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home >> charity search >> burnley and district blind and visually impaired club (cio)
Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 2
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

BURNLEY AND DISTRICT BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED CLUB (CIO) 

Assets from charity 221896 will be transferred to this charity in due course.The charity runs a social club once a week in one centre. The members are taken on outings and holidays and there are special Christmas activities. We will also respond to enquiries about funding equipment which supports blind or partially sighted individuals, or take up cases where there is discrimination.
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • This charity appears to be dormant
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£0£0£00
31/03/22£0£0£012
31/03/21£0£0£00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

mbprocter@hotmail.co.uk

07902192066

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Transport and Costs
£7,600 22/04/2022
The funding will be used to cover the costs to transport blind and visually impaired members to the local centre where they deliver activities. The project aims to improve people’s health and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Jubilee Dinner Party
£1,100 01/04/2022
The funding will be used to host a dinner and provide entertainment for older people living with visual impairments to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The project aims to bring people together ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Transport and Costs funding
£7,350 19/03/2021
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The funding will be used to enable the group to resume face to face gatherings and organise days out for its blind and visually impaired members. The project aims to improve mental health and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/02/2020, number: 1187802
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Investment
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; AR23: 7 days late,
Main office

93 Blacker Street
Burnley
BB10 2AF

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH BLIND/VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE IN EAST LANCASHIRE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR DISABILITY, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY: A) PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES MEMBERS OF THE BLIND/VISUALLY IMPAIRED COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THEIR PEERS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY; B) INCREASING, OR COORDINATING, OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE BLIND/VISUALLY IMPAIRED COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, ENABLING THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT THEIR SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THE BLIND/VISUALLY IMPAIRED COMMUNITY; C) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE BLIND/VISUALLY IMPAIRED PARENTS TO MAXIMISE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN; D) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING BLIND/VISUALLY IMPAIRED PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION; E) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, OUTINGS AND SOCIAL TRIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR BLIND/ VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS; F) PROVIDING A TRANSPORT SERVICE TO AND FROM RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES/SERVICES. G) PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT; 2) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF BLIND/VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE IN EAST LANCASHIRE BY THE PROVISION OF ADAPTED ACCOMMODATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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