01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Double Default
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 9 October 2020
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 8 Bideford Avenue, Sutton Leach, ST. HELENS, Merseyside, WA9 4PF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.blindsincebirth.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Blind Since Birth UK - Working name of BSB Sight Loss Support & Services.Operates across the UK, However, are registered in England and Wales, supporting people from birth with a visual impairment and those who acquire sight loss, with practical and holistic services. We predominantly operate online and strive to ensure people with a visual impairment are included in society.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 10 December 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 9 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 9 October 2025
- Fin Period Start Date
- 10 December 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 9 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 9 October 2024
- Fin Period Start Date
- 10 December 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 9 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 9 October 2023
- Fin Period Start Date
- 9 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 9 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 9 October 2022
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- 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
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BLIND SINCE BIRTH UK
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2020-10-09T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 09 Oct 2020
- Charitable Objects
- FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENCE AND BUILD CONFIDENCE;B) RAISING AWARENESS WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, INCLUDING AMONG STATUTORY AND COMMERCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND EMPLOYERS.
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 628519
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BLIND SINCE BIRTH
- Charity Name Id
- 639611
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BSB Sight Loss Support & Services
- Charity Name Id
- 628520
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BSB
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management