DERBYSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF THE BLIND LTD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 2 June 2000
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03920526
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £731,771
Latest expenditure: £622,238
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: DERBYS ASSOC OF THE BLIND T/A, SIGHT SUPPORT DERBYSHIRE, 2A WENTWORTH HOUSE, VERNON GATE, DERBY, DE1 1UR

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Derbyshire Association OF the Blind aims to enhance the quality of visually impaired peoples' lives by providing a comprehensive range of services and activities throughout Derbyshire.

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: 22 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £731,771
Total Gross Expenditure: £622,238

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: 20 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 20 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £579,230
Total Gross Expenditure: £561,559

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: 13 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 13 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £577,812
Total Gross Expenditure: £575,815

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: 2 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 2 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £671,365
Total Gross Expenditure: £568,578

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: 27 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 27 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £595,479
Total Gross Expenditure: £542,808

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: 22 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £731,771
Total Gross Expenditure: £622,238
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 235344
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: 61

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: 20 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £579,230
Total Gross Expenditure: £561,559
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 235344
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: 60

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: 13 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £577,812
Total Gross Expenditure: £575,815
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 228491
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 80

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: 2 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £671,365
Total Gross Expenditure: £568,578
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Contracts: 227919
Income From Government Grants: £52,389
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 70

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: 27 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £595,479
Total Gross Expenditure: £542,808
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £14
Income From Government Contracts: 223737
Income From Government Grants: £38,970
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 76

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 22 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 291026
Income Other Trading Activities: 9569
Income Charitable Activities: 412491
Income Investments: 17768
Income Other: 917
Income Total Income And Endowments: 731771
Income Legacies: 134070
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £51,453
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £570,785
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 622238
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3525
Expenditure Support Costs: 99573
Expenditure Depreciation: 5020
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £827,195
Assets Total Fixed: 395139
Assets Own Use: 390139
Assets Long Term Investment: 5000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £602,219
Assets Total Liabilities: £73,746
Assets Current Investment: 305000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £923,612
Creditors One Year Total Current: 73746
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £218,505
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 827196
Funds Restricted: 96416
Funds Total: 923612
Count Employees: 21
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 20 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 154655
Income Other Trading Activities: 8125
Income Charitable Activities: 404213
Income Investments: 11737
Income Other: 500
Income Total Income And Endowments: 579230
Income Legacies: 14403
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £45,134
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £516,425
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 561559
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7256
Expenditure Support Costs: 81158
Expenditure Depreciation: 3920
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £725,220
Assets Total Fixed: 389160
Assets Own Use: 384160
Assets Long Term Investment: 5000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £493,537
Assets Total Liabilities: £68,618
Assets Current Investment: 358685
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £814,079
Creditors One Year Total Current: 68618
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £103,322
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 725220
Funds Restricted: 88859
Funds Total: 814079
Count Employees: 18
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: 13 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 180360
Income Other Trading Activities: 13933
Income Charitable Activities: 380366
Income Investments: 3153
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 577812
Income Legacies: 9600
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £44,522
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £531,293
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 575815
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7654
Expenditure Support Costs: 118043
Expenditure Depreciation: 3920
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £693,494
Assets Total Fixed: 393180
Assets Own Use: 388080
Assets Long Term Investment: 5100
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £476,326
Assets Total Liabilities: £73,098
Assets Current Investment: 206550
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £796,408
Creditors One Year Total Current: 73098
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £234,600
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 693494
Funds Restricted: 102914
Funds Total: 796408
Count Employees: 19
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 2 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 297672
Income Other Trading Activities: 7373
Income Charitable Activities: 361868
Income Investments: 1493
Income Other: 2959
Income Total Income And Endowments: 671365
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £39,679
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £528,899
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 568578
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8675
Expenditure Support Costs: 122099
Expenditure Depreciation: 346
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £735,577
Assets Total Fixed: 397100
Assets Own Use: 392000
Assets Long Term Investment: 5100
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £492,503
Assets Total Liabilities: £95,192
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £794,411
Creditors One Year Total Current: 95192
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £445,448
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 735577
Funds Restricted: 58834
Funds Total: 794411
Count Employees: 20
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 27 September 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 247832
Income Other Trading Activities: 8598
Income Charitable Activities: 303649
Income Investments: 2466
Income Other: 32934
Income Total Income And Endowments: 595479
Income Legacies: 24618
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £56,716
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £486,092
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 542808
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8099
Expenditure Support Costs: 134117
Expenditure Depreciation: 1837
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £654,598
Assets Total Fixed: 5446
Assets Own Use: 346
Assets Long Term Investment: 5100
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £767,248
Assets Total Liabilities: £81,070
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £691,624
Creditors One Year Total Current: 81070
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £721,892
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 654598
Funds Restricted: 37026
Funds Total: 691624
Count Employees: 24
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Derbyshire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

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

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: DERBYSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF THE BLIND LTD
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-03-12T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number: 3973151
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1082934
Assoc Charity Name: THE MOLLY FORSTER CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity Name: DERBYSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF THE BLIND LTD
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-03-07T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 509862
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 509862
Assoc Charity Name: THE MATLOCK AND DISTRICT TALKING NEWSPAPER

Charity Name: DERBYSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF THE BLIND LTD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2000-06-02T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/02/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/09/2002AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 18/11/2010 as amended on 01 Jul 2019
Charitable Objects: 5. ObjectsThe objects (“Objects”) of the Company are the following:For the public benefit to:(a) Provide relief and support to people of all ages in need, whether by youth, age, ill health, financial hardship or other disadvantage and in particular those affected by sight loss (including people who are blind or partially sighted and people with dual sensory loss (deaf blind) and primarily (but not exclusively) to those people living in Derby and Derbyshire.(b) Advance education and promote understanding about eye health and sight loss; and(c) Prevent avoidable sight loss.
Area Of Benefit: DERBY, DERBYSHIRE

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 398927
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DAB

Charity Name Id: 398939
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: SIGHT SUPPORT DERBYSHIRE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

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: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures