Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -9 ?

    THE HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING AND DISTRICT CENTRE FOR THE BLIND 

    Please see 'Charitable Objects' for further information
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

    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
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Established: 35 years

    georgedavison613@gmail.com

    01915267741

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?

    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£7£4£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/21£3£4£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/20£9£9£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/19£8£9£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/18£25£25£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/17£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16£9£9£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/15£11£11£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14£6£7£-2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13£9£17£-8£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£16£16£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£47£21£25£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10£5£14£-9£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09£7£12£-4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08£8£7£1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07£21£7£14£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/06£4£6£-2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£4£31£-26£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£5£6£-1£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    Where it operates
    • Sunderland,
    Who it helps
    • People With Disabilities

    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
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Window shutters
    £3,190 19/06/2017
    Window shutters

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/02/1989, number: 701139
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    17 ESSEX STREET
    HETTON-LE-HOLE
    HOUGHTON LE SPRING
    DH5 9LW

    Objectives

    TO RELIEVE THE DISABILITY OF VISUALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS IN HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT AND MORE PARTICULARY BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALLY OF THE FOREGOING TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID PERSONS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    HOUGHTON LE SPRING AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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