01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 9 February 2011
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 07435564
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,290,108
- Latest expenditure
- £1,117,985
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 17 BOURNEMOUTH ROAD, POOLE, BH14 0EF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.dorsetblind.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We work to help people with sight loss lead full, independent, healthy and socially active lives. We deliver practical services directly into the community to make these are as accessible as possible to all service users and while the sight loss condition itself sadly cannot be cured, the charity works to stop that sight loss from causing or leading to other physical or mental health problems.
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
- 7 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,290,108
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,117,985
- 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
- 21 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £964,511
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £936,108
- 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
- 18 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £949,307
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £827,370
- 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
- 5 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £728,607
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £691,033
- 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
- 1 October 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £703,335
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £530,619
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
- 7 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,290,108
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,117,985
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 400
- 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
- 21 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £964,511
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £936,108
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 400
- 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
- 18 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £949,307
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £827,370
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 400
- 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
- 5 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £728,607
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £691,033
- 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
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 392
- 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
- 1 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £703,335
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £530,619
- 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
- £28
- Income From Government Grants
- £189,672
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 300
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
- 7 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 521929
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 761313
- Income Charitable Activities
- 245
- Income Investments
- 6621
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1290108
- Income Legacies
- 396930
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £576,357
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £541,628
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1117985
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3711
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4350
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 147541
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 44162
- Gain Loss Investment
- -1092
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £429,814
- Assets Total Fixed
- 647859
- Assets Own Use
- 397307
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 250552
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £300,777
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £117,125
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £831,511
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 117125
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £135,166
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 827121
- Funds Restricted
- 4390
- Funds Total
- 831511
- Count Employees
- 32
- 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
- 21 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 302825
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 654783
- Income Charitable Activities
- 20
- Income Investments
- 6883
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 964511
- Income Legacies
- 75310
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £490,021
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £446,087
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 936108
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 1438
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 20447
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 103145
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 48851
- Gain Loss Investment
- 4056
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £317,642
- Assets Total Fixed
- 464850
- Assets Own Use
- 336666
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 128184
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £222,195
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £26,565
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £660,480
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 26565
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £115,207
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 656154
- Funds Restricted
- 4326
- Funds Total
- 660480
- Count Employees
- 25
- 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
- 18 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 364054
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 578598
- Income Charitable Activities
- 595
- Income Investments
- 6060
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 949307
- Income Legacies
- 176250
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £411,718
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £415,652
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 827370
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 2294
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 15068
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 95514
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 39370
- Gain Loss Investment
- -21319
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £327,505
- Assets Total Fixed
- 410015
- Assets Own Use
- 290232
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 119783
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £245,681
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £27,675
- Assets Current Investment
- 119125
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £628,021
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 27675
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £126,556
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 617737
- Funds Restricted
- 10284
- Funds Total
- 628021
- 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
- 5 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 270776
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 427198
- Income Charitable Activities
- 153
- Income Investments
- 4576
- Income Other
- 25904
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 728607
- Income Legacies
- 110904
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £325,895
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £365,138
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 691033
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 2399
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 14684
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 89472
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 38046
- Gain Loss Investment
- -1896
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £435,282
- Assets Total Fixed
- 311733
- Assets Own Use
- 75681
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 236052
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £242,134
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £26,464
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £527,403
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 26464
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £153,596
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 523137
- Funds Restricted
- 4266
- Funds Total
- 527403
- Count Employees
- 19
- 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
- 1 October 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 420275
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 278165
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1274
- Income Investments
- 3621
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 703335
- Income Legacies
- 164432
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £241,589
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £289,030
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 530619
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 88101
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 27148
- Gain Loss Investment
- 13413
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £400,657
- Assets Total Fixed
- 179485
- Assets Own Use
- 60806
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 118679
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £333,790
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £21,549
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £491,726
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 21549
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £236,798
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 487461
- Funds Restricted
- 4265
- Funds Total
- 491726
- Count Employees
- 17
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dorset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bournemouth
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Poole
- 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
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DORSET BLIND ASSOCIATION
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-01-18T00:00:00
- Reason
- Does not operate
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 229199
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 229199
- Assoc Charity Name
- CHANCERY HOUSE
- Charity Name
- DORSET BLIND ASSOCIATION
- Charity Event Order
- 4
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-08-24T00:00:00
- Reason
- Does not operate
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 299953
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 299953
- Assoc Charity Name
- SOUTH WEST DORSET TALKING NEWSPAPER
- Charity Name
- DORSET BLIND ASSOCIATION
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2011-09-30T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 213384
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 213384
- Assoc Charity Name
- DORSET BLIND ASSOCIATION
- Charity Name
- DORSET BLIND ASSOCIATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2011-02-09T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 NOVEMBER 2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE 25 JANUARY 2011
- Charitable Objects
- 1 TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT BLINDNESS AND DEAFNESS AND THE NEEDS OF THE VISUALLY AND/OR HEARING IMPAIRED IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS2 TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF IN NEED OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE A SIGHT AND/OR HEARING LOSS IN THE 0COUNTY OF DORSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS
- Area Of Benefit
- THE COUNTY OF DORSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management