Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 1

Excess reserves: -3
Large legacies income: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2

Static board: -3
All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -8

BRITISH WIRELESS FOR THE BLIND FUND

The objects of the Charity are the relief of registered blind or registeredpartially sighted people in the British Isles through the provision of radios,radio cassette recorders, CD players and any other equipment or servicesnecessary to allow them to benefit from the reception of soundtransmission in accordance with its Memorandum of Association

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
The Board is completely male
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £3,962,587 available, equivalent to 31 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 24 years

www.blind.org.uk

info@blind.org.uk

01622754757

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/12/22	£1,642	£1,551	£92	£245	£4,079	£3,963	30.7	13	85
31/12/21	£1,162	£1,473	£-311	£188	£4,270	£4,125	33.6	13	85
31/12/20	£1,129	£1,498	£-369	£197	£4,302	£4,122	33	16	85
31/12/19	£1,180	£1,912	£-732	£274	£4,750	£4,537	28.5	18	85
31/12/18	£1,742	£1,763	£-21	£285	£4,920	£4,705	32	18	63
31/12/17?	£1,630	£2,294	£-664	£410	£4,987	£4,662	24.4	17	0
31/10/16	£1,940	£1,536	£403	£522	£5,471	£5,209	40.7	16	0
31/10/15	£1,379	£1,355	£24	£425	£4,611	£4,391	38.9	13	0
31/10/14	£1,198	£1,200	£-3	£452	£4,519	£4,350	43.5	13	0
31/10/13	£1,431	£1,322	£109	£352	£4,532	£4,391	39.9	13	0
31/10/12	£1,159	£1,354	£-195	£352	£3,932	£3,838	34	14	0
31/10/11	£1,216	£1,417	£-202	£338	£3,969	£3,884	32.9	15	0
31/10/10	£1,079	£1,697	£-618	£482	£4,180	£4,094	29	14	0
31/10/09	£1,018	£2,068	£-1,050	£551	£4,696	£4,621	26.8	13	0
31/10/08	£1,221	£1,277	£-55	£450	£5,353	£5,278	49.6	14	0
31/10/07	£1,263	£1,090	£173	£367	£6,664	£6,589	72.5	7	0
31/10/06	£1,502	£846	£657	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/05	£1,624	£877	£747	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/04	£696	£771	£-75	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 19.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 17.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 61%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 30.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

13 employees
85 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to British Wireless for the Blind Fund
£1,000	04/11/2020	0.4% as running costs for a charity providing specially adapted radios and audio devices to blind and partially sighted people throughout the UK.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to British Wireless for the Blind
£6,011	15/11/2019	We want to give 20 visually impaired individuals in Liverpool and Sefton access to internet-based audio using the new easy to use Bumblebee.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 54-78

LINDSEY MACK Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Senior Manager

GERRY THORN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director

JASON CHARLES DOMINIC MOWE Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Bank Manager

MARK ANTHONY NOBLE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Bank Clerk

MICHAEL WOOD Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Engineer-Retired

MICHAEL BRACE (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director

QUENTIN HOWARD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES,

DANIEL SMITH Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Broadcasting Engineer, Other trusteeship: WAVELENGTH CHARITY LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/11/1999, number: 1078287
Registered at Companies House on 28/10/1999, number: 03870182

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

10 ALBION PLACE
MAIDSTONE
KENT
ME14 5DZ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF THOSE PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO BE REGISTERED VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN THE BRITISH ISLANDS IN SUCH WAY AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRITISH ISLES

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