01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 8 January 2016
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £721,506
- Latest expenditure
- £766,182
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Bedford Hall, 72-74 Wellesley Road, CROYDON, SURREY
Website recorded by the regulator: www.croydonvision.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Everything we do is focused on transforming lives, the journey from dependence to living independently.We do this through our personal development programmes for blind and partially sighted people in Croydon.Our three organisational aims: to deliver practical support, improve services and to raise awareness of sight loss.
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
- 14 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £721,506
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £766,182
- 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
- 24 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £747,895
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £815,677
- 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
- 25 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £733,646
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £734,791
- 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
- 27 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £512,409
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £852,852
- 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
- 11 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £532,058
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £565,407
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
- 14 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £721,506
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £766,182
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 72
- 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
- 24 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £747,895
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £815,677
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 43
- 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
- 25 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £733,646
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £734,791
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £50,602
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 48
- 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
- 27 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £512,409
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £852,852
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £49,839
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 37
- 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
- 11 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £532,058
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £565,407
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 39744
- Income From Government Grants
- £7,204
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 42
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
- 14 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 17032
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 154366
- Income Charitable Activities
- 542561
- Income Investments
- 2538
- Income Other
- 5009
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 721506
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £48,665
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £717,517
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 766182
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 20032
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 68697
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 60204
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £62,495
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1372792
- Assets Own Use
- 1372334
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 458
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £293,466
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £235,310
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,430,948
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 235310
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £220,196
- Funds Endowment
- 1001765
- Funds Unrestricted
- 361251
- Funds Restricted
- 67932
- Funds Total
- 1430948
- Count Employees
- 14
- 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
- 24 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 19297
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 115286
- Income Charitable Activities
- 606495
- Income Investments
- 1595
- Income Other
- 5222
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 747895
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £72,509
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £743,168
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 815677
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 29841
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 72509
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 65217
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £37,620
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1428091
- Assets Own Use
- 1428091
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £245,506
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £197,973
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,475,624
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 197973
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £168,487
- Funds Endowment
- 1017170
- Funds Unrestricted
- 37620
- Funds Restricted
- 420834
- Funds Total
- 1475624
- Count Employees
- 15
- 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
- 25 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 58204
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 95203
- Income Charitable Activities
- 570896
- Income Investments
- 692
- Income Other
- 8651
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 733646
- Income Legacies
- 6051
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £59,610
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £675,181
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 734791
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 24818
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 43001
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £54,121
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1491647
- Assets Own Use
- 1491189
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 458
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £248,401
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £196,642
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,543,406
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 196642
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £162,988
- Funds Endowment
- 1032575
- Funds Unrestricted
- 54121
- Funds Restricted
- 456710
- Funds Total
- 1543406
- Count Employees
- 13
- 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
- 27 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 69987
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 67811
- Income Charitable Activities
- 374589
- Income Investments
- 22
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 512409
- Income Legacies
- 1000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £9,634
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £843,218
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 852852
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 10137
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 32041
- Gain Loss Investment
- 458
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 1381851
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £176,412
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1382309
- Assets Own Use
- 1381851
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 458
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £319,327
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £157,085
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,544,551
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 157085
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £157,424
- Funds Endowment
- 1047981
- Funds Unrestricted
- 488952
- Funds Restricted
- 7618
- Funds Total
- 1544551
- Count Employees
- 11
- 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
- 11 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 66081
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 43789
- Income Charitable Activities
- 422173
- Income Investments
- 15
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 532058
- Income Legacies
- 49839
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £7,537
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £557,870
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 565407
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 16086
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 565407
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 39418
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £352,802
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1419559
- Assets Own Use
- 1419101
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 458
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £521,914
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £56,479
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,884,994
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 56479
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £478,855
- Funds Endowment
- 1063386
- Funds Unrestricted
- 777488
- Funds Restricted
- 44120
- Funds Total
- 1884994
- Count Employees
- 14
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Croydon
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CROYDON VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2017-11-16T00:00:00
- Reason
- Amalgamated
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 200482
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 200482
- Assoc Charity Name
- CROYDON VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND
- Charity Name
- CROYDON VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2016-01-08T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - Association Registered 08 Jan 2016
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF NEED OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WHO SUFFER SIGHT LOSS BY:(1) PROVIDING QUALITY INFORMATION AND ADVICE, ADVOCACY, TRAINING AND COUNSELLING SERVICES, PEER SUPPORT GROUPS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND TO ENABLE SIGHT IMPAIRED RESIDENTS TO ENJOY HEALTHY AND INDEPENDENT LIVES AS POSSIBLE.(2) INFORMING AND ADVISING CARERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT SIGHT LOSS AND HOW ITS CHALLENGES CAN BEST BE MET.(3) WORKING WITH HOSPITALS, EYE UNITS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO ENSURE TIMELY AND SUCCESSFUL SERVICES THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE THEY SERVE.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 569541
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CROYDON VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND LTD
- Charity Name Id
- 564165
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CROYDON VISION
- Charity Name Id
- 564164
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CROYDON VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management