Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 2

VISION SUPPORT HARROGATE DISTRICT

The Society responds to the needs of visually impaired people in the Harrogate district by providing among other things:- a centre for social activities, handicraft training, educational classes,home visiting,information about hospital eye clinics, a telephone befriending service, counselling, display of aids for the blind and outings.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£119	£131	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/22		£301	£120	£181	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/21		£93	£117	£-24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/20		£63	£125	£-62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/19		£66	£127	£-61	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/18		£84	£117	£-33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£70	£115	£-45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£91	£127	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£108	£131	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£114	£130	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£123	£124	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£118	£133	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£154	£121	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£113	£121	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£97	£125	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£277	£114	£162	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£125	£104	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£134	£106	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£105	£93	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£99	£86	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 62 years

www.VSHD.org.uk

enquiries@vshd.org.uk

01423565915

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

North Yorkshire,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
45 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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,056	22/09/2020	"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."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JAMES ALFRED GRIMSHAW Appointed: 2003

JOHN MACRAE MELLOR Appointed: 2016

MARY ELIZABETH KIRK Appointed: 2018

PETER CHARLES JENSEN Appointed: 2019

SARA LISABETH HORBURY Appointed: 2020

ALISTAIR WILLIAM RATCLIFFE Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: HARROGATE AND AREA CVS LTD,

ERIC MITCHELL, Other trusteeship: ROTARY CLUB OF HARROGATE TRUST FUND,

ROBERT HORNER (Chair), Other trusteeship: THE NORTON-FREEMAN CHARITABLE TRUST,

STEPHEN JOHN KIRK Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: WAKEFIELD DISTRICT SIGHT AID,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/11/1962, number: 211436

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; AR16: 1 days late, AR15: 3 days late, AR13: 40 days late, AR12: 2 days late,

Main office

Vision Support
The Blind
Russell Sergeant House
23 East Parade
HARROGATE

Objectives

TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO THE NEEDS OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE IN THE HARROGATE DISTRICT AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A CENTRE FOR SOCIAL MEETINGS AND HANDICRAFT TRAINING FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE, ENTERTAINMENTS, TRAVEL AND HOLIDAY FACILITIES AND RECREATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY OR OCCUPATIONAL REQUISITES TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE OR THEIR DEPENDANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HARROGATE DISTRICT

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