Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -4
  • Large legacies income: +2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND 

SUPPORTS RESIDENTS OF WARWICKSHIRE AND COVENTRY WITH SIGHT LOSS PROBLEMS. PROVIDES REHABILITATION SERVICES, SUPPORT, ADVICE AND COMPANIONSHIP TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. ACHIEVES THIS BY ONE-ONE ADVICE, SOCIAL CLUBS, DROP IN CENTRES AS WELL AS TALKING NEWSPAPERS, TALKING BOOKS AND IT TECHNOLOGY TRAINING.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,660,317 available, equivalent to 45 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year but the charity has substantial reserves available
Established: 16 years

www.warwickshire.vision

enquiries@warwickshire.vision

01926411331

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
31/03/23£503£702£-198£58£2,745£2,66045.522174
31/03/22£964£583£381£44£3,098£3,05062.821106
31/03/21£1,411£458£953£22£2,612£2,5186616257
31/03/20£1,240£466£774£19£1,412£1,36035.117247
31/03/19£486£451£35n/an/an/an/an/a243
31/03/18£476£506£-30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£370£470£-99£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£439£460£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£386£447£-61£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£506£432£74£56£885£84623.5130
31/03/13£358£383£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£291£391£-101£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£411£378£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£355£360£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£1,199£370£828£38£723£72323.4140

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 14.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 45.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 9.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 22 employees
  • 174 volunteers
Who it helps
  • 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
  • Warwickshire,

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£240,870
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
DCMS£9,578
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 24/06/2022
Pam's Journey - Warwickshire Vision Support's Sight Loss Pathway
National Lottery Community Fund - Telephone Befriending Service
£9,649 08/10/2021
The funding will be used to run a telephone befriending service for people living with visual impairments. The project aims to improve their wellbeing and reduce the feeling of isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Warwickshire Vision Support Centres
£231,221 15/12/2020
35
This funding will be used over a period of three years to cover the costs of running and expanding the distribution of its Vision Support Centres. It is intended that further pop-up centres in ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,578 02/07/2020
"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
National Lottery Community Fund - Vision Support Advocacy Officer (Pilot)
£9,369 23/08/2018
12
This funding will be used to recruit a vision support advocacy officer who will support and represent people living with visual impairments. This aims to improve independent living and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving the economic and social wellbeing of marginalised or isolate
£177,096 18/07/2018
36
This group will use the funding to reach even more people who are visually impaired and improve their economic wellbeing. This project also aims to make the group more approachable and relevant to ....more
Dunhill Medical Trust - Advice Desk and My Sight Programme for Visually Impaired People in Warwickshire
£52,500 14/09/2017
12
To support people with visual impariment through advice on practical considerations and support groups
Masonic Trust - Core funding
£5,000 19/04/2017
Advice, information and support for people with sight loss, visual impairments and blind people.
National Lottery Community Fund - My Sight: Supporting People Diagnosed With Sight Loss in Nuneaton & No
£122,693 04/04/2016
35
A project to provide advice, information and peer mentoring support for people newly diagnosed with sight loss. The scheme will provide weekly sessions on rehabilitation, maintaining independence, ....more
Dunhill Medical Trust - Home Visitor Service
£52,437 18/06/2013
To support older people who are visually impaired to continue living in their own home. The Home Visitor Service provides a reservoir of volunteers who visit individuals in their home and provide ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 37-80
  • AMER HERIAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Bt Procurement Manager
  • LIZ THIEBE (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Health Care Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/03/2008, number: 1123220
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/02/2008, number: 06511954
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

Warwickshire Vision Support
14 Market Place
WARWICK
CV34 4SL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED RESIDENTS IN COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE BY THE PROVISION OF GOOD QUALITY SERVICES IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER VOLUNTARY AND STATUTORY ORGANISATIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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