METRO SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB OF VISION IMPAIRED PEOPLE

Charity number: 1158098
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Metro provides people with a vision impairment in the Greater London area with a range of sporting and social activities and opportunities, giving them the means to mix with sighted people with a view to improving understanding of the needs of people with sight, and to provide, where possible, some form of financial assistance to its members to enable them to participate fully in sporting events.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £164,673
Total expenditure: £191,761

People

8 Trustee(s)

55 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:
  • Disability
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 August 2014: CIO registration
  • 08 December 2015: Funds received from 268076 METROPOLITAN SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB FOR THE VISUAL...
  • 11 June 2024: Funds received from 1168987 BLIND ACTIVE LIMITED
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • METRO BLIND SPORTS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Nick Ebbeck Chair 29 November 2019
None on record
Syed Muhammad Naqi Haider Rizvi Trustee 05 August 2024
None on record
Maja Vojnovic Trustee 05 August 2024
None on record
Lewis Rogers Trustee 20 November 2023
None on record
Anilkumar Kanani Trustee 12 July 2022
VISUALLY IMPAIRED SAILING ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Ben Roback Trustee 30 November 2018
None on record
Andrew Law Trustee 14 July 2015
None on record
Mark Russell Trustee 14 July 2015
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 £290.32k £271.98k £194.79k £130.44k £164.67k
Total expenditure £278.42k £168.60k £227.90k £197.81k £191.76k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A 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 09 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 09 December 2024 On time 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 20 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 14 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 14 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 21 December 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 21 December 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 - Association Registered 04 Aug 2014

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO RELIEVE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE, PRIMARILY RESIDENT IN GREATER LONDON, WHO ARE IN NEED, BY PROVIDING, OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF, RECREATIONAL ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT, THE CIO TRUSTEE POWERS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:(1) TO PROVIDE VISION IMPAIRED PEOPLE WITH AS WIDE A RANGE OF FULFILLING SPORT AS POSSIBLE. 2) TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS. (3) TO PROVIDE THE MEANS - THROUGH SPORTING AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES - OF MIXING WITH SIGHTED INDIVIDUALS WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING UNDERSTANDING AND THE INTEGRATION OF VISION IMPAIRED PEOPLE INTO THE COMMUNITY. (4) TO PROVIDE, WHERE POSSIBLE, SOME FORM OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ITS MEMBERS TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SOMETIMES COSTLY EVENTS. (5) TO DO ALL SUCH OTHER LAWFUL THINGS AS SHALL FURTHER THE ABOVE OBJECT.

Area of benefit

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

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
5 Mead Road
Uxbridge
UB8 1AU
Phone:
07790102147
Email:
amanda.green@metroblindsport.org
Website:

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