Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 9

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 16

SIGHT CONCERN BEDFORDSHIRE

Sight Concern Bedfordshire's aim is to enhance the independence of blind and partially sighted people living within Luton and Bedfordshire. To reach out to the whole community to raise awareness about visual impairment and to ensure that everyone who requires information, and or, assistance receives it.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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 and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/09/23		£313	£329	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/22		£360	£308	£52	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/21		£311	£282	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/20		£326	£377	£-51	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/19		£320	£392	£-72	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/18		£283	£393	£-110	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/17		£720	£355	£365	£24	£785	£766	25.9	13	0
30/09/16		£576	£351	£225	£14	£416	£396	13.5	12	0
30/09/15		£379	£360	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/14		£373	£387	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/13		£396	£387	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/12		£399	£388	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/11		£455	£461	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/10		£369	£411	£-43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/09		£346	£400	£-53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/08		£356	£349	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/07	*	£347	£354	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 18 years

www.sightconcern.org.uk

office@sightconcern.org.uk

01234311555

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Luton,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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

Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	£345,724
DCMS	£9,930
Harpur Trust	£3,690

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Sight Concern Bedfordshire
£105,900	05/01/2023	Sight Concern Bedfordshire's Luton Service
Harpur Trust - Grant to Sight Concern Bedfordshire
£3,690	07/12/2021	Evaluating SCB Services and Activities – Future Fit
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Supporting people facing sight loss and their independence
£114,219	22/12/2020	Grant to Sight Concern Bedfordshire
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,930	20/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Both Streams 1 & 2 - Delivery or Support & Core Costs
£7,500	23/04/2020 3	Grant to Sight Concern Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Sight Concern Bedfordshire
£118,105	30/01/2020 11	Sight Concern Bedfordshire's Luton Service

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-78

ADRIAN SPURRELL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Leadership Consultant

CALLI O'BRIEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Marketing Controller

DAVID LISTER JOHN MITCHELL Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Civil Servant

HUBERT PAWELKIEWICZ Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Social Media

JAMILE PAUL LITTLE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Unemployed

JOANNA CLAIRE JAMESON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Accountant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/12/2006, number: 1117209
Registered at Companies House on 13/10/2006, number: 05966120

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
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

17 returns made; AR07: 246 days late,

Main office

116 Bromham Road
BEDFORD
MK40 2QN

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS AND PERSONS WITH ANY OTHER SENSORY ORRELATED DISABILITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

LUTON, BEDFORDSHIRE