01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 6 May 1963
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
- Latest income
- £148,586
- Latest expenditure
- £101,567
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: SUITE 1, UNIT 2, STANSTED COURTYARD, TAKELEY, PARSONAGE ROAD, ESSEX
02 Activities
What the charity does
Grants awarded to visually impaired people residing in United Kingdom. All applicants must be registered blind or partially sighted. Grants do not include loans - usually remitted for tuition/course fees, computer equipment & household items.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £148,586
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £101,567
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £137,756
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £105,564
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £138,322
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £102,627
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £111,601
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £104,638
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £95,886
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £123,249
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 22 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £148,586
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £101,567
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 20 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £137,756
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £105,564
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 10 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £138,322
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £102,627
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £111,601
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £104,638
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 15 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £95,886
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £123,249
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- GARDNER'S TRUST FOR THE BLIND
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1963-05-06T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- SCHEME DATED 20 JANUARY 2009
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: (1) THE SUPPORT AND RELIEF OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHETHER PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY BLIND;(2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHETHER PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY BLIND.
- Area Of Benefit
- NATIONAL
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures