HALIFAX SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND CIO

Charity number: 1197353
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provide advice on specialist equipment, access to social activities, emotional support, access to technology, small grants and information services. The charity operates from a central hub with telephone and on-line support offering practical solutions and also provides a venue for people affected by sight loss to come together.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £119,105
Total expenditure: £215,898

People

8 Trustee(s)

25 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
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Calderdale

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 January 2022: CIO registration
  • 05 June 2024: Funds received from 224258 HALIFAX SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • Sight Support Calderdale (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sue Mort Chair 05 January 2022
None on record
Owen Pedder Trustee 31 January 2025
None on record
Tegan Darby Shipman Trustee 16 August 2023
None on record
Hilary Newton Trustee 05 January 2022
None on record
Sidra Kauser Trustee 05 January 2022
None on record
Suzanne Elizabeth Mitchell Trustee 05 January 2022
None on record
Peter Horsfall Benson Trustee 05 January 2022
None on record
Dr Colin Hutchinson Trustee 05 January 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £163.02k £108.34k £119.11k
Total expenditure £201.87k £128.68k £215.90k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 2025 04 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 04 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 17 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 17 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 28 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 28 November 2023 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 05 Jan 2022

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY SIGHT LOSS IN THE CALDERDALE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (THE "AREA OF BENEFIT").

Contact information

Address:
7 SOUTHGATE
HALIFAX
HX1 1DL
Phone:
01422352383
Email:
info@halifaxblindsociety.org.uk
Website:

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