Finance Score: -10

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Dormant: -10
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -4

SOMERSET ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND

The Charity supported blind and partially sighted people in the county of Somerset. On 6 January 2014 its activities and assets were transferred to Somerset Sight Ltd (charity no. 1154472) and it has since been dormant.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of 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
This charity appears to be dormant

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
31/03/23		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£317	£1,127	£-810	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/13	*	£335	£355	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/12	*	£328	£397	£-68	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/11		£291	£509	£-217	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/10		£273	£521	£-248	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/09		£381	£493	£-112	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/08		£368	£445	£-77	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/07		£1,107	£336	£771	£129	£1,651	£1,373	49	11
31/03/06		£259	£310	£-51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05		£193	£261	£-68	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04		£177	£222	£-44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 62 years

www.somersetsight.org.uk

jackie@somersetsight.org.uk

01823333818

Charity Commission for England and Wales

This Charity appears to be dormant

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Somerset,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
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 - Somerset Sight Mobile Resource Unit
£284,890	13/10/2010 60	This project enables blind and visually impaired people throughout Somerset to access services, support and advice through the use of a Mobile Resource Unit. Somerset Association for the Blind will ....more This project enables blind and visually impaired people throughout Somerset to access services, support and advice through the use of a Mobile Resource Unit. Somerset Association for the Blind will plot a route through all the major towns and villages in the area, and the vehicle will be on the road for 200 days a year. It will visit GP surgeries, health centres, residential homes, community centres, and supermarket car parks. It will also visit Active Living Centres and agricultural shows.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

ZDENEK GREGOR Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: SOMERSET SIGHT LIMITED,

ANNA RACHEL BLAKE Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: SOMERSET SIGHT LIMITED,

CHRISTINE BRIGGS Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: SOMERSET SIGHT LIMITED,

DR SARAH CHEN Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: SOMERSET SIGHT LIMITED,

IAN PINDER Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WILTON, SOMERSET SIGHT LIMITED,

JOHN WRIGHT Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: SOMERSET SIGHT LIMITED,

JONATHAN ALEXANDER NEWTON HALLIDAY Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: SOMERSET SIGHT LIMITED,

NICHOLAS JOHN HAM Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: SOMERSET SIGHT LIMITED,

PAUL FELLINGHAM Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: SOMERSET SIGHT LIMITED,

RICHARD JOHN BARTON Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: SOMERSET SIGHT LIMITED,

SARAH DIANE TUFTON Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: SOMERSET SIGHT LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/02/1962, number: 203296

Gift Aid

NOT 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; AR21: 1 days late, AR13: 78 days late, AR12: 16 days late,

Main office

Somerset Sight
Northfield House
51 Staplegrove Road
TAUNTON
TA1 1DG

Objectives

(1) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED;(2) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS;(3) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF SOMERSET

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