CCEW Charity Commission profile

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND

Registered charity 511288 · organisation 511288

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
27 October 1980
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01535327
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£639,924
Latest expenditure
£634,961
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: My Sight Nottinghamshire, 26-28 Heathcoat Street, NOTTINGHAM, NG1 3AA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

My Sight Nottinghamshire (working name for Nottinghamshire Royal Society for the Blind) is dedicated to improving the lives of visually impaired people in Nottinghamshire. Services including; information, support, equipment, advice, befriending, peer support, arts and sport, are designed to promote confidence and independence and reduce isolation and loneliness for people living with 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 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
14 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£639,924
Total Gross Expenditure
£634,961
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
20 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
20 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£639,487
Total Gross Expenditure
£598,737
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 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
18 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£380,577
Total Gross Expenditure
£651,633
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
18 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
18 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£463,748
Total Gross Expenditure
£561,083
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
28 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
24 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£698,951
Total Gross Expenditure
£537,926

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 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£639,924
Total Gross Expenditure
£634,961
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
113
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
20 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£639,487
Total Gross Expenditure
£598,737
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 Salary Band 70001 80000
0
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000
0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000
0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000
0
Count Salary Band Over 500000
0
Count Volunteers
133
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 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£380,577
Total Gross Expenditure
£651,633
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
0
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000
0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000
0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000
0
Count Salary Band Over 500000
0
Count Volunteers
120
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
18 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£463,748
Total Gross Expenditure
£561,083
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
£11
Income From Government Grants
£40,787
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
185
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
28 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£698,951
Total Gross Expenditure
£537,926
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
£24
Income From Government Grants
£150,666
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
176

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 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
510833
Income Other Trading Activities
101685
Income Charitable Activities
21868
Income Investments
5538
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
639924
Income Legacies
172854
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£153,322
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£481,639
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
634961
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
4147
Expenditure Support Costs
453150
Expenditure Depreciation
12383
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
14960
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£184,213
Assets Total Fixed
54331
Assets Own Use
54331
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-5929
Assets Other Assets
£278,529
Assets Total Liabilities
£19,376
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£307,555
Creditors One Year Total Current
19376
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£184,780
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
184213
Funds Restricted
123342
Funds Total
307555
Count Employees
13
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
20 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
489376
Income Other Trading Activities
111253
Income Charitable Activities
34774
Income Investments
4084
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
639487
Income Legacies
116551
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£147,329
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£451,408
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
598737
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
3973
Expenditure Support Costs
422860
Expenditure Depreciation
7597
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-1563
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£132,232
Assets Total Fixed
39371
Assets Own Use
39371
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-2743
Assets Other Assets
£292,720
Assets Total Liabilities
£26,756
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£302,592
Creditors One Year Total Current
26756
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£258,887
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
132232
Funds Restricted
170360
Funds Total
302592
Count Employees
12
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
28 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
653059
Income Other Trading Activities
34981
Income Charitable Activities
8082
Income Investments
2829
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
698951
Income Legacies
306789
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£146,419
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£391,507
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
537926
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
3234
Expenditure Support Costs
404173
Expenditure Depreciation
9257
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
7510
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-12006
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£532,013
Assets Total Fixed
61578
Assets Own Use
61578
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-40624
Assets Other Assets
£635,061
Assets Total Liabilities
£25,782
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£630,233
Creditors One Year Total Current
25782
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£608,459
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
532013
Funds Restricted
98220
Funds Total
630233
Count Employees
18
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Nottingham City
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Nottinghamshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
116
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Recreation
Classification Code
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
115
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport
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
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1980-10-27T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16 DECEMBER 1980 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 25 JANUARY 1989 AND 19 MAY 1995.
Charitable Objects
RELIEVE AND CARE FOR PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND WHETHER OR NOT REGISTERED AS BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED UNDER THE NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT 1948 OR WHO SUFFER SUBSTANTIALLY FROM DEFECTIVE VISION OR VISUAL HANDICAP (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION).
Area Of Benefit
IN PRACTICE,CITY AND COUNTY OF NOTTINGHAM

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
526579
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
MY SIGHT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Charity Name Id
119802
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ROYAL MIDLAND INSTITUTION FOR THE BLIND

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests