Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 8

WATFORD SOCIAL CENTRE FOR THE BLIND

The charity provides a club where visually impaired people may meet socially enjoying weekly activities, entertainment & support specifically for those with sight loss. Regular days out and an annual holiday for members can be enjoyed. The club is open every week for two days & runs entirely on a self funded and voluntary basis.

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 including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of 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

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
31/12/22		£45	£27	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	16
31/12/21		£24	£25	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/12/20		£23	£18	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/19		£24	£18	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/12/18		£21	£14	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	8
31/12/17		£24	£18	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£24	£22	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£21	£13	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£21	£14	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£20	£19	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£20	£16	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£23	£24	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£20	£27	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£22	£17	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	*	£23	£18	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£17	£22	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£25	£18	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	*	£19	£26	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	*	£25	£18	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 61 years

www.watfordblindcentre.org

contact@watfordblindcentre.org

07932746181

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
16 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Watford Social Centre for the Blind
£1,772	22/10/2022	We plan to provide a free day trip including lunch to the Knebworth House sensory garden. This will help the recovery of our members mental health after the last 18 months of isolation.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500	11/08/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ABIGAIL RADCLIFFE Appointed: 2018

DENNIS DUMBLETON Appointed: 2011

DIANE ABBOTT Appointed: 2015

EDWARD MARSH Appointed: 2022

HILDA MATHER

JENNY MARSH (Chair)

MICHAEL BRUNTON Appointed: 2020

NICHOLAS JOHN RAYNER Appointed: 2022

RICHARD TOWNLEY

RACHAEL GILTHORPE Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: POHWER,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/06/1963, number: 302491

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR08: 15 days late, AR05: 28 days late, AR04: 91 days late,

Main office

Rene Milton Hall
17 Cross Street
Watford
Herts
WD17 2QD

Objectives

A PLACE WHERE BLIND PEOPLE MAY MEET FOR SOCIAL INTERCOURSE ENTERTAINMENT AND EDUCATION TO PLY CRAFTS PECULIAR TO BLIND PEOPLE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF ENABLING BLIND PEOPLE TO ENTER INTO INDUSTRY AND THE PROFESSIONS AND TO BECOME AS FAR AS POSSIBLE SELF SUPPORTING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WATFORD.

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