Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

Liabilities <10%: +3
Multiple Deficits: -2

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 11

KENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND

Support for blind and partially sighted people and the prevention of sight loss, particularly throughout Kent, Medway and the London Boroughs of Bromley and Bexley.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 27 years

www.kab.org.uk

enquiry@kab.org.uk

01622691357

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£2,427	£3,218	£-791	£351	£3,073	£2,643	9.9	109	481
31/03/22		£2,759	£2,996	£-237	£313	£3,942	£2,050	8.2	111	481
31/03/21		£2,629	£2,528	£101	£300	£4,093	£1,999	9.5	107	667
31/03/20		£2,966	£2,557	£409	£246	£3,676	£3,260	15.3	111	667
31/03/19		£2,195	£2,462	£-267	£196	£3,410	£2,987	14.6	111	857
31/03/18		£2,808	£2,287	£520	£195	£3,668	£3,278	17.2	110	0
31/03/17		£2,394	£2,244	£150	£189	£3,135	£2,757	14.7	60	0
31/03/16		£2,326	£2,353	£-28	£193	£2,814	£2,430	12.4	69	0
31/03/15		£2,356	£2,561	£-206	£202	£2,904	£2,568	12	66	0
31/03/14		£2,246	£2,583	£-336	£169	£3,003	£2,662	12.4	74	0
31/03/13		£2,498	£2,564	£-66	£196	£3,287	£2,892	13.5	80	0
31/03/12		£2,354	£2,553	£-199	£196	£3,218	£2,890	13.6	75	0
31/03/11		£2,481	£2,620	£-140	£231	£3,488	£3,152	14.4	79	0
31/03/10		£2,518	£2,788	£-270	£262	£3,534	£3,147	13.5	81	0
31/03/09		£3,267	£2,763	£504	£268	£3,431	£2,848	12.4	81	0
31/03/08		£2,371	£2,308	£63	£236	£2,748	£2,640	13.7	74	0
31/03/07		£1,975	£2,177	£-201	£252	£2,749	£43	0.2	145	0
31/03/06	*	£1,809	£1,819	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£1,896	£1,822	£74	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£1,756	£1,896	£-140	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 16.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 11.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 9.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Bexley, Bromley, Kent, Medway,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

109 employees
481 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£494,876
Vision Foundation	£17,200
The Clothworkers Foundation	£15,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Iris - A vehicle for sight loss change
£465,430	17/08/2023	The funding will be used to develop and expand their mobile sight centre service for children and adults with visual impairments across Kent and Medway. The project aims to improve access to support ....more The funding will be used to develop and expand their mobile sight centre service for children and adults with visual impairments across Kent and Medway. The project aims to improve access to support technology and advice thereby reducing social isolation and increasing positive mental wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Counselling for people with a sight impairment
£9,846	07/01/2022	The funding will be used to deliver counselling for visually impaired people. The project aims to help participants overcome anxieties and loneliness and improve their emotional and mental wellbeing.
Vision Foundation - Covid-19 Assistive Technology Support Service
£9,700	23/09/2020	Covid-19 Assistive Technology Support Service for visually impaired people (Covid-19 response grant)
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Kent Association for the Blind
£15,000	31/07/2020	purchase a mobile sight centre vehicle for a charity that works with the blind in Kent
National Lottery Community Fund - Visually Impaired Covid-19 Telephone Counselling Service
£9,600	22/05/2020 3	The funding will be used to offer telephone counselling to vulnerable visually impaired people. The project aims to provide support to people and reduce social isolation anxiety and improve their ....more The funding will be used to offer telephone counselling to vulnerable visually impaired people. The project aims to provide support to people and reduce social isolation anxiety and improve their mental health and wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Kent Sight Loss Befriending Service
£10,000	22/04/2020 12	The funding will be used as a resource to recruit train and support additional volunteers for a befriending service. The project aims to build capacity reduce waiting times and increase engagement.
Vision Foundation - Counselling service
£7,500	05/06/2019 12	To provide a counselling service in partnership with a local college to blind and partially sighted people in South East London.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to KAB Reflections
£4,016	19/11/2018	Funds will help us provide transport to our meetings for sight impaired adults.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-81

ANTHONY BLACKMAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Dispensing Optician, Other trusteeships: CARERS' SUPPORT EAST KENT, ASSOCIATION OF CHAIRS, THE ROAD SAFETY TRUST, COMMUNIGROW,

ANTHONY COLWELL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

HAZEL GROVES (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None, Other trusteeship: CHRISTIANS TOGETHER IN DOVER,

JAMES BURKE Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Retired

JENNIFER TERRY Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Retired

LEONARD SPILLER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

MICHAEL BENSON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Marketing Director

PAUL BETTS CO-OPTED Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/05/1997, number: 1062354
Registered at Companies House on 25/03/1997, number: 03339912

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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
Paying staff
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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR06: 93 days late, AR04: 29 days late,

Main office

KENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND
72 COLLEGE ROAD
MAIDSTONE
ME15 6SJ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS AND THE PREVENTION OF SIGHT LOSS AND BLINDNESS PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS OF THE COUNTY OF KENT, MEDWAY, THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY AND THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE COUNTY OF KENT, MEDWAY, THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY AND THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY

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