Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

CARLISLE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND

Resourse and drop in centre, we have several group activities, trips , and a home support visiting service, childrens sensory room.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are only 4 trustees
Over half the Board have joined recently

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	£49	£54	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22	£21	£29	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/21	£44	£18	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/20	£50	£48	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/19	£19	£47	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/18	£29	£48	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£16	£46	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£10	£46	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£92	£54	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£16	£58	£-42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£56	£58	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£11	£59	£-47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£20	£60	£-40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£201	£53	£148	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£24	£42	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£24	£42	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£16	£39	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£53	£29	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£29	£29	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£30	£30	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 32 years

carlisleblindsociety@gmail.com

01228593104

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Cumbria,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

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

National Lottery Community Fund	£21,760
DCMS	£6,630
Cumbria Community Foundation	£5,000
Leeds Community Foundation	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - V.I. Activities
£9,960	10/06/2022	The funding will be used to provide a programme of social activities and opportunities for people with sight loss. The project aims to facilitate a range of opportunities including social leisure and ....more The funding will be used to provide a programme of social activities and opportunities for people with sight loss. The project aims to facilitate a range of opportunities including social leisure and learning that will help build the confidence reducing the isolating effects of sight loss.
Leeds Community Foundation - VIP(riority)
£2,500	21/09/2021	Awareness raising amongst people with sight loss about the priority register scheme.
National Lottery Community Fund - V.I. Places
£2,300	08/07/2021	The funding is for the co-production of a series of weekly podcasts created by adults with and without sight loss their families or support workers and creatives featuring their favorite places in ....more The funding is for the co-production of a series of weekly podcasts created by adults with and without sight loss their families or support workers and creatives featuring their favorite places in Carlisle. The project aims to bridge a gap between ongoing self isolation and the opportunity to meet on a regular basis. There will be a focus on building confidence in reintegration in community life but also an opportunity to highlight support accessibility and connected issues that are so important for people with sight loss.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£6,630	07/08/2020	"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."
Cumbria Community Foundation - Home visiting and befriending service
£2,500	22/08/2019	Home visiting and befriending service
Cumbria Community Foundation - Home visiting and befriending service
£2,500	22/08/2019	Home visiting and befriending service
National Lottery Community Fund - Carlisle Sight Support
£9,500	24/07/2019 12	The funding will be used to deliver a home visiting service, for people who are visually impaired, where service users will gain support at home with regards to issues including reading mail, ....more The funding will be used to deliver a home visiting service, for people who are visually impaired, where service users will gain support at home with regards to issues including reading mail, demonstrations of household adaptions and form filling, with the aim of promoting independence and reducing isolation.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

COLIN GLOVER Appointed: 2018

TIM LINFORD Appointed: 2023

DAWN RAFFERTY Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: CARLISLE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND,

LOUISE TOWNSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Unemployed, Other trusteeships: PEOPLE FIRST INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY, PEOPLE FIRST SERVICES,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/05/1992, number: 1010927

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

9 BRUNSWICK STREET
CARLISLE
CA1 1PB

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE NEEDS AND POTENTIAL OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE AND TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR DISCRETION DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CARLISLE AND DISTRICT

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