MERTON VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 7 May 1999
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03758661
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £442,411
Latest expenditure: £555,035
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: MERTONVISION, 67 CLARENDON ROAD, LONDON, SW19 2DX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.mertonvision.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

providing services for people with a visual impairment

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 21 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £442,411
Total Gross Expenditure: £555,035

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £580,156
Total Gross Expenditure: £528,008

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 19 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £506,889
Total Gross Expenditure: £437,043

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 22 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 22 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £291,421
Total Gross Expenditure: £353,713

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 22 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 22 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £393,569
Total Gross Expenditure: £360,261

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £442,411
Total Gross Expenditure: £555,035
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 128979
Income From Government Grants: £86,907
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 29

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £580,156
Total Gross Expenditure: £528,008
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 124706
Income From Government Grants: £81,467
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 28

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £506,889
Total Gross Expenditure: £437,043
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £129,531
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £291,421
Total Gross Expenditure: £353,713
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 80620
Income From Government Grants: £64,468
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 16

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £393,569
Total Gross Expenditure: £360,261
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 79531
Income From Government Grants: £70,279
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 27

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 54392
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 508768
Income Investments: 7403
Income Other: 9593
Income Total Income And Endowments: 580156
Income Legacies: 36554
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £340
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £518,396
Expenditure Other: 9272
Expenditure Total: 528008
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9272
Expenditure Support Costs: 7512
Expenditure Depreciation: 6788
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 6788
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £189,236
Assets Total Fixed: 82697
Assets Own Use: 57697
Assets Long Term Investment: 25000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £573,523
Assets Total Liabilities: £17,912
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £638,308
Creditors One Year Total Current: 17912
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £540,210
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 530533
Funds Restricted: 107775
Funds Total: 638308
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 25959
Income Other Trading Activities: 1459
Income Charitable Activities: 477163
Income Investments: 2308
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 506889
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £475
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £428,968
Expenditure Other: 7600
Expenditure Total: 437043
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 250
Expenditure Governance: 7600
Expenditure Support Costs: 56765
Expenditure Depreciation: 4125
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £172,539
Assets Total Fixed: 83787
Assets Own Use: 58787
Assets Long Term Investment: 25000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £518,396
Assets Total Liabilities: £16,023
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £586,160
Creditors One Year Total Current: 16023
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £468,179
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 498836
Funds Restricted: 87324
Funds Total: 586160
Count Employees: 15
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Merton
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: MERTON VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1999-05-07T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON THE 23 APRIL 1999 AS AMENDED 13 OCTOBER 2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 07 DEC 2017
Charitable Objects: .1 THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO GRANT ASSISTANCE TO ALL BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE AND TO HEARING IMPAIRED PEOPLE ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON AND IF THE TRUSTEES SO DETERMINE ELSEWHERE IN ENGLAND AND WALES. IN THESE OBJECTS BLIND SHALL INCLUDE PEOPLE WHO THOUGH NOT TOTALLY BLIND, ARE PARTIALLY OR INTERMITTENTLY DEPRIVED OF SIGHT OR ARE AT RISK OF BLINDNESS.
Area Of Benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 422650
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: MERTON VISION

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries