Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

Liabilities <10%: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 16

THE BLACKPOOL FYLDE AND WYRE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND

The Society's principal activities are to support people with a visual impairment by providing community care and rehabilitation, residential care and housing, talking newspapers and general advice and guidance.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
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

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	*	£1,687	£1,749	£-62	£148	£2,770	£1,577	10.8	64	150
31/03/22		£1,509	£1,687	£-178	£138	£2,859	£1,584	11.3	65	246
31/03/21		£1,545	£1,533	£12	£142	£3,075	£1,814	14.2	43	87
31/03/20		£1,561	£1,635	£-74	£145	£2,911	£1,665	12.2	47	259
31/03/19		£1,543	£1,527	£16	£143	£3,107	£1,889	14.8	52	249
31/03/18		£1,534	£1,440	£94	£120	£3,121	£1,897	15.8	49	0
31/03/17		£1,402	£1,363	£39	£76	£2,693	£1,471	13	46	0
31/03/16		£1,308	£1,404	£-96	£15	£2,559	£1,336	11.4	51	0
31/03/15		£1,367	£1,365	£2	£37	£2,651	£1,434	12.6	49	0
31/03/14		£1,716	£1,377	£339	£44	£2,705	£1,443	12.6	49	0
31/03/13		£1,354	£1,253	£101	£35	£2,748	£1,488	14.3	44	0
31/03/12		£1,143	£1,291	£-149	£31	£2,585	£1,323	12.3	41	0
31/03/11		£1,247	£1,220	£27	£144	£3,008	£1,548	15.2	41	0
31/03/10		£958	£1,183	£-225	£149	£3,247	£1,812	18.4	40	0
31/03/09		£1,182	£1,140	£42	£150	£3,434	£2,028	21.3	40	0
31/03/08		£1,606	£1,282	£323	£122	£3,421	£2,015	18.9	40	0
31/03/07		£3,007	£2,242	£764	£142	£3,107	£1,692	9.1	49	0
31/03/06		£2,249	£1,990	£258	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£1,956	£1,708	£249	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£1,736	£1,703	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 57%
Reserves/Spending: 10.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6

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Established: 32 years

www.nvision-nw.co.uk

mike@nvision-nw.co.uk

01253362688

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Other Charitable Purposes

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

Blackpool, Lancashire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

64 employees
150 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside	£52,344
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Sport England	£9,968
Garfield Weston Foundation	£6,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Sociability
£50,216	13/07/2023	In order to reduce loneliness, the following activities will be organised for isolated clients: Cafe Clubs in Community, Pub Clubs, Takeaway Nights, Sports Groups, Social Groups, Quiz Nights and ....more In order to reduce loneliness, the following activities will be organised for isolated clients: Cafe Clubs in Community, Pub Clubs, Takeaway Nights, Sports Groups, Social Groups, Quiz Nights and Recreational Activities to encourage socialisation and mobility.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Cherish
£2,128	07/02/2023	To work with individuals aged 16-60 with eye conditions in supporting them with volunteering in the community. This will help the individuals reduce their isolation and give them a sense of purpose ....more To work with individuals aged 16-60 with eye conditions in supporting them with volunteering in the community. This will help the individuals reduce their isolation and give them a sense of purpose and responsibility whilst also supporting the local community.
National Lottery Community Fund - SOCIABILITY for the Visually Impaired
£10,000	06/05/2022	The funding will pay the salary of a community engagement officer to encourage people living in the local area with visual impairments to come together. The project aims to bring people together and ....more The funding will pay the salary of a community engagement officer to encourage people living in the local area with visual impairments to come together. The project aims to bring people together and build relationships post pandemic where some members of the visually impaired community have lost confidence.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,500	25/06/2021	Weston Charity Award Winner 2021 - 2022
Sport England - N-Vision Active
£9,968	11/03/2020 11	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled N-Vision Active. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
National Lottery Community Fund - Employment of Volunteer Co-Ordinator
£10,000	14/03/2019 12	The funding will allow the organisation to recruit new volunteers and provide training and support to new and existing volunteers to deliver activities and services. The organisation currently has ....more The funding will allow the organisation to recruit new volunteers and provide training and support to new and existing volunteers to deliver activities and services. The organisation currently has over 230 volunteers helping to provide services that support the visually impaired community.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	13/06/2018	Purchase of vehicle to assist services provided by the Charity.
National Lottery Community Fund - Visually Impaired Personalisation Support Brokerage (VIP's Brokerage)
£465,129	13/03/2013 60	This is a new project to provide specific information, advice and support on benefits and social activities to visually impaired older people and support them throughout the process using a custom ....more This is a new project to provide specific information, advice and support on benefits and social activities to visually impaired older people and support them throughout the process using a custom designed service, which will tailor support to individual need, thus enabling the vulnerable visually impaired beneficiaries to have choice and control to help empower them to shape their own future.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 55-99

PAT LORD Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

BEVERLEY JAYNE GARRITY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

JOY KILLIP Appointed: 1995, Occupation: Retired

JOSEPH NATHAN BANNISTER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Accountant

MICHAEL STEEL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Program Engineer Manager

TERRY WRIGHT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/03/1992, number: 1009955
Registered at Companies House on 17/03/1992, number: 02698040

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission
Homes England

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 85 days late,

Main office

N Vision
Princess Alexandra Home
23 Bosworth Place
BLACKPOOL
FY4 1SH

Objectives

The Charity’s Objects are:(1) The relief of blind and visually impaired people in Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre districts of Lancashire or outside of it, by the provision of accommodation, care and support services. (2) The relief of people in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability or other disadvantage in Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre districts of Lancashire or outside of it, by the provision of accommodation, care and support services. (3) For the public benefit to raise awareness of blindness and visual impairment through the provision of advice and information.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BLACKPOOL,FYLDE AND WYRE DISTRICTS OF LANCS,AND AREA OUTSIDE

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