutory authorities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £16,650
Total expenditure: £18,450

Total income includes £990 from 1 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

6 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

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 Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cumbria

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 July 1979: Standard registration
  • 22 August 2023: Funds received from 1171727 GOLDEN YEARS LUNCH AND SOCIAL CLUB
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • EVSB (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SHIRLEY GRISEDALE Chair 22 January 2013
None on record
Mark Antony Renny Trustee 01 April 2022
None on record
Sarah Holmes Trustee 01 January 2019
None on record
Louise Gray Trustee 13 June 2017
None on record
JEAN PEARSON NICHOLSON 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 £11.50k £24.95k £17.83k £19.36k £16.65k
Total expenditure £21.30k £20.28k £20.87k £13.10k £18.45k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £1.21k N/A
Income from government grants N/A £5.00k £1.52k N/A £990

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 30 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 May 2024 104 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 10 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 March 2022 39 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 05 February 2021 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not Required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27/11/1978 AS AMENDED ON 09/05/1979 AS AMENDED ON 16/01/1995 AS AMENDED ON 24/06/2011

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“THE OBJECTS”) ARE: FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED – BEING THOSE PEOPLE WITH AN IMPAIRMENT OF THE VISUAL FUNCTION FOR WHICH FULL REMEDIATION IS NOT POSSIBLE BY CONVENTIONAL SPECTACLES, CONTACT LENSES OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION AND WHICH CAUSES RESTRICTION IN THAT PERSONS EVERYDAY LIFE IN PARTICULAR BY: 1. SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE PEOPLE WITH A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA OF EDEN DISTRICT COUNCIL AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES. 2. PROVIDING INFORMATION AND DEMONSTRATING SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE AND TO THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS. 3. PROVIDING VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE WITH SOCIAL SUPPORT, TRAINING IN NEW SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES. 4. PROMOTING AWARENESS OF SIGHT ISSUES ON BEHALF OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE. 5. DOING ALL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE THINGS THAT SHALL FURTHER THE ATTAINMENT OF THE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit

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

THE DISTRICT OF EDEN

Contact information

Address:
The Resource Centre
Sandgate
PENRITH
Cumbria
CA11 7TP
Phone:
01768891724
Email:
EDENSIGHTSUPPORT@BTCONNECT.COM
Website:

edensightsupport.org.uk