ESSEX BLIND CHARITY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 13 May 2004
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05098747
Financial period: 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
Latest income: £214,617
Latest expenditure: £288,944
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 40, North Hill, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PY

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To relieve and assist people with sight loss.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 18 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £214,617
Total Gross Expenditure: £288,944

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 13 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 13 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £220,645
Total Gross Expenditure: £259,203

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 29 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 15 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 15 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,061,972
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,548,113

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 16 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,378,621
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,568,107

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 5 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,478,594
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,559,664

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 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £214,617
Total Gross Expenditure: £288,944
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 110075
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: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 13 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £220,645
Total Gross Expenditure: £259,203
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 52316
Income From Government Grants: £8,440
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: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 15 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,061,972
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,548,113
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £22,342
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: 13

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,378,621
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,568,107
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £129,241
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 17

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,478,594
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,559,664
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £138,719
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 15 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 55596
Income Other Trading Activities: 3432
Income Charitable Activities: 1557329
Income Investments: 16837
Income Other: 428778
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2061972
Income Legacies: 5000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £444,773
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,103,340
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1548113
Expenditure Investment Management: 428778
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 17160
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 9176
Gain Loss Investment: -21498
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,837,051
Assets Total Fixed: 373040
Assets Own Use: 15242
Assets Long Term Investment: 357798
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,487,355
Assets Total Liabilities: £23,344
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,837,051
Creditors One Year Total Current: 23344
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,474,678
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2832904
Funds Restricted: 4147
Funds Total: 2837051
Count Employees: 58
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 March 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 183087
Income Other Trading Activities: 2310
Income Charitable Activities: 1181827
Income Investments: 11397
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1378621
Income Legacies: 6986
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,964
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,563,143
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1568107
Expenditure Investment Management: 163
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 17339
Expenditure Support Costs: 1568107
Expenditure Depreciation: 53919
Gain Loss Investment: -132125
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -45762
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,327,971
Assets Total Fixed: 2259000
Assets Own Use: 1890830
Assets Long Term Investment: 368170
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £185,109
Assets Total Liabilities: £99,419
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,344,690
Creditors One Year Total Current: 99419
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £145,189
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2327971
Funds Restricted: 16719
Funds Total: 2344690
Count Employees: 64
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 July 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 167473
Income Other Trading Activities: 759
Income Charitable Activities: 1298977
Income Investments: 11385
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1478594
Income Legacies: 21465
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,965
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,556,699
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1559664
Expenditure Investment Management: 177
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 13860
Expenditure Support Costs: 16825
Expenditure Depreciation: 10076
Gain Loss Investment: 88469
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,513,235
Assets Total Fixed: 2436887
Assets Own Use: 1936592
Assets Long Term Investment: 500295
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £170,187
Assets Total Liabilities: £79,836
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,527,238
Creditors One Year Total Current: 79836
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £133,109
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2513235
Funds Restricted: 14003
Funds Total: 2527238
Count Employees: 68
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ESSEX BLIND CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2004-05-13T00:00:00

Charity Name: ESSEX BLIND CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-05-10T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 1051761
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1051761
Assoc Charity Name: MALDON AND DISTRICT VISION IMPAIRED CLUB

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 8 APRIL 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 27 OCTOBER 2009. as amended on 21 Aug 2021
Charitable Objects: To relieve and to assist by all charitable means people who are impaired, disabled or handicapped by lack of vision or impaired vision (and those responsible for their care) who are resident within the County of Essex.
Area Of Benefit: THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM, HAVERING, REDBRIDGE, WALTHAM FORREST AND THE UNITARY AUTHORITIES OF SOUTHEND AND THURROCK.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 714349
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Essex Sight

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures