Finance Score: -50
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • In administration/insolvent: -50
    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

    CLARITY - EMPLOYMENT FOR BLIND PEOPLE 

    Provide long term meaningful employment to blind and disabled people unable to obtain employment in open industry. Also to povide welfare and financial support and in addition provide various training programmes covering both workplace and life skills. Our charity operates throughout England and Wales and Scotland.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

    Financial issues to consider:

    • This charity is in Administration or Insolvent

    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
    31/03/18£2,599£3,391£-792£0£3,292£3,29211.610812
    31/03/17£2,770£3,271£-500£0£3,612£3,61213.310917
    31/03/16£2,607£3,186£-580£0£4,600£4,60017.310215
    31/03/15£2,915£3,218£-303£18£4,640£4,64017.31000
    31/03/14£2,930£3,169£-239£18£4,799£4,79918.2920
    31/03/13£3,089£3,294£-206£18£5,586£5,58620.3860
    31/03/12*£3,129£3,425£-295£18£6,070£6,07021.3770
    31/03/11£3,212£3,481£-269£17£7,182£7,18224.8810
    31/03/10£3,307£3,756£-448£21£5,296£5,29616.9860
    31/03/09£3,461£3,767£-306£3,650£4,480£4,48014.3840
    31/03/08£4,051£3,938£114£3,825£7,606£7,60623.2890
    31/03/07*£3,972£4,156£-184£4,038£8,276£8,27623.9760
    31/03/06*£4,006£4,010£-3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05*£4,332£4,424£-92£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04*£5,118£5,186£-68£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
    Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 12%
    Liabilities/Income: 15%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 11.6 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.1
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 61 years
    (112 years as a company)

    WARREN.BROOKING@FRPADVISORY.COM

    0203 005 4149

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    GiG Classification
    • Services for people with disabilities
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides other finance
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • People With Disabilities
    Who works here?
    • 108 employees
    • 12 volunteers

    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
    Vision Foundation - Greater London Fund for the Blind Member 2019-2020
    £23,520 01/04/2019
    12
    Greater London Fund for the Blind, member distribution 2019-2020 (core funding)

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 51-74
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/05/1963, number: 210794
    • Registered at Companies House on 08/07/1911, number: 00116713
    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
    15 returns made; AR12: 2 days late, AR07: 0 days late, AR06: 2 days late, AR05: 19 days late, AR04: 26 days late,
    Main office

    F R P ADVISORY LLP
    110 CANNON STREET
    LONDON
    EC4N 6EU

    Objectives

    THE PROMOTION OF THE GENERAL WELFARE OF PRIMARILY THE BLIND AND IN ADDITION OTHER DISABLED PERSONS BY MEANS OF EMPLOYMENT,INSTRUCTION,PROVISION OF PENSIONS,GRANTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL BENEFITS AND GENERAL CARE AND ASSISTANCE OF SUCH PERSONS AS THE ASSOCIATION SHALL DEEM FIT.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase

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