Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 9

Liabilities <10%: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 18

BUCKSVISION

To promote the better education, training, employment and welfare of blind and partially sighted people and people with sensory disabilities other than visual impairment, and generally watch over and protect the interests of such people and to prevent blindness.Operating throughout Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes; including 12 social clubs, art and craft groups, walking, bowls, and fitness.

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
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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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	£692	£541	£151	£0	£928	£596	13.2	12	250
31/03/22	£656	£354	£302	£0	£773	£406	13.8	9	274
31/03/21	£279	£277	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	277
31/03/20	£402	£385	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	294
31/03/19	£369	£378	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	333
31/03/18	£344	£355	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£296	£300	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£83	£318	£-235	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£124	£398	£-274	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£179	£319	£-140	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£63	£19	£45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 64%
Reserves/Spending: 13.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 18 months
Quick Ratio: 18.9

Asset Split ?

Established: 12 years

www.bucksvision.co.uk

reception@bucksvision.co.uk

01296 487556

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

12 employees
250 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

Rothschild Foundation	£27,500
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000
The Clothworkers Foundation	£10,000
DCMS	£10,000
Co-Operative Group	£7,679

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bucksvision
£1,658	22/10/2022	We help visually impaired people, by providing support, advice, social activities and the skills to enable them to reach their full potential and lead independent lives and preventing loneliness.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to BucksVision
£10,000	07/04/2022	purchase IT hardware equipment only for a charity supporting those who are visually impaired in Buckinghamshire.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	18/03/2022	Core Costs for BucksVision's work to support people with sight loss.
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Bucks Vision
£20,000	11/03/2022	Core funding for Bucks Vision services.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - BucksVision - 17/01/22
£1,000	17/02/2022	Core Funding
Masonic Trust - MCF Festival
£5,000	02/02/2022	The grant is to enable the charity to provide the service they provide to the partially sighted by numerous initiatives requiring funding.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	24/09/2020	"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."
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Bucks Vision
£7,500	11/09/2020 6	Core support to Bucks Vision's services to reach local blind and visually impaired residents experiencing social isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to BucksVision - Chalfont Division
£6,021	15/11/2019	We want to hire an accessible coach with a wheelchair lift to provide outings and events for blind and partially sighted people.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-75

CRISTINA HADJEZ Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Commercial Director

DAVID COLE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor

DEAN MICHAEL MARKS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Hr Director

IAN TAYLOR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

JAN ROBERT ANTOSIEWICZ Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Social Worker

JONATHAN SIDWELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

VALERIE CALDWELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

JOHN NICHOLAS CROWTHER Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: ORPINGTON AND CHISLEHURST METHODIST CIRCUIT,

ROBERT ASHTON DEAN (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/06/2012, number: 1147814
Registered at Companies House on 02/04/2012, number: 08016572

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

26/09/2014 - Asset transfer in from BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND
18/02/2021 - Asset transfer in from THE WALTER HAZELL CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND
12/06/2023 - Asset transfer in from TYRINGHAM PENSION FUND FOR THE BLIND

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE WALTER HAZELL CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND on 18/02/2021
Asset transfer in from TYRINGHAM PENSION FUND FOR THE BLIND on 12/06/2023

Main office

BucksVision
143 Meadowcroft
AYLESBURY
Buckinghamshire
HP19 9HH

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BETTER EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND WELFARE OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WITH SENSORY DISABILITIES OTHER THAN VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND GENERALLY TO WATCH OVER AND PROTECT THE INTEREST OF SUCH PEOPLE AND TO PREVENT BLINDNESS.IN THESE OBJECTS 'BLIND' SHALL INCLUDE PEOPLE WHO THOUGH NOT TOTALLY BLIND ARE PARTIALLY OR INTERMITTENTLY DEPRIVED OF SIGHT OR ARE THREATENED WITH BLINDNESS.

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