Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 9

YORK BLIND & PARTIALLY SIGHTED SOCIETY

The aim of York Blind & Partially Sighted Society (MySight York) is to advocate and provide services to enable people who are blind or partially sighted achieve independence and live well with sight loss. We provide an Equipment and Information Centre, a Befriending Service, an Eye Clinic service, activities, Employment Service and outreach to anyone struggling with sight loss in the York area.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

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

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
31/03/23	£285	£385	£-100	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	72
31/03/22	£288	£326	£-39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	65
31/03/21	£561	£372	£190	£17	£292	£98	3.1	14	86
31/03/20	£366	£405	£-38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	98
31/03/19	£323	£335	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	101
31/03/18	£355	£351	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£329	£301	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£280	£286	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.mysightyork.org

hello@mysightyork.org

01904636269

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

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

City Of York, East Riding Of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
72 volunteers

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£10,000	09/05/2023	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
National Lottery Community Fund - MySight Community Connectors
£310,356	16/12/2022	This funding will be used to deliver a Community Connectors project which seeks to make provision in York more accessible for people with sight loss and reduce feelings of isolation and exclusion for ....more This funding will be used to deliver a Community Connectors project which seeks to make provision in York more accessible for people with sight loss and reduce feelings of isolation and exclusion for the sight loss community. The project aims to reduce isolation increase confidence and skills and encourage those with sight loss to reconnect with community activities following the pandemic.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - York Blind and Partially Sight Society (MySight York) - 16/03/22
£2,500	07/04/2022	Core Funding
National Lottery Community Fund - York Vision Connect - building connections for people with sight loss
£9,300	04/03/2022	The funding will be used to adapt their service which supports people with sight loss by working with members and volunteers to explore how the service can adapt post-pandemic. The project aims to ....more The funding will be used to adapt their service which supports people with sight loss by working with members and volunteers to explore how the service can adapt post-pandemic. The project aims to review and improve on their existing service to develop stronger social connections promote confidence and provide enhanced emotional support for people with sight loss.
Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust - MySight York (core organisational costs)
£5,000	11/05/2021	Contribution towards the organisation's overall core costs - enabling them to support local people to live well with sight loss and make confident choices about their lives.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - MySight York (York Blind & Partially Sighted Society) - 29/03/21
£1,250	13/04/2021	Core Funding
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£4,000	28/09/2020	"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."
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Covid19
£10,000	20/05/2020	Funding to enable the organisation to adapt their services to ensure they can continue to reach their service users once lockdown has ended. They recognise that some will be vulnerable and ....more Funding to enable the organisation to adapt their services to ensure they can continue to reach their service users once lockdown has ended. They recognise that some will be vulnerable and self-isolating still once lockdown has finished and others will want 1-2-1 support and some may want support in their home.
CAF - Grant to MySight York
£7,500	09/04/2020 3	Grant to MySight York to support the organisation through COVID19
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Both
£2,000	02/04/2020	Covid-19. Funding to run home visiting by phone, to people with sight loss.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	03/02/2020	MySight York Premises Move
Co-Operative Group - Grant to York Blind and Partially Sighted Society
£4,553	15/11/2019	We want to host more wellbeing classes with expert speakers, and continue to improve the facilities and activities we offer to members.
National Lottery Community Fund - Making York?s Communities Accessible to those with Sight Loss
£270,843	22/11/2018 36	Making York's Communities Accessible to those with Sight Loss
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Continuation of the 'PIP' Tea Party Project
£5,000	16/05/2017	To continue and complete the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) tea party project

Amount

When
Months

To be used for

Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant

£10,000

09/05/2023

Unrestricted core funding for small charities

National Lottery Community Fund - MySight Community Connectors

£310,356

16/12/2022

This funding will be used to deliver a Community Connectors project which seeks to make provision in York more accessible for people with sight loss and reduce feelings of isolation and exclusion for ....more

Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - York Blind and Partially Sight Society (MySight York) - 16/03/22

£2,500

07/04/2022

Core Funding

National Lottery Community Fund - York Vision Connect - building connections for people with sight loss

£9,300

04/03/2022

The funding will be used to adapt their service which supports people with sight loss by working with members and volunteers to explore how the service can adapt post-pandemic. The project aims to ....more

Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust - MySight York (core organisational costs)

£5,000

11/05/2021

Contribution towards the organisation's overall core costs - enabling them to support local people to live well with sight loss and make confident choices about their lives.

Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - MySight York (York Blind & Partially Sighted Society) - 29/03/21

£1,250

13/04/2021

Core Funding

National Lottery Community Fund	£319,656
Two Ridings Community Foundation	£12,000
Masonic Trust	£10,000
CAF	£7,500
Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust	£5,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£5,000
Co-Operative Group	£4,553
DCMS	£4,000

YORK BLIND & PARTIALLY SIGHTED SOCIETY

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