Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Large legacies income: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 12

LINCOLN & LINDSEY BLIND SOCIETY

The Society works to improve the overall quality of life for people with a visual impairment in North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, East and West Lindsey and Lincoln City. We achieve this by enabling and encouraging independent living through home visiting, the provision of and access to information, equipment and services and the development of community based activities and support.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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	£365	£363	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	110
31/03/22	£221	£330	£-109	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/03/21	£181	£315	£-133	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	170
31/03/20	£543	£345	£198	£14	£626	£598	20.8	13	170
31/03/19	£266	£359	£-94	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	190
31/03/18	£372	£413	£-41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£314	£432	£-119	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£360	£348	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£172	£329	£-157	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£255	£327	£-72	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£253	£347	£-94	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£284	£324	£-40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£286	£338	£-52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 15 years

www.llbs.co.uk

info@llbs.co.uk

01507605604

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
110 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£378,625
DCMS	£11,075
Lincolnshire Community Foundation	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Media Matters
£9,984	29/09/2022	The funding will be used to update the group’s IT infrastructure website and social media platforms enabling them to engage with people on a one to one basis. This will ensure the needs of the ....more The funding will be used to update the group’s IT infrastructure website and social media platforms enabling them to engage with people on a one to one basis. This will ensure the needs of the group’s visually impaired client group are being met especially in the case of younger people. The project aims to use the improved communication tools and up to date information to better help those who need specialised advice and equipment to cope with everyday life. This will mean visually impaired and blind people can stay in touch with others and receive the support they need without the worry of leaving the house or the need to have home visits and in some cases will be their only contact with he outside world.
National Lottery Community Fund - Travelling Triage Trial
£9,996	06/08/2021	The funding will be used by the group to cover staffing costs and to recruit a triage worker who will assess the needs of people living with sight loss and allocate them to the right specialist ....more The funding will be used by the group to cover staffing costs and to recruit a triage worker who will assess the needs of people living with sight loss and allocate them to the right specialist support and signpost them to the appropriate services.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£6,075	27/09/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Lincoln & Lindsey Blind Society Covid Project
£5,000	08/09/2020	Befriending service
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Lincoln & Lindsey Blind Society Covid Project
£5,000	08/09/2020	Befriending service
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000	08/09/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
National Lottery Community Fund - BAP (Benefit Advice Project)
£348,645	17/10/2019 47	This funding will develop a benefits advice home visiting service, tailored to the specific needs of those with sight loss or sight impairments. The project would see three advisors visiting people ....more This funding will develop a benefits advice home visiting service, tailored to the specific needs of those with sight loss or sight impairments. The project would see three advisors visiting people in their own homes to provide welfare benefits advice and information, assistance with completing benefits applications, advocacy and representation at appeals, and signposting to other services.
National Lottery Community Fund - LLBS PET (Publicity & Equipment Trailer)
£10,000	16/10/2019 12	LLBS PET (Publicity & Equipment Trailer)
National Lottery Community Fund - Connect to Communicate
£9,895	04/05/2018 12	The project will fund a mobile and tablet software for people who are visually impaired. This will provide a communication tool that allows them to build and maintain stronger relationships with ....more The project will fund a mobile and tablet software for people who are visually impaired. This will provide a communication tool that allows them to build and maintain stronger relationships with others.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Lincoln & Lindsey Blind Society
£6,406	29/11/2017	We need to buy special Boomboxes for blind people to listen to talking newspapers, books and magazines.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 27-81

CHELSEA JO CHALLIS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Tax Advisor

JAKE COLES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: None

LESLEY ANNE PEACOCK Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

AUDREY MOORE Appointed: 2011, Occupation: None

DOROTHY SELFE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: None

HOWARD GENN Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Director

JOHN DURHAM Appointed: 2015, Occupation: England, Other trusteeship: FORTITUDE CLUB,

KEITH EDWARD KELSEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: None

RAYMOND STEWART EDMONDS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: None

TIMOTHY JAMES DIXON (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: It Solutions Architect

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/10/2009, number: 1132353
Registered at Companies House on 24/07/2009, number: 06972185

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

02/07/2019 - Asset transfer in from THE LINCOLN SPIRITUAL ASSOCIATION
14/09/2019 - Asset transfer in from LINCOLN AND LINDSEY BLIND SOCIETY
22/10/2021 - Asset transfer in from LINCOLN TALKING NEWSPAPER
29/11/2023 - Asset transfer in from SOUNDSCENE TALKING MAGAZINE FOR THE BLIND

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE LINCOLN SPIRITUAL ASSOCIATION on 02/07/2019
Asset transfer in from LINCOLN AND LINDSEY BLIND SOCIETY on 14/09/2019
Asset transfer in from LINCOLN TALKING NEWSPAPER on 22/10/2021
Asset transfer in from SOUNDSCENE TALKING MAGAZINE FOR THE BLIND on 29/11/2023

Main office

BRADBURY HOUSE
RAMSGATE
LOUTH
LINCOLNSHIRE
LN11 0NB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF AND EDUCATION IN INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS OF BLIND, PARTIALLY SIGHTED AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF LINCOLN, EAST AND WEST LINDSEY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF CENTRES ESTABLISHED FOR SUCH PURPOSES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CITY OF LINCOLN, EAST AND WEST LINDSEY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE AND NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS

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