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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Removed: -50
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    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

    MACCLESFIELD SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND 

    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
    31/03/17£72£53£19£0£0£0n/a045
    31/03/16£34£49£-16£0£0£0n/a050
    31/03/15£99£50£49£0£0£0n/a040
    31/03/14£41£45£-4£0£0£0n/a050
    31/03/13£42£49£-7£0£0£0n/a040
    31/03/12£38£40£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£68£47£21£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10*£43£45£-2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09*£34£39£-5£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08*£33£39£-6£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07£41£52£-11£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/06£33£52£-18£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05*£41£51£-10£0£0£0n/a00
    23/03/04*£45£54£-9£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: NAN%
    Liabilities/Income: 0%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
    Reserves/Spending: 0 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
    Quick Ratio: NAN
    Asset Split ?
    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    GiG Classification
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides human resources
    Where it operates
    • Cheshire East,
    Who it helps
    • People With Disabilities

    Who supports 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
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Macclesfield Society for the Blind T/A Macclesfield Eye Society
    £3,771 19/11/2018
    We want to provide a social group for visually impaired people where they can meet and get information.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales, number: 226347
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    14 returns made; AR10: 84 days late, AR09: 19 days late, AR08: 50 days late, AR05: 10 days late, AR04: 9 days late,
    Main office


    Objectives

    1) TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND AND THOSE WHO HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY DEFECTIVE SIGHT2) TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    MACCLESFIELD DISTRICT AND CONGLETON TOWN AND OTHER PARTS AS APPROPRIATE (KNUTSFORD NOT INCLUDED)

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase

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