Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 7

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Mainly female board: -1
Multiple returns filed late: -2

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 2

EDEN SIGHT SUPPORT

Eden Sight Support is developing its resources to provide support for vision impaired people in the Eden district. We want to ensure vision impaired people are not disadvantaged through disability, low income or lack of knowledge, but have access to: support, training in new skills, aids for everyday living, help provided by statutory authorities.

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female
Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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
31/03/23	*	£19	£13	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£18	£21	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	*	£25	£20	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	*	£12	£21	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£23	£21	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£22	£19	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£9	£18	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£11	£20	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£20	£19	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£10	£22	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£25	£17	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£11	£18	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£8	£10	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10	*	£18	£23	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£16	£19	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£6	£7	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07		£13	£12	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06		£5	£5	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£6	£2	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£4	£8	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 45 years

edensightsupport.org.uk

EDENSIGHTSUPPORT@BTCONNECT.COM

01768891724

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Cumbria,

Who it helps

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

National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
DCMS	£9,910
Cumbria Community Foundation	£5,962

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Outreach Support for Visually Impaired People
£10,000	26/11/2021	The project will use the funding to continue providing vital support services for vulnerable blind and partially sighted people in Eden. This includes emotional support advice befriending services peer support groups signposting and outreach work. ....more The project will use the funding to continue providing vital support services for vulnerable blind and partially sighted people in Eden. This includes emotional support advice befriending services peer support groups signposting and outreach work. This aims to reduce isolation and improve mental health and wellbeing
Cumbria Community Foundation - Staff, stationery, phone, printer costs
£3,962	05/11/2020	Staff, stationery, phone, printer costs
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,910	25/09/2020	"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....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."
Cumbria Community Foundation - Staff, phone, stationery, rent costs
£2,000	06/05/2020	Staff, phone, stationery, rent costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Outreach Service
£10,000	20/12/2018 12	The project aims to improve the quality of life of visually impaired people. The funding will be used to expand a service for visually impaired people, which includes individual home visits, group support and volunteer befriending activities, ....more The project aims to improve the quality of life of visually impaired people. The funding will be used to expand a service for visually impaired people, which includes individual home visits, group support and volunteer befriending activities, delivered both face-to-face and by telephone. Money will go towards salary costs.
Sport England - Eden Sight Support Tandem Cycling Club
£4,786	11/01/2018 11	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Eden Sight Support Tandem Cycling Club . This project is a Cycling project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
National Lottery Community Fund - Eden Sight Support Telephone Befriending and Home Visiting Project
£8,054	19/07/2017 12	The project will develop a telephone and befriending service for visually impaired people in Eden district. Trained volunteers will provide one to one advice and support to reduce isolation and loneliness and improve access to local services.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JEAN PEARSON NICHOLSON

LOUISE GRAY Appointed: 2017

MARK ANTONY RENNY Appointed: 2022

SHIRLEY GRISEDALE (Chair) Appointed: 2013

SARAH HOLMES Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/07/1979, number: 508299

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints 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; AR23: 104 days late, AR21: 39 days late, AR20: 5 days late, AR10: 12 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from GOLDEN YEARS LUNCH AND SOCIAL CLUB on 22/08/2023

Main office

The Resource Centre
Sandgate
PENRITH
Cumbria
CA11 7TP

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“THE OBJECTS”) ARE: FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED – BEING THOSE PEOPLE WITH AN IMPAIRMENT OF THE VISUAL FUNCTION FOR WHICH FULL REMEDIATION IS NOT POSSIBLE BY CONVENTIONAL SPECTACLES, CONTACT LENSES OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION AND WHICH CAUSES RESTRICTION IN THAT PERSONS EVERYDAY LIFE IN PARTICULAR BY:1. SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE PEOPLE WITH A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA OF EDEN DISTRICT COUNCIL AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES.2. PROVIDING INFORMATION AND DEMONSTRATING SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE AND TO THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.3. PROVIDING VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE WITH SOCIAL SUPPORT, TRAINING IN NEW SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES.4. PROMOTING AWARENESS OF SIGHT ISSUES ON BEHALF OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE.5. DOING ALL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE THINGS THAT SHALL FURTHER THE ATTAINMENT OF THE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE DISTRICT OF EDEN

Data Sources

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