Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -9 ?

SEEING 

To support directly and raise funds for organisations located in South Devon and Torbay which provide services and support to people with sight loss.To support full and equal integration in society of blind and partially sighted people and to promote visual awareness in the community
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be very static and 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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 17 years
(18 years as a company)

www.seeingcharity.org.uk

seeing@kdn.eclipse.co.uk

01626777943

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House

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
31/05/23£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/22£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/21£3£3£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/20£3£1£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/19£13£15£-2n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/05/18£10£13£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/17£13£13£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/16£3£14£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/15£11£20£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/14£16£6£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/13£16£5£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/12£10£8£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/11£5£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/10£6£7£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/09£12£5£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/08£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Devon,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
£15,000 24/01/2017
£15,000 towards core funding. PAFRAS aims to reduce destitution alongside supporting physical and mental well-being of vulnerable migrants in Leeds, including emergency support through a drop-in ....more
AB Charitable Trust - Alleviation of abject poverty and destitution
£10,000 28/04/2015
£10,000 towards a destitution support/ caseworker

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 62-74
  • VICTOR FRY Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/08/2007, number: 1120650
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/05/2005, number: 05442164
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; all on time
Main office

5 PARADISE ROAD
TEIGNMOUTH
TQ14 8NR

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED IN DEVON WHO ARE IN CHARITABLE NEED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DEVON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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