Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Poor Liquidity: -1
Large legacies income: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -4

Narrow trustee age band: -2

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -8

VISION FOUNDATION FOR LONDON

Vision Foundation plays a critical role in transforming lives and saving sight by working in partnership with others to deliver projects which inform, empower and include. In addition to providing funding we research, campaign and advocate on behalf of all blind and partially sighted people.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

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
01/04/23		£2,645	£2,807	£-163	£600	£0	£0	n/a	42	40
31/03/22		£2,206	£2,157	£49	£431	£2,343	£2,340	13	42	52
31/03/21		£2,223	£2,608	£-386	£745	£2,204	£2,202	10.1	39	30
31/03/20		£3,233	£3,564	£-331	£644	£2,225	£2,218	7.5	39	106
31/03/19		£1,814	£2,098	£-284	£484	£2,666	£2,666	15.3	34	120
31/03/18		£2,274	£2,279	£-5	£1,350	£2,885	£2,885	15.2	40	0
31/03/17	*	£2,093	£2,291	£-198	£1,524	£3,086	£1,720	9	43	0
31/03/16		£2,553	£2,462	£92	£1,559	£3,288	£1,923	9.4	43	0
31/03/15		£2,734	£2,363	£371	£1,268	£3,351	£1,811	9.2	43	0
31/03/14		£2,543	£2,466	£76	£1,370	£2,980	£2,980	14.5	42	0
31/03/13		£2,433	£2,373	£60	£1,192	£2,918	£2,918	14.8	42	0
31/03/12		£2,650	£2,808	£-158	£1,620	£2,847	£2,847	12.2	44	0
31/03/11		£2,504	£2,165	£339	£1,196	£3,017	£3,017	16.7	41	0
31/03/10		£2,609	£2,473	£136	£1,214	£2,674	£2,674	13	40	0
31/03/09		£2,635	£2,673	£-37	£1,929	£2,523	£2,523	11.3	27	0
31/03/08		£2,387	£2,162	£225	£1,346	£2,566	£2,566	14.2	41	0
31/03/07		£2,878	£2,547	£331	£1,363	£2,342	£2,342	11	43	0
31/03/06		£2,786	£2,302	£484	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£2,414	£2,052	£362	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£2,170	£2,147	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 43.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 21.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: NAN%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: NAN

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Established: 25 years

www.visionfoundation.org.uk

hello@visionfoundation.org.uk

02076202066

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

42 employees
40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:

BRITISH EYE RESEARCH FOUNDATION Appointed: 2023

LY THI LAM Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

KEITH DAVID FELTON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director Of Corporate Services, Other trusteeships: BREAST CANCER NOW, United Kingdom for UNHCR,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/03/1999, number: 1074958
Registered at Companies House on 08/01/1999, number: 03693002

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR17: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late,

Main office

Fight For Sight
18 MANSELL STREET
LONDON
E1 8AA

Objectives

The purpose of the charity is for the public benefit, the relief of people in need by reason of blindness or visual impairment,and the advancement of education and health in all areas relating to blindness and sight loss, in particular, but not limited to, providing grants.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE THE AREA BOUNDED BY THE M25 MOTORWAY

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