NORTH WALES SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 15 August 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07693820
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £552,135
Latest expenditure: £499,997
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: North Wales Society for the Blind, 325 High Street, Bangor, LL57 1YB

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The objects of the Charity (the ?Objects?) shall be to provide services for, and promote the welfare of the blind or partially sighted persons residing throughout Wales but primarily the administrative areas of the County Councils of Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Powys and Wrexham

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: 16 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 16 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £552,135
Total Gross Expenditure: £499,997

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: 27 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £274,886
Total Gross Expenditure: £458,162

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: 2 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 2 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £387,392
Total Gross Expenditure: £555,517

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: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £238,981
Total Gross Expenditure: £529,821

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: 7 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £328,544
Total Gross Expenditure: £420,678

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: 16 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £552,135
Total Gross Expenditure: £499,997
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

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: 27 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £274,886
Total Gross Expenditure: £458,162
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: 50

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: 2 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £387,392
Total Gross Expenditure: £555,517
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

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: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £238,981
Total Gross Expenditure: £529,821
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 118593
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

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: 7 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £328,544
Total Gross Expenditure: £420,678
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: 50

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: 16 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 288923
Income Other Trading Activities: 9349
Income Charitable Activities: 192070
Income Investments: 61793
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 552135
Income Legacies: 280000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £6,959
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £493,038
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 499997
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 66764
Expenditure Depreciation: 4024
Gain Loss Investment: -17224
Gain Loss Pension Fund: -40000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -4025
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,311,455
Assets Total Fixed: 2182256
Assets Own Use: 119875
Assets Long Term Investment: 2062381
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £150,560
Assets Total Liabilities: £21,361
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,311,455
Creditors One Year Total Current: 21361
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £109,846
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2288711
Funds Restricted: 22744
Funds Total: 2311455
Count Employees: 12
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Isle Of Anglesey
Welsh Ind: Yes

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: NORTH WALES SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2013-03-08T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 219839
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 219839
Assoc Charity Name: NORTH WALES SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND (CYMDEITHAS Y DEILLION GOGLEDD CYMRU)

Charity Name: NORTH WALES SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-08-15T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05/07/2011
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR, AND PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS THROUGHOUT WALES BUT PRIMARILY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS OF THE COUNTY COUNCILS OF ANGLESEY, CONWY, DENBIGHSHIRE, FLINTSHIRE, GWYNEDD, POWYS AND WREXHAM.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints handling