Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 13
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

THE KINGSTON UPON THAMES ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND

Provision of outreach, support and social services to blind and visually impaired people within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/10/23£94£133£-39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/22£114£102£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/21£74£67£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/20£78£79£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/19£47£86£-39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/18*£65£88£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/17£73£90£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/16£89£94£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/15£79£77£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/14£94£77£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/13£85£86£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/12£91£75£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/11£72£72£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/10£135£68£67n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/09£159£59£100n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/08£51£85£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/07?*£60£63£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/05*£58£41£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/04*£16£24£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 58 years

www.kingstonassociationforblind.org

kab@kingstonassociationforblind.org

02086050060

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Blind people
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kingston Upon Thames,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

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
City Bridge Trust£216,000
Vision Foundation£105,000
Trust for London£61,100
Sport England£11,490
Co-Operative Group£3,732
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Kingston Upon Thames Association for the Blind
£216,000 24/11/2023
60
£216,000 over five years (£40,000, £41,000, £43,000, £45,000, £47,000) to further promote independence and reduce isolation for visually impaired people in the Kingston Borough towards by employing an outreach worker and coordinator to attract ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Kingston upon Thames Association for the Blind (KAB)
£2,078 21/10/2023
We wish to increase the size, frequency and range of activities we provide at our social club for the VI community. The aim is to improve the mental wellbeing of an already socially excluded group.
Trust for London - Kingston Upon Thames Association for the Blind
£61,100 08/02/2023
The funding is for the appointment of a staff member to assist with applying for benefits and assisting with the social care needs of persons with visual impairments in Kingston.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Kingston upon Thames Association for the Blind (KAB)
£1,654 22/10/2022
Social Eyes aims to provide approximately 30 visually impaired people with opportunities to exercise, socialise, meet new people, engage in arts and craft, and enjoy days out.
Vision Foundation - Resilience Funding. Support of sight loss charities core funding or current projects affected by the COVID pandemic and asscociated economic crisis.
£10,000 26/09/2022
7
In support of sight loss organisations based and working in London. This funding supports the sight loss sector’s continued adaptation and recovery during the protracted pandemic and the current economic crisis. Open primarily to charities whose ....more
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Visually Impaired Young People in Sport
£6,490 18/05/2022
This project will focus on young people aged 18-25 with visual impairments in exercise and fitness, adapted sport and tenpin bowling.
Vision Foundation - Resilience Funding. Support of sight loss charities core funding or current projects affected by the COVID pandemic and asscociated economic crisis.
£5,000 09/03/2022
6
In support of sight loss organisations based and working in London. This funding supports the sight loss sector’s continued adaptation and recovery during the protracted pandemic and the current economic crisis. Open primarily to charities whose ....more
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£5,000 01/12/2021
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Vision Foundation - Transition grant offered at end of membership structure
£90,000 11/03/2020
Transition grant offered at end of membership structure (core funding for 3 years)
Vision Foundation - Greater London Fund for the Blind Member 2019-2020
£22,400 01/04/2019
12
Greater London Fund for the Blind, member distribution 2019-2020 (core funding)
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

  • ALAN TURNBULL Appointed: 2024
  • BRIAN GAFF
  • GEORGE PHILLIPS
  • JOANNA TURNBULL Appointed: 2024
  • MR D ROBSON Appointed: 2018
  • MRS J WESTLAKE Appointed: 2018
  • OLAM MELCHI RAY-IMANUEL Appointed: 2023
  • ROY SMITH MBE (Chair) Appointed: 2014
  • VARUN YADAV Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/09/1966, number: 249295
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR18: 72 days late, AR07: 352 days late, AR05: 12 days late, AR04: 6 days late,
Main office

Room 01
Kingston Quaker Centre
Fairfield East
KINGSTON UPON THAMES
Surrey

Objectives

TO DO ALL THINGS POSSIBLE TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA OF THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES. TO CO-OPERATE WITH AND ASSIST THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES AS THE AUTHORITY DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WELFARE OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS IN THAT BOROUGH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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