Overall GiG Score: -3 ?
Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3

READING ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND 

Support of visually impaired people in Reading via Home Visiting Service, Handicraft Clubs, Resource & Information Centre, Social Club, Ramble Group.
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:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 27 years

www.rabsightloss.org

info@rabsightloss.org

01189572960

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UN SDGs
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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
30/04/22£87£137£-50n/an/an/an/an/a114
30/04/21£95£122£-27n/an/an/an/an/a90
30/04/20*£149£149£0n/an/an/an/an/a60
30/04/19£125£157£-32n/an/an/an/an/a45
30/04/18*£173£185£-12£0£0£0n/a013
30/04/17£203£158£45£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/16£122£153£-31£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/15£78£152£-74£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/14£143£129£14£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/13£217£123£95£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/12£107£107£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/11£116£93£23£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/10£77£97£-20£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/09*£76£104£-28£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/08£81£96£-14£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/07£78£101£-24£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/06£69£91£-21£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/05£75£86£-11£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/04£71£86£-16£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 114 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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
  • Reading,

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Walford Hall Community Sessions
£10,000 15/07/2022
The funding will be used to run groups and activities for those living with sight loss. The project aims to bring isolated members of the sight loss community together to build new friendships ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Reading Association for the Blind
£3,883 23/10/2021
We would like to buy craft materials to send in polythene envelopes to people suffering with sight loss in Reading, so that they can make items together via video conferencing during the pandemic.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Reading Association for the Blind
£11,000 15/01/2017
refurbishment of roof for a charity which works with visual impairment in Reading
Dunhill Medical Trust - Outreach Visiting Programme
£31,573 14/06/2016
36
This programme will allow visiting officers to visit sight-imparied people at home, who are often elderly and frail, and help them monitor their physical and mental health and keep their homes safe ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/05/1997, number: 1062433
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/04/1997, number: 03354127
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 40 days late, AR18: 15 days late, AR09: 361 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from HEALTHWATCH READING on 12/07/2023
Main office

WALFORD HALL
CAREY STREET
READING
BERKS
RG1 7JS

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE LIVING IN READING AND THE GREATER READING AREA IN ANY WAY DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE, AND TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH PEOPLE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

READING AND THE GREATER READING AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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