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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

HEREFORDSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND

Early help-long term support for blind and partially sighted community of Herefordshire that can help the public living with sight loss.We offer a home visiting service where a volunteer offers simple practical help to a visually impaired person.A hospital information service at Hereford Eye Unit (County Hospital)Rehab and Mobility Service contract with Herefordshire Council.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

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
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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£188£142£46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£109£137£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£179£115£63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£158£165£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£141£160£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£163£174£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£155£153£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£204£161£43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£164£144£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£53£81£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13*£38£38£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£68£109£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£105£125£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£83£95£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£115£85£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£103£78£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£78£74£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£62£65£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£70£66£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£50£53£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 61 years

www.visionlinks.co.uk

VISIONLINKSOFFICE@GMAIL.COM

01432352297

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Herefordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALAN LEARY Appointed: 2013
  • ANDY BAILEY Appointed: 2014
  • DEBBIE BAKER Appointed: 2019
  • DEBORAH PAYNE Appointed: 2019
  • ELENA TANNER Appointed: 2017
  • GLYNN BAILEY (Chair) Appointed: 2015
  • KEVIN SMITH Appointed: 2019
  • ROBIN DUNFORD Appointed: 2018
  • TONY FORD Appointed: 2012
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/10/1963, number: 220171
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR21: 36 days late, AR13: 259 days late, AR05: 15 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

Herefordshire Association For The
Blind
36 Widemarsh Street
HEREFORD
HR4 9EP

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS RESIDENT IN HEREFORDSHIRE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HEREFORDSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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