CHESTER & DISTRICT FEDERATION OF THE BLIND — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 15 December 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £243,399
Latest expenditure: £139,991
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Unit 37, Rosscliffe Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 3AS

Website recorded by the regulator: www.cdfb.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The organisation exists to promote social inclusion amongst blind and partially sighted people who are socially excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of being blind or partially sighted.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 24 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 24 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £243,399
Total Gross Expenditure: £139,991

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 18 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £265,728
Total Gross Expenditure: £132,743

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 13 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 13 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £190,893
Total Gross Expenditure: £122,341

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 6 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 6 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £268,214
Total Gross Expenditure: £134,028

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 7 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £222,646
Total Gross Expenditure: £130,167

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £243,399
Total Gross Expenditure: £139,991
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 131

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £265,728
Total Gross Expenditure: £132,743
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 13 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £190,893
Total Gross Expenditure: £122,341
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 6 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £268,214
Total Gross Expenditure: £134,028
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: £1
Income From Government Grants: £1,900
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: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £222,646
Total Gross Expenditure: £130,167
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: £1
Income From Government Grants: £2,006
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 200

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Flintshire
Welsh Ind: Yes

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cheshire West & Chester
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHESTER & DISTRICT FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2009-12-15T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 26 OCT 2009AS AMENDED ON 24 NOV 2009AS AMENDED ON 15 APR 2014
Charitable Objects: THE ORGANISATION EXISTS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONGST BLIND ANDPARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTSOF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED BY:(A) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING BLIND ANDPARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIRSOCIAL EXCLUSION;(B) PROVIDING ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT TO BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTEDPEOPLE;(C) ENABLING AND ENCOURAGING BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE TOSEEK TO INFLUENCE LOCAL BODIES, SUCH AS COUNCILS, HEALTH ANDEDUCATION AUTHORITIES, TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE REQUIREMENTS OFBLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR BLINDAND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE THROUGH SERVICE PROVISION AND OTHERMECHANISMS;(E) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE BLINDAND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE TO MAXIMISE THEIR EDUCATIONALOPPORTUNITIES.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures