Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 8

Accounts overdue -5
Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 5

HALIFAX SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND

We offer sight loss specific information, support, advice and specialist equipment in our extensive sight centre to promote the independence of people with sight loss. We also have social groups in Brighouse and Halifax, regular Zoom groups, Tenpin bowling group, Local Eating Out Group (LEO), volunteering opportunities, AVIATORS scheme, newsletter and audio magazine, occasional day trips & more.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Latest accounts are overdue for filing

Established: 60 years

www.halifaxblindsociety.org.uk

info@halifaxblindsociety.org.uk

01422352383

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/22		£173	£152	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	38
31/03/21		£87	£119	£-32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/20		£174	£141	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	24
31/03/19		£247	£126	£121	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/18		£81	£66	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	5
31/03/17		£70	£97	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£84	£95	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£75	£91	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£127	£94	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£75	£92	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£85	£101	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£77	£109	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£151	£96	£55	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£102	£103	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£200	£123	£77	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£97	£107	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£101	£98	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£109	£112	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£229	£119	£110	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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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 buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Calderdale,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
38 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	£107,714
DCMS	£9,999
Co-Operative Group	£4,512

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Halifax Society for the Blind
£2,061	22/10/2022	In using adapted equipment and specialist tutors, we would provide cookery training to people with visual impairments; thereby improving self-worth, mental health and nutrition.
National Lottery Community Fund - AVIATORS (Advancing Visually Impaired Adoption of Technology OutReach Service
£97,768	27/10/2021	The funding will be used to support the AVIATORS project (Advancing Visually Impaired Access to Technology Out Reach Service) which will provide information support and training in the use of ....more The funding will be used to support the AVIATORS project (Advancing Visually Impaired Access to Technology Out Reach Service) which will provide information support and training in the use of specialised handsets and software for those who are blind/with sight loss (SL) and visually impairment (VI). The project will purchase fifteen specially adapted sight loss tablet devices which will form a digital lending library to loan out to project participants. The devices are sophisticated and use tailored templates to help people with SL/VI to navigate a touch screen has accessibility options around format and colour and reader options with voice activation at a higher degree of specialisation than that seen on a normal smart phone.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Halifax Society for the Blind
£2,451	23/10/2021	We would like to hold information and support days for people who are newly registered blind and have been referred to us by the hospital.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,999	14/09/2020	"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."
National Lottery Community Fund - Sight Support Centre
£9,946	30/05/2019 12	The funding will be used to equip a centre which supports people with sight loss, providing essential information about their conditions and support.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

DR COLIN HUTCHINSON Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: HALIFAX SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND CIO,

HILARY NEWTON Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: HALIFAX SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND CIO,

MARK ANTHONY OWEN Appointed: 2019

MRS SUE MORT Appointed: 2017

PETER HORSFALL BENSON, Other trusteeship: THE JOHN ABBOTT'S TRUSTEES LADIES' HOME,

PAUL DUNCAN MITCHELL Appointed: 2020

SIDRA KAUSER Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: HALIFAX SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND CIO,

SUZANNE MITCHELL Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/02/1964, number: 224258

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

19 returns made; AR13: 64 days late, AR06: 1 days late,

Main office

Halifax Society for the Blind
36 Clare Road
HALIFAX
HX1 2HX

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE REGISTERED AS BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED RESIDENT WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, BY THE PROVISION OF SERVICES OR ASSISTANCE WHETHER PRACTICAL, FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE TO SUCH PERSONS, AND TO DO SUCH OTHER LAWFUL THINGS AS SHALL BE CONDUCTIVE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE SOCIET'S AIMS AND OBJECTIVES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF CALDERDALE (EXCLUDING THE AREA COVERED BY THE TODMORDEN SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND)

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