Overall GiG Score: 12 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8

PERTH & KINROSS SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 107 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £184,294 £188,849 £229,884 £239,724 £272,348
Donations & Legacies £96,936 £138,188 £100,464 £20,385 £12,045
Other Income £125 £184 £9,661 £1,193 £17,933
Investment Income £65,568 £82,478 £58,406 £53,747 £46,054
Total income £354,983 £422,860 £431,377 £323,513 £389,444 £358,200
Charitable activities spending £430,019 £414,756 £497,788 £436,202 £533,258
Fundraising costs 4% 3% 6% 17% 13% 7%
Other spending
Total spending £440,925 £425,270 £521,102 £482,284 £507,196 £554,865
Surplus/deficit -£85,942 -£2,410 -£89,725 -£158,771 -£117,752 -£196,665
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • People with disabilities or health problems
Purposes
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Perth And Kinross

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£117,012
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust£54,045
Foundation Scotland£4,746
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Perth and Kinross Sensory Hub
£34,045 02/02/2023
VisionPK is seeking a one-year capital funding grant to fund the costs of a bespoke, cutting edge, unique lighting system in our new, innovative Sensory Hub being developed in Perth High Street. ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Sensory Hub Accessibility Project -stage 1
£6,583 07/07/2022
The group will use the funding to refurbish toilets in the building they have taken over including one disabled access toilet.
National Lottery Community Fund - Vision Reconnect
£102,229 28/07/2021
This group will use the funding for a worker who will work alongside visually impaired people re-connecting them with their local communities by developing and facilitating user-led community-based ....more
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - VisionPK's future ambitions
£20,000 23/11/2020
VisionPK is seeking funding to help meet the needs of the increasing numbers of visually impaired people in Perth and Kinross, preparing them for a more independent, sustainable future, enabling a ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Engagement role
£8,200 10/11/2020
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This group will use funding to engage a consultant to carry out research into the needs of people with visual impairments in Perth & Kinross. The group will use findings to roll out a new package ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Perth & Kinross Society For The Blind
£4,746 21/10/2020
to adapt VisionPK services to be better able to support people with sensory impairments with both in person and remotely, safely from the VisionPK building.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Support for Core Services
£36,000 30/11/2016
Perth & Kinross Society for the Blind, operating as VisionPK, provides specialist services to support the lives and promote the independence of local blind and partially-sighted people in Perth ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 32-75
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 07/03/1917, number: SC001152
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/03/2000, number: SC205004
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Perth & Kinross Sensory Hub, 174 High Street, Perth, PH1 5UH

Objectives

The company's objects are to promote the welfare of people who have a sensory impairment which impacts on activities of daily living or mobility residing within the area administered by Perth and Kinross Council and such other area or areas as the company may subsequently include within its geographical area of operations or as may be determined by the company at its absolute discretion, (hereinafter referred to as, “the Operating Area”) and to work with such persons to empower and support them to lead independent and fulfilling lives as equal members of society.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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