Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 10
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +7

NEWCASTLE VISION SUPPORT 

Newcastle Vision Support supports 1,300 people living with sight loss. Our numbers grow by 100 new referrals each year. To our service users NVS provides vital support enabling clients to overcome the devastating effects of sight loss. Services provided include - outreach, volunteer visiting, training (including IT training places to 60 clients per year), a resource centre and much more.
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 and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • 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
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 18 years

http://www.newcastlevisionsupport.org.uk

info@newcastlevisionsupport.org.uk

01912327292

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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
31/12/22£157£162£-5n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/12/21£69£185£-116n/an/an/an/an/a28
31/12/20£124£179£-55n/an/an/an/an/a19
31/12/19£297£202£96n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/18£221£197£24£0£0£0n/a025
31/12/17£198£181£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£202£171£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£140£144£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£167£154£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£184£156£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£170£132£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£196£223£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£270£241£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£231£224£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£206£245£-39£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£233£242£-9£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 35 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City,

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 Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£46,194
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£38,501
National Lottery Community Fund£29,642
Masonic Trust£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Lifeline to Social Inclusion for Visually Impaired People
£10,000 16/06/2023
The funding will be used to help with running costs to allow this service for visually impaired to remain open. The project aims to reduce feelings of isolation and improve health and wellbeing ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Vision Matters and Financial Inclusion
£9,642 04/03/2022
The funding will be used to deliver support to sight impaired people in North Tyneside with a Vision Matters course which runs over six weeks to help people affected to live independently. There will ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Newcastle Vision Support
£20,000 15/07/2021
Salary costs for a part time Activities Co-Ordinator for older visually impaired people in Newcastle
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Volunteer expenses, DBS checks, transport, and activities to support visually impaired people affected by COVID-19 restrictions
£4,460 27/05/2021
Volunteer expenses, DBS checks, transport, and activities to support visually impaired people affected by COVID-19 restrictions
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Newcastle Vision Support
£4,460 27/05/2021
Volunteer expenses, DBS checks, transport, and activities to support visually impaired people affected by COVID-19 restrictions
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - VINTage Empowerment Project in Newcastle (continuation)
£24,041 03/07/2020
VINTage Empowerment Project in Newcastle (continuation)
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Supporting older people during the Covid19 outbreak
£5,000 07/04/2020
Supporting older people during the Covid19 outbreak
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting older people during the Covid19 outbreak
£5,000 07/04/2020
supporting older people during the Covid19 outbreak
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000 10/02/2020
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Hosting music concerts for the elderly visually impaired people in Newcastle
£2,900 05/11/2019
Hosting music concerts for the elderly visually impaired people in Newcastle
National Lottery Community Fund - Welfare Rights Service
£10,000 30/05/2019
11
The funding will provide one to one support to people who are visually impaired with applying for benefits. The project aims to help them complete inaccessible forms and reduce the anxiety people ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - VINTage Empowerment Project - Year 2.
£18,834 01/04/2019
VINTage Empowerment Project - Year 2.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Music Concerts for elderly visually impaired people
£2,760 15/10/2018
Music Concerts for elderly visually impaired people
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - VINTage Empowerment Project Year 1
£30,000 26/06/2018
VINTage Empowerment Project Year 1
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 13/06/2018
Contribution towards Core costs to support visually impaired people in Newcastle
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Overcoming isolation among our most frail and vulnerable blind people
£7,488 22/11/2017
Overcoming isolation among our most frail and vulnerable blind people
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Safeguarding Project to prevent abuse among visually disabled adults Year 3
£9,906 01/04/2017
Safeguarding Project to prevent abuse among visually disabled adults Year 3
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Empowering older visually impaired people to lead full lives Year 3
£27,787 01/04/2017
Empowering older visually impaired people to lead full lives Year 3
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Newcastle Vision Support
£7,600 26/01/2017
Our VIStory: Learning from our past to look to our future
Masonic Trust - Core funding
£4,750 20/07/2016
Practical and emotional support, IT services, social activities, advice and training for visually impaired people.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Safeguarding Project to prevent abuse among visually disabled adults Year 2
£9,701 01/04/2016
Towards Safeguarding Project to prevent abuse among visually disabled adults Year 2
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Empowering older visually impaired people to lead full lives Year 2
£27,786 01/04/2016
Towards Empowering older visually impaired people to lead full lives Year 2
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Volunteer project to enhance the lives of visually impaired people
£4,500 09/03/2016
Towards Volunteer project to enhance the lives of visually impaired people
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Empowering older visually impaired people to lead full lives Year 1
£27,786 25/06/2015
Towards Empowering older visually impaired people to lead full lives Year 1
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Safeguarding Project to prevent abuse among visually disabled adults Year 1
£9,511 07/05/2015
Towards Safeguarding Project to prevent abuse among visually disabled adults Year 1
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Newcastle Society for Blind People
£10,000 05/06/2014
towards one year's running costs of a project which provides safeguarding support to blind and partially-sighted people in the North-East of England
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Newcastle Society for Blind People
£16,000 25/08/2011
the Chief Executive Officer's salary - agreed change to salary of General Manager
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Newcastle Society for Blind People
£30,000 15/09/2009
36
Towards Unrestricted core costs Towards core costs to enable the organisation to plan new services and respond to current need.
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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: 47-64
  • DAVID DEAS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Physiotherapist
  • HEATHER BUCKLEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Primary School Teacher
  • MAXINE DEAS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired Physiotherapist
  • LESLEY RANCE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: University Lecturer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/08/2006, number: 1115815
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/07/2006, number: 05865697
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from EYE WISH ACCESS CIO on 21/02/2023
Main office

Suite 1, 6th Floor west A
Hadrian House
Higham Place
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 8AF

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE IN NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT CALCULATED TO MEET THEIR NEEDS - PROVIDED THAT SUCH SUPPORT WILL BE GIVEN IN A WAY WHICH INCREASES AND RESPECTS THE INDEPENDENCE, CHOICE, PRIVACY AND DIGNITY OF SUCH PEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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