01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 4 August 2014
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £222,934
- Latest expenditure
- £161,229
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 1st Floor, 3 Queen Square, LONDON, WC1N 3AR
Website recorded by the regulator: www.metroblindsport.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Metro provides people with a vision impairment in the Greater London area with a range of sporting and social activities and opportunities, giving them the means to mix with sighted people with a view to improving understanding of the needs of people with sight, and to provide, where possible, some form of financial assistance to its members to enable them to participate fully in sporting events.
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
- 24 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £222,934
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £161,229
- 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
- 9 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £164,673
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £191,761
- 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
- 31 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £130,440
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £197,812
- 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
- 20 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £194,785
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £227,899
- 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
- 14 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £271,982
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £168,601
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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
- 24 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £222,934
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £161,229
- 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
- 45
- 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
- 9 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £164,673
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £191,761
- 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
- 55
- 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
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £130,440
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £197,812
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 75
- 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
- 20 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £194,785
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £227,899
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- 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
- 20
- 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
- 14 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £271,982
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £168,601
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- 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
- 25
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout London
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 110
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Amateur Sport
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- METRO SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB OF VISION IMPAIRED PEOPLE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2014-08-04T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- METRO SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB OF VISION IMPAIRED PEOPLE
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-06-11T00:00:00
- Reason
- Does not operate
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5070362
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1168987
- Assoc Charity Name
- BLIND ACTIVE LIMITED
- Charity Name
- METRO SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB OF VISION IMPAIRED PEOPLE
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2015-12-08T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 268076
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 268076
- Assoc Charity Name
- METROPOLITAN SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - Association Registered 04 Aug 2014
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO RELIEVE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE, PRIMARILY RESIDENT IN GREATER LONDON, WHO ARE IN NEED, BY PROVIDING, OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF, RECREATIONAL ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT, THE CIO TRUSTEE POWERS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:(1) TO PROVIDE VISION IMPAIRED PEOPLE WITH AS WIDE A RANGE OF FULFILLING SPORT AS POSSIBLE. 2) TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS. (3) TO PROVIDE THE MEANS - THROUGH SPORTING AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES - OF MIXING WITH SIGHTED INDIVIDUALS WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING UNDERSTANDING AND THE INTEGRATION OF VISION IMPAIRED PEOPLE INTO THE COMMUNITY. (4) TO PROVIDE, WHERE POSSIBLE, SOME FORM OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ITS MEMBERS TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SOMETIMES COSTLY EVENTS. (5) TO DO ALL SUCH OTHER LAWFUL THINGS AS SHALL FURTHER THE ABOVE OBJECT.
- Area Of Benefit
- LOCAL
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 547902
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- METRO BLIND SPORTS
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures