Finance Score: 11

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 11

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Income diversified: +3
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3
Future income +5

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 25

CAMSIGHT

An integrated range of services includes community support; resource centres of specialist equipment; assistive technology training; training in daily living skills; employment support; emotional support service; sports and leisure opportunities; a telephone service for vulnerable clients; a newsletter; and a network of peer support groups for all ages.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Income generation is well diversified
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
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
31/03/23		£501	£689	£-188	£22	£1,353	£1,152	20.1	19	180
?31/03/22		£374	£658	£-284	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£536	£569	£-32	£40	£1,835	£373	7.9	19	282
31/03/20		£1,280	£562	£718	£48	£1,790	£1,436	30.7	14	305
31/03/19		£454	£546	£-92	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£560	£460	£100	£48	£1,231	£753	19.7	19	0
31/03/17		£374	£467	£-93	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£309	£462	£-153	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£433	£433	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£1,043	£461	£582	£67	£1,342	£1,052	27.4	12	0
31/03/13		£564	£465	£98	£62	£751	£465	12	13	0
31/03/12		£570	£430	£140	£51	£626	£417	11.6	13	0
31/03/11		£376	£393	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£340	£389	£-50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£340	£354	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£367	£330	£37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07		£524	£283	£242	£43	£512	£300	12.7	14	0
31/03/06		£279	£264	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£235	£193	£41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£215	£204	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 85%
Reserves/Spending: 20.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 63 years
(74 years as a company)

www.camsight.org.uk

info@camsight.org.uk

01223420033

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Blind people

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire,

Who it helps

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

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£608,227
DCMS	£27,808
Postcode Places Trust	£21,914
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation	£1,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Emotional Support Service
£1,000	17/11/2023	to offer emotional support for 80 people with impaired vision - including access to counselling and support with mental wellbeing
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting the Visually Impaired Community Across Cambridgeshire
£608,227	20/07/2023	Funding will be used to continue supporting people with visual impairments across Peterborough and Cambridgeshire. The organisation will put the funding toward a period of organisational change consolidation and development over 3 years including ....more Funding will be used to continue supporting people with visual impairments across Peterborough and Cambridgeshire. The organisation will put the funding toward a period of organisational change consolidation and development over 3 years including systems and strategy.
Postcode Places Trust - Befriending Service for the Blind & Partially Sighted
£21,914	27/05/2022	Funding enabled us to recruit more volunteer befrienders to help improve the wellbeing of blind & partially sighted people.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£27,808	11/08/2020	"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....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."
National Lottery Community Fund - Peer Outings for Visually Impaired Peopl
£8,244	27/03/2019 12	The project will use the funding to run local trips of interest for adults and young people with limited vison and blindness. This will reduce isolation and increase wellbeing and peer support.
National Lottery Community Fund - Building the Fenland visually impaired community
£210,002	31/10/2018 36	This project supports people with sight loss to integrate into the local community, enabling them to lead active and independent lives. The organisation will use the funding to increase staff capacity and respond to demand in Fenland. It will ....more This project supports people with sight loss to integrate into the local community, enabling them to lead active and independent lives. The organisation will use the funding to increase staff capacity and respond to demand in Fenland. It will introduce three new services in the area: emotional support (for people experiencing emotional distress after sight loss), technology training (to help people use a range of developing technology), and children and young people services (home visits to reach families).
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Cambridgeshire Society for the Blind and Partially Sighted (Cam Sight)
£23,900	28/06/2013	The charity provides a range of support to people who are visually impaired. Their work in Fenland will reach those who are isolated and living in rural areas and improve their well being, reduce isolation and increase their independence.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 60-85

DAVID ALAN TAYLOR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Accountant

JAMES STEWART Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Retired

LINDA ALISON FAIRBROTHER, Occupation: Journalist

NICHOLAS TAUBMAN REDMAYNE (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant

PROF KEZIAH LATHAM PROF Appointed: 2023

RICHARD CHARLES WILLIAM NEWBERY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

SEAN PHILIP ROCK Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Optometrist

VERA SHILLING Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Unemployed

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/02/1962, number: 201640
Registered at Companies House on 11/05/1950, number: 00482010

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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

167 GREEN END ROAD
CAMBRIDGE
CB4 1RW

Objectives

The objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit, to promote the general welfare of people who are blind or partially sighted in the region of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and surrounding areas.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE

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